The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to Duke's dominating wins over Niagara and Howard. Topics discussed include: The atmosphere in Cameron Indoor Stadium (where Dustin was on press row for the Howard game) Cam Boozer's outlet passing Pat Ngongba's big weekend Whether Isaiah Evans should shoot more Jon Scheyer's experimentation with ultra-big and ultra-small lineups Duke's increased offensive pace Nikolas...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to Duke's workmanlike 78-66 victory over Kansas in Madison Square Garden. Topics discussed include: How Isaiah Evans is impacting the game in more ways than just his shooting Cam Boozer finding ways to be effective despite struggling with finishing Cayden Boozer's big second half Caleb Foster and Cayden Boozer closing the game together The evolving wing minutes from Da...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by John Watson of thedevilsden.com to react to Duke's 100-62 win over Indiana State. They talk about Duke's slow start, which saw the team down 14-4, and what allowed them to turn it around. They also discuss Cam Boozer's dominant 35-point performance, where the freshman stuffed the stat sheet while going 13-16 from the field. Next they turn their attention to rec...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to Duke's 114-59 shellacking of the Army Black Knights on the road. Topics discussed include: The atmosphere and pageantry around this special Veterans Day occasion Coach K being honored The way Coach Scheyer has married the old era with the new A bounceback performance from wing players Isaiah Evans and Dame Sarr Evans as a game-breaking force Maliq Brown's defense Ca...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to Duke's 95-54 win over Western Carolina. Topics discussed include: What you can take from games against lesser opponents Duke's hustle diving for loose balls Cam Boozer going 4-9 from three Cayden Boozer's excellent performance The keys to unlocking Cayden's strengths Why Caleb Foster vs. Cayden Boozer might be a false dichotomy The offensive struggles of Dame Sarr a...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to Duke's gritty 75-60 win over Texas in the first ever Dickie V Invitational. Topics discussed include: Dustin's experience watching the game from press row Isaiah Evans' diverse offensive attack Cameron Boozer's strong 2nd half after a scoreless 1st half Duke's excellent team defense Dame Sarr getting the start over Nik Khamenia Maliq Brown's return from injury Foul...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul preview the 2025-26 Duke Men's Basketball season. Topics discussed include: The Texas game to open the season Toughest non-conference matchup Predicted non-conference record Which game, if any, we wish was being played in a different location Predicted ACC finish Whether Duke can win the ACCT for the third time in four years Predicted NCAA Tournament seeding Whether Duke can...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to Duke's 83-76 exhibition win over Tennessee. Topics discussed include: Cameron Boozer's dominant 24 pt and 23 rebound performance Isaiah Evans' diverse offensive attack First impressions of Dame Sarr Patrick Ngongba and Cam Boozer figuring out how to play together Caleb Foster's defense vs. Cayden Boozer's Whether Cam Boozer's playmaking mitigates the need for a poin...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by John Watson of The Devil's Den to react to Duke's 96-71 exhibition win over University of Central Florida in The Brotherhood Run. They discuss Cam Boozer's dominant performance, Isaiah Evans' shot diet, Nikolas Khamenia's fearlessness, Darren Harris as a "program guy," and whether playing Boozer and Ngongba together will work longterm. Then they get John's insi...

Josh and Raul are joined by Brendan Marks of The Athletic to talk about what to expect from the 2025-26 Duke Blue Devils. Topics discussed include: Why Duke can get back to the Final Four Biggest areas of concern for the team Possible surprise "leaps" from returning players The importance of Darren Harris as an off-ball shooter The battle for minutes at the 3 position Jon Scheyer's evolution as an...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to this year's Countdown to Craziness. Topics discussed include: Jayson Tatum being in attendance and what Coach Scheyer means when he says Tatum is going to be "helping out" with the team this season Best player intros The inclusion of a 3pt contest The move to an Elam ending in the scrimmage Overall takeaways in terms of pace and style of play The potential to space...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul ramp up for this year's Countdown to Craziness, Duke's annual variety event that kicks off the season. They discuss who will have the best player intro, who will be the scrimmage's leading scorer, and who will be this year's surprise performer. After that, they answer some questions about the 2025-26 regular season. Topics include: Reasons why Duke will win the national cham...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul cover the second half of the tough marquee games on Duke's non-conference schedule. Will Duke be able to protect homecourt against the defending national champions, the Florida Gators? Will they be able to add to Duke's 15-3 winning margin over the Michigan State Spartans, or will a hostile road environment be too much to overcome? Does Texas Tech have the best roster to thr...

