The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast

Josh, Dustin, and Raul pick the top 25 Duke players under K using a snake draft. They make arguments for each of their picks and discuss notable omissions.

Josh and Raul are joined by Steve Clark and John Watson of 247Sports. They discuss whether Trevor Keels will stay in the NBA draft, and how that will affect Duke's actions in the transfer portal. Then Steve gives his impressions of the Duke recruits and commits he saw at the latest Nike EYBL session. Lastly, they touch base once more on the 2023 class. Is Jon Scheyer done or will he add another pl...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by Ben Pai, a Duke alumnus from the class of 1987. Ben details his experiences watching Duke grow into a powerhouse under Coach K. What was the atmosphere like in Cameron then? How have K and the program changed? Then they discuss the Duke Team Banquet and who should have won team MVP. Lastly, they talk about the looming early entry decisions. So far the only retu...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by John Watson and Steve Clark of 247Sports to talk about Duke's heartbreaking loss to UNC in the Final Four. Then they reflect on the season as a whole before looking forward to the Jon Scheyer era. They discuss the changes to the coaching staff and whether there are more to come. Will any players stay from this year's team? Will Scheyer add players from the tran...

Well, we thought it might never happen. But here we are. Tomorrow night Duke plays UNC in the Final Four. To break down this historic matchup, Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement are joined by Desmond Johnson, owner of Tobacco Road Sports Radio, host of The Rundown with Desmond Johnson, and host of Bleav in Carolina Panthers. As a lifelong UNC fan, Desmond offers his unique perspective on th...

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement react to Duke's incredible wins over Texas Tech and Arkansas to send Coach K to his 13th Final Four. They analyze how Duke's incandescent offense shredded the two best defenses in the tournament. They try, and fail, to avoid talking about the looming matchup with UNC. Next up: a UNC preview pod later this week.

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement preview the big matchup with Texas Tech. This makes Coach K's 26th Sweet Sixteen appearance; a victory would give him his 100th NCAA Tournament win. They discuss Texas Tech's historically great defense and the best strategies for attacking it. Remember, folks: Duke is never the underdog!

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement discuss the tournament as a whole and react to Duke's first round win over Cal State-Fullerton. Then they get to the main attraction: Duke's epic win over Michigan State. Coach K got his 1200th victory in memorable fashion as Duke closed the game on a 20-6 run with a series of clutch plays by everyone on the court. Now it's on to the Sweet Sixteen for the...

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement look back at an ACC Tournament where Duke fell short in the final game. They speculate on what has caused Duke to collapse in the biggest moments this season. And then they wonder where the defense went. Where is the Duke team that seemed like title favorites just a few weeks ago? Can they regain that focus heading into the NCAA Tournament? Or should fans...

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement are joined by Steve Clark and John Watson of 247Sports to discuss the crushing loss to UNC in Coach K's last game in Cameron. They get into the festivities of the day and what went wrong during the game. Then they preview the ACC tournament before going on a lengthy tangent about the best recruiting practices in the current college basketball landscape. If...

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement are joined by Steve Clark of 247Sports to discuss Duke's dominant win over Pittsburgh and preview possibly the biggest UNC game ever. They debate whether Coach K will win ACC Coach of the Year. Then they talk about what K has meant for Duke, his players, and each of them personally. Is it really happening? Is the end finally here? And by the way, GTHC...

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement react to another great week for Duke. The week started with Duke getting revenge over Virginia in an ugly one in Charlottesville. Then rematch week continued as Duke traveled to Syracuse to play the Orange. Duke dominated from start to finish in a game that saw the Blue Devil's post their second most efficient performance of the Kenpom era. They finish the...

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement react to a helter skelter week in Duke basketball. The team went 2-0, beating Wake Forest and Florida State, but it wasn't all smooth sailing. Coach K left the Wake Forest game at halftime with an illness, and the team nearly blew a 19-point lead. Then they struggled to defend a decimated Florida State team before pulling away in the 2nd half. Despite the...

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement react to the disappointing loss to Virginia and the bounce-back wins against Clemson and Boston College. Where does this up-and-down week leave Duke when it comes to the ACC title race? And more importantly, what seed will they get in the NCAA tournament? Should Keels replace Roach as a starter? Has Banchero broken out of his slump?

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement react to Duke's 87-67 beatdown of North Carolina. They discuss where this ranks in terms of dominant Duke victories in the Dean Dome. They compare AJ Griffin to Kyrie Irving, Zion Williamson, and... Luka Doncic? Then they rein things back in a bit to preview Duke's home matchup against Virginia.

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement are joined by Steve Clark of 247Sports to discuss Duke's last three games. This stretch saw Duke go 3-0, with wins over Clemson, Louisville, and Notre Dame. Now alone at 1st in the conference, Duke rides this win streak into the big matchup in Chapel Hill. The second half of the podcast is spent previewing the UNC game and discussing notable past Duke vict...

Josh Smith and Raul Clement sit down with national recruiting analyst Travis Branham of 247Sports and Steve Clark of The Devil's Den. They discuss the newest 247Sports recruiting rankings, where Jon Scheyer's 2022 commits made some notable leaps. Lastly, they discuss the possibility of a Caleb Foster reclassification from 2022 to 2023. Is it likely? Where would he be ranked in the 2022 class?

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement react to another up-and-down week for Duke basketball. They tackle what went wrong in the Florida State loss, and what went right in a bounce-back win against Syracuse. They discuss the impact of Trevor Keels' absence. Will he lose his starting spot? Then they finish up with a preview of Duke's home matchup against Clemson.

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement discuss Duke's first road win at Wake Forest, and how Jon Scheyer looked running the show. Then they talk about Mark Williams' near triple-double versus NC State. They finish with a preview of tonight's sold-out game at Florida State.

Josh Smith and Raul Clement are joined by Ben Golliver of the Washington Post to talk about Duke's current NBA players. Golliver brings his 15 years of expertise as an NBA writer to a conversation that ranges from stars like Zion Williamson and Jayson Tatum to role players like Tyus Jones. They also discuss Golliver's book Bubbleball, which covers Golliver's surreal experiences inside the Disney W...

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement are joined by John Watson of 247Sports to discuss an up-and-down week for Duke Men's Basketball. They recap the ugly win against Georgia Tech before getting into the disappointing loss to Miami. Then they debate whether the team can bounce back on the road against Wake Forest.

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement are joined by recruiting analyst Steve Clark of 247Sports. They discuss the 2021 calendar year for Duke basketball — from the struggles of last season's team, to Coach K's retirement announcement, to Jon Scheyer's dominance on the recruiting trail. Then they preview Duke's next game against Georgia Tech.

With Duke's matchup against Clemson postponed, Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement sit down to talk with John Watson of 247Sports about Jon Scheyer's epic 2022 recruiting class. They talk about the versatility of the class and what makes Scheyer the perfect person to carry on the Duke tradition.

Josh Smith, Dustin Shoe, and Raul Clement look back on Duke's gritty victory over Virginia Tech and preview their next matchup at Clemson. Special shoutout to Duke's newest commit, Sean Stewart!

For the first official episode of The Devil's Den Podcast Reboot, hosts Josh Smith, Raul Clement, and Dustin Shoe are joined by thedevilsden.com site runner John Watson and recruiting analyst Steve Clark. The crew talks about Duke basketball recruiting before moving on to a non-conference wrap-up and ACC preview. Welcome back, listeners!