Duke Basketball Roundup

On this episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, Duke is back in the win column with a victory at home against NC State, behind huge nights for Mark Williams and Paolo Banchero. We also discuss Cam Reddish's recently trade to the Knicks, and the latest with Kyrie Irving. In the State game, we have to discuss Mark Williams, who nearly had a triple double with blocks for Duke in just 27 minute...

In a game where Coach K temporarily ceded power to Jon Scheyer, a game where AJ Griffin was elevated into the starting lineup for the first time, the story may have been Duke remembering who they are at halftime. After an uncomfortably close first half, the Devils buried the Demon Deacons in the second half. The DBR podcast crew has all the analysis of what went wrong early on and what went right...

The Blue Devils still don't look like themselves following the Covid break. On Saturday night they could not get out of their own way, turning the ball over 17 times on the way to a last minute loss to the upstart Miami Hurricanes. We hope you all got to listen to the previous episode where the DBR podcast crew previewed what to expect from Miami because many of their biggest fears came true on Sa...

It was a sloppy affair Tuesday night in Cameron, but the Duke Blue Devils shook off the Covid rust to beat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 69-57. The DBR Podcast reacts to it and previews the upcoming game against the Miami Hurricanes on Episode 376! Duke played like it hadn’t played basketball in almost two weeks because...well, they haven’t played basketball in almost two weeks. We discuss the...

The Duke Men’s Basketball Team is starting its return from a Covid outbreak that sidelined the team for the better part of two weeks. They are scheduled to be back in action tomorrow night against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and the DBR Podcast crew is here to preview the game on Episode 375! First, Coach K spoke to the media this morning and gave some insight on what the team had been dealin...

We asked you to send us questions and, wow, did you ever deliver! For the final podcast of 2021, Jason, Sam, and Donald dive into some really fun questions from the podcast audience. We discuss whether Duke needs to lose games to reach their potential, which current Dukies have the best chance to make the NBA Hall of Fame, what the ideal Duke recruiting class should look like, and which players fr...

Well, we knew Covid would affect Duke’s season, and it looks like that time is now. The road game against the Clemson Tigers was postponed due to Duke having too many players in Covid protocols, and we’re here to react to it on Episode 373. Sam, Jason, and Donald discuss the postponing of the game, along with the the CDC and ACC’s amended guidelines, and what it could mean for Duke’s upcoming road...

The next stop for Duke in the ACC schedule is a trip to Clemson, and the DBR podcast crew have a complete preview of what to expect from the Tigers. First thing you need to know, this is a better Clemson team than we have seen in several years. According to the advanced metrics, they are the 3rd or 4th best team in the conference. Duke better be prepared for this club that knows how to rain three-...

The guys are gushing about Duke's latest victory over what is arguably the second best team in the ACC in Virginia Tech. It isn't so much that Duke won, but how they won that has the podcast crew so excited. It is the emergence of AJ Griffin and Duke's move to small-ball that seems to have unlocked some new cheat codes for Coach K to use against opponents. But, what does all this mean for Mark Wil...

On this episode of the Duke Basketball Report podcast, the whole gang is back together to preview Duke's first ACC game, a home tilt on Wednesday night against Virginia Tech. We also spend a few minutes on some key ACC opponents who Duke will face this year. We begin with Virginia Tech, one of the best teams in the ACC. The Hokies come to Cameron following their biggest win of the season so far, a...

On this episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, we discuss Duke's home victories about Appalachian State and Elon this week, following its big win over South Carolina State. Jason isn't here, but we roll on in his absence. Our first topic is the schedule. Duke was supposed to play Cleveland State on Saturday, but COVID issues forced Duke to reschedule not one but two opponents. Eventually,...

The Duke Basketball Report Podcast is back with Episode 368 to recap the first game for the Duke Blue Devils post-exam break! Duke stomped out South Carolina State in their first game in the month of December, and they have 2 more games this week against teams with State in their names. Donald and Jason recap the 103-62 victory and all the good that happened with it. They also discuss what needs i...

Duke assistant coach Nolan Smith spoke to the media this week and the DBR podcast gang was there to listen in. What has Duke been working on during the exam break? What will it take for this team to make a push to the next level? Plus, after the break, the guys discuss Duke's next opponent the South Carolina State Bulldogs. As one of the lowest rated teams in KenPom, they probably don't have much...

