Duke Basketball Roundup

The Duke Blue Devils have a crucial matchup coming this evening against Wake Forest, and on DBR Bites 34, we preview the big game. Jason and Donald begin with how strong Wake has been recently, and the metrics show them to be one of the best teams in the country at different categories. They have some balanced scoring and defending, and when they get to the free throw line, they are 2nd in the cou...

The Duke Blue Devils won the first game of their Saturday-Monday double when they defeated the Boston College Eagles 80-65 yesterday. We recap the victory on Episode 594! Jason and Donald begin with the headlines, which did a great job of describing how Duke played in this game. We start with the good, where we marvel at the performance from Mark Mitchell on both sides of the ball. The interior de...

Duke continues its trek through the ACC this weekend with a contest in Cameron against Boston College. The Eagles present an interesting test as they are built around a very impressive big man in the versatile Quentin Post. His matchup with Kyle Filipowski will go a long way toward determining whether this is an easy win for Duke or a game where the fans in Cameron are sweating it out. The Duke Ba...

Going from North Carolina, at the top of the ACC standings, to Notre Dame, at the bottom of the ACC standings, was quite a change for the Duke Blue Devils... and the result of the game was quite a change too as Duke dispatched the Fighting Irish with relative ease, 71-53. The Duke Basketball Roundup breaks down what went right for Duke and where the Devils were lacking in this contest. This was a...

The Duke Blue Devils look to return to the win column on Wednesday night as they welcome the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to Cameron. On Episode 592, Jason and Donald break down what to expect when the teams take the floor. Notre Dame has really struggled since they last faced Duke in early January. Their offense has been one of the worst in the country, but they pair that with a defense that’s actua...

Let's face it, recapping games where Duke lost is no fun... but when we lose to UNC it is really a tough time. Still, the Duke Basketball Roundup crew soldier through this episode with some dashes of humor and positivity as they break down what happened in Duke's 93-84 loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels. There is plenty of praise for Jared McCain and also some honest assessment of what the team...

It is arguably the biggest rivalry in sports, certainly the most significant rivalry in college basketball... Duke versus Carolina. And this year, game one of the matchups features a pair of top ten teams who seem to have separated themselves from the rest of the pack in the ACC. The Duke Basketball Roundup team gives you all the stats, analysis, and history you need to understand what it will tak...

There’s a big game coming up on Saturday evening. It’s that time. The biggest and best rivalry in college sports takes flight when the Duke Blue Devils head to Chapel Hill to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels. We welcome Jay Bilas to the show on Episode 589 for Part 1 of our preview of the big game! Jay Bilas provides some incredible insight in several areas of this game, first focusing on UNC....

The Duke Basketball Roundup has been operating with one hand tied behind its back lately because co-host Jason Evans has been on an extended break visiting Antarctica. Well, Jason is back home now and he is back on the podcast to tell all of us about his amazing journey. He has stories about the penguins, whales, and majestic icebergs/glaciers that he saw. He also talks a bit about the harrowing j...

The Duke Blue Devils had a huge victory on the road against Virginia Tech, and JJ Jackson from Locked On Blue Devils returns to the show to help us recap the win on Episode 588! That was a tremendous win for the Blue Devils, and after the headlines, Donald and JJ dive into the many things that Duke did well against the Hokies. They spend time on the excellent defense, including a tremendous block...

Duke fans can exhale as the Blue Devils defeated the Clemson Tigers 72-71 yesterday in Cameron. We recap that thriller and preview their next game against Virginia Tech on Episode 587. Scott Rich joins Donald to discuss the Clemson win that came down to two ice cold free throws by Tyrese Proctor at the very end. He wasn’t the only person that had good performances. Jared McCain’s 20 points and 3 h...

With the Clemson Tigers coming to town to play the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, Donald is joined by Scott Rich to help preview the game on Episode 586! Clemson started out the season hot, but since the calendar turned to 2024, they have been ice cold. Donald and Scott highlight some of the reasons for Clemson’s struggles in the ACC portion of the schedule and break down what they do well. Clemson...

The Duke Blue Devils rebound with an 83-69 victory over the Louisville Cardinals, and we welcome JJ Jackson from the Locked On Blue Devils Podcast to break down the win on Episode 585. Jason’s still off high fiving penguins, so JJ joins Donald to recap the win over Louisville in what had some very good performances and still involved some frustrating moments. Jeremy Roach and Mark Mitchell returne...