In the first of two episodes, Josh, Dustin, and Raul review Duke's loaded slate of non-conference games. They start by looking at the exhibition matchup at Tennessee before discussing Duke's first game of the season vs. Texas, a tough battle vs. Kansas, and a Thanksgiving game against Arkansas in Scheyer's home area of Chicago. Can Duke go 4-0 across these games? How much will Scheyer use the exhi...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by legendary referee Jamie Luckie to discuss the ins and outs of officiating DI college basketball. While Luckie has retired as a referee, he still maintains an active role in college officiating through his position of Director of Training & Development for the ACC MBB Officiating Alliance. Topics discussed include: How an aspiring referee can rise up the ran...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by Brian Geisinger, writer for 247Sports and cohost of the Buzz Beat Podcast. First they discuss the recent NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets, which saw them selecting former Duke players Kon Knueppel and Sion James. Topics include: Knueppel leading Charlotte to its first ever Summer League Championship Whether the completeness of Knueppel's game is properly appr...

Jeff Goodman, longtime college basketball analyst and founder of The Field of 68, is back on the pod for the third straight summer. Topics discussed include: Whether Duke could have used a true point in tight moments last season The lessons Jon Scheyer took from the loss to Houston The job Scheyer has done reassembling the roster The importance of landing Dame Sarr after losing Cedric Coward to th...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul start the episode by discussing Duke's recent open practice. Raul was in attendance and gives his observations on the three eight-minute scrimmages Duke played. They discuss the battle for starting point guard between Cayden Boozer and Caleb Foster, the improvements of Darren Harris, and how the offense looked different from last year now that Duke's best weapons are in the...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by John Watson of thedevilsden.com and Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer. Topics discussed include: Lessons learned from last year's historic season The way last year's team was able to value possessions, not turn the ball over, and get a good shot every time down the floor The impact of having multiple ball handlers and decision makers on the floor at all times The per...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul talk a bit about NBA Summer League before continuing their deep dive into the 2025-26 roster. This episode covers Sebastian Wilkins, Nikolas Khamenia, Dame Sarr, and Darren Harris. Topics include: Wilkins' path to playing more than expected as a do-everything forward The skillset Wilkins has shown in summer scrimmage footage Nikolas's Khamenia's impressive resume with Team U...

Duke sharpshooter and 2010 national champion Andre Dawkins makes his second appearance on the podcast. Topics discussed include: Andre's new position as head coach at Charlottesville High School in Charlottesville, VA How much he is able to stay in touch with old teammates and coaches as well as follow the Duke program The job Jon Scheyer has done as coach over his first three seasons His thoughts...

Josh, Dustin, and Raul begin their deep dive into the 2025-26 Men's Basketball roster. This episode is the first of three and covers Caleb Foster, Cayden Boozer and Isaiah Evans. Topics discussed include: Justin Robinson's departure from Duke for the Los Angeles Lakers Why the high turnover for Scheyer's staff is actually a positive Caleb Foster's difficult 2nd season The progress Foster showed at...

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Josh, Dustin, and Raul react to an NBA draft which saw all five Duke starters drafted in the top 50. Topics discussed include: The way Cooper Flagg handled the draft process Flagg's positional fit in Dallas Kon Knueppel's meteoric rise over the course of the season Knueppel's fit alongside LaMelo Ball Charlotte's lack of a lob threat after trading Mark Williams Khaman Maluach's emotional reaction...

Josh and Raul talk with Brian Geisinger of 247Sports and the Buzz Beat podcast about the five Duke players eligible to be drafted in the 2025 NBA draft. Topics discussed include: Cooper Flagg's fit with Dallas Does Dallas wanting to win now help or hinder Cooper's development Best fits for Khaman Maluach Whether Charlotte might draft Maluach if they move on from Mark Williams Maluach's NBA ceiling...