The Blue Devil family got a little bit bigger on Friday. The DBR Podcast crew starts out by welcoming 6-8 combo forward Mark Mitchell, the latest 5-star stud who wants to be a part of Jon Scheyer's first year as head coach. Mitchell's commitment cements Scheyer's first recruiting effort as the best class in the land. We discuss what Mitchell brings to the program and what kind of role he will play...

Cameron Indoor Stadium is the best venue to watch a sporting event on Earth, and one of the major reasons for that are the Cameron Crazies. The students that occupy the best of the 9,314 seats in Cameron support the Duke Blue Devils enthusiastically every game, and each year they also resurrect the tent city we all know as Krzyzewskiville in anticipation of the annual home game against North Carol...

The Duke Blue Devils suffered their first loss of the season Tuesday night in Columbus to the Ohio State Buckeyes, and we recap what went wrong on Episode 364. The #1 ranking will only sit next to Duke’s name for a few more days after what was a sloppy game full of uncharacteristic mistakes. We start with the headlines and the good, and the good centers around the captain, Wendell Moore. We also t...

We’re back from the Thanksgiving weekend and we have an action-packed Episode 363 for you! Fresh off the big win against the Gonzaga Bulldogs, the Duke Blue Devils are now #1 in the country and set to play against the Ohio State Buckeyes tomorrow night in Columbus. Jason Evans sits down with Connor Lemons from the Bucketheads Podcast over at Land-Grant Holy Land, the Ohio State SB Nation blog. Con...

On this episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, we break down Duke's thrilling victory over Gonzaga at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Black Friday. Donald was in attendance, Jason and Sam were at home, and we know that Duke fans around the world were dialed into this one. Beginning with the good, we break down the stellar performances that Paolo Banchero, Mark Williams, and Wendell Moore, J...

On this episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, we are previewing Duke's huge game Friday night against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in Las Vegas. Duke last faced Gonzaga in 2018, and for this preview, we wanted a bit of extra expertise, so we are joined by Peter Woodburn, site manager for The Slipper Still Fits, the SBNation blog covering the Zags (check it out!). Peter helps us dive deep on Gonza...

Only minutes after Duke soared past the 100 point mark for the first time all season, the DBR Podcast sat down to break down what happened in the game against The Citadel Bulldogs. Jason and Donald just cannot stop comparing Wendell Moore to Shane Battier. It is completely unfair, but they are struggling to come up with any other comp for Wendell's play early in his junior season. They also loved...

With Mark Williams dunking and blocking everything on the inside and AJ Griffin draining step-back threes from the outside, Duke laid a real beatdown on Lafayette. The DBR Podcast crew breaks it all down including a wild projection for Wendell Moore's career that sounds crazy, but when you think about it really could happen. After a break, we look ahead to The Citadel, including a lengthy conversa...

Normally, this episode would have been a straightforward review of Duke's 40-point win over Gardner-Webb, after a few hard-fought minutes of back and forth. Alas, the game was not all that happened in Duke Basketball world on Tuesday. According to local reporting by the Raleigh News and Observer and police reports out of Chapel Hill, Michael Savarino was arrested early Sunday morning for DWI while...

After a relatively easy win over Army and a too-close-for-comfort one over the Campbell Fighting Camels, the DBR Podcast gang is here to talk about the opening home weekend of the Duke Basketball season. There was plenty to like (Wendell Moore) but also plenty to be concerned about (Mark Williams). DBR Podcast co--host Sam Klein made the trek back to Cameron to see both games and gives us a wrap o...

The DBR Podcast crew is just as pumped as all of you about the Duke win over the Kentucky Wildcats, so they’re here to recap the big dub on Episode 356! We revive our recap format that includes a headline to describe the game. We then get into the good and the bad that we saw last night at the Garden, from Keel Mode and Paolo Banchero to Theo John and Wendell Moore’s efforts. We also discuss some...

The season is almost here and the DBR Podcast gang has an extensive preview of what to expect from our first opponent, the Kentucky Wildcats. This is not your typical John Calipari team, rather than being loaded with freshman phenoms, it is full of experienced transfers from other programs. We break down who the key players are for Kentucky and how they match up with the 2021-22 Duke Blue Devils....