The Duke Blue Devils lost over the weekend to the Pitt Panthers, and we recap what went wrong on Episode 584. With Jason somewhere in the deep blue sea, Donald welcomes Sam Klein back home to the show to help break down what happened against Pitt. Sam was at the game, so after discussing the headlines and some of the good performances, we dive into the stuff that led to the bad loss against the Pa...

The DBR Podcast is back with Episode 583 as Jason and Donald once again get ready to see Duke take on Pitt. Duke will play Pitt for the 2nd time in 11 days on Saturday, and Jason and Donald break down how Pitt has struggled lately, particularly in a home loss to Syracuse last night. Pitt has dropped 24 spots in KenPom and Duke needs to continue to surge early to not give the Panthers any hope. We...

If you had Ryan Young as a key player getting big minutes against Georgia Tech, raise your hand. The Duke Basketball Roundup gang admits they sure didn't see this coming as Duke needed help from all kinds of unlikely places to survive a very game Yellowjacket club that came to Cameron on Saturday. Kyle Filipowski may have been the headline -- he led Duke is every conceivable statistical category -...

The Blue Devils get their first rematch of the season as Georgia Tech comes to town on Saturday. The first game in Atlanta was arguably the worst performance of the year for Duke as Tyrese Proctor got hurt and Duke struggled to match the energy of a game Yellowjacket squad. But Duke has been a very different club since then, winners of seven games in a row and playing their best basketball of the...

The Duke Blue Devils pounded the Pitt Panthers last night in what was a super fun game, and Jason and Donald are here to recap everything on Episode 581! The first half was everything you wanted from a Duke team, and after Jason and Donald go through some of the wonderful headlines we received from listeners, we get into all of the good things that happened. We start with the defense, which was in...

Duke has a very winnable, but also easily losable, game on the road Tuesday night against the Pitt Panthers and the Duke Basketball Roundup is here with all you need to know about Duke's next ACC opponent. Pitt has a deep roster that is a nice mix of youthful exuberance and experienced leadership. It is a team filled with plenty of height and length to give Duke trouble too. On this edition of the...

Thanks to Mark Mitchell and Jeremy Roach, the Duke Blue Devils got their first road win of the season, but the Duke Basketball Roundup pulls no punches when talking about this victory over Notre Dame, there were a lot of problems in Duke's play against a team that is widely expected to be at the bottom of the ACC this season. Duke was anemic on offense throughout much of the game and several guys...

Irish eyes have not been smiling very much this season at Notre Dame. The basketball team has suffered some pretty awful defeats. But, lately they have been showing signs of life, including a really impressive 20+ point beatdown of Virginia just a week ago. So, it will be a suddenly confident Notre Dame club that Duke will face on Saturday in South Bend. The Duke Basketball Roundup is here to tell...

The Duke Blue Devils used an impressive second half shooting display to pull away from the Syracuse Orange in the first game of 2024, but the Duke Basketball Roundup crew says the story of this game is the stellar play of Mark Mitchell in the first half. The podcast gang has plenty to say about how MM kept Duke in the game with his energy and athleticism on those aggressive cuts to the basket. It...

On Episode 576, Jason is back from the slopes to join Donald as they preview tomorrow’s Duke Blue Devils game against the Syracuse Orange. The Orange have a new coach, as Jim Boeheim has retired and Adrian Autry is now in charge. With that coaching change has come the switch from the 2-3 matchup zone to man-to-man on defense. It also has come with more tempo when they’re defending the ball. Donald...

The Duke Blue Devils take care of business in a big way against the Queens Royals, and we welcome Scott Rich to discuss it on Episode 575! With Jason hitting the snowy slopes of Utah, Scott joins Donald a few minutes after Duke defeats Queens 106-69 to recap the game, from the headlines to the incredible offensive display. Tyrese Proctor made his return to the floor from his ankle injury and perfo...

Men’s basketball action restarts this weekend for the Duke Blue Devils, so we preview their upcoming matchup against Queens University on Episode 574. Duke takes on the Queens Royals in Cameron on Saturday, and it’s the first game after the Christmas break for the Blue Devils. It could also be the return of Tyrese Proctor to the floor after his ankle injury. Donald and Jason preview what to expect...