Duke Basketball Roundup

The DBR Podcast will be previewing Dukies in the NBA draft over the next week or so... and there is no one better to help out with that preview than Duke's own Jay Bilas. Bilas has been an expert on ESPN's NBA Draft coverage for close to two decades and has been pouring over scouting reports and talking to NBA insiders about how the draft will shape up. The DBR is going to have three separate episodes previewing the draft, one focusing on each of the three Dukies hoping to hear their names called on July 29th. This first episode features Matthew Hurt. Jay will tell you all about what NBA teams see -- the good, the bad, and the ugly -- in Hurt's game. And, after the draft talk is done, the podcast crew has a brief discussion about some very interesting measurements to come out of Duke's summer workouts with the 2021-22 team. There is a new strongest Dukie of all time and a new longest Dukies of all time. If that doesn't get you a bit more excited about this coming season, we don't know what will. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The DBR Podcast is back with Episode 325, which covers a few topics related to Duke Basketball. We begin by discussing the impending addition of 3-time Duke captain and national champion Amile Jefferson to the Duke Men’s Basketball staff as Director of Player Development. Needless to say, we’re really excited about Amile returning to Durham, and we talk about what he can bring to the staff. We also discuss some recruiting news as Top 10 recruit in the Class of 2022 Dariq Whitehead will announce in the next month where he will go to school. Duke has a great chance of getting the 6’6’ SF, so we break down his game and what his commitment could mean to the Blue Devils. After the break, the name, image, and likeness era has begun. We talk about what it means for Duke, what Duke players have done so far, and some of the quirky (and huge) deals that have already been inked by college athletes across the country. We end with a note about Grant Hill joining Duke’s Board of Trustees. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a 5 star review if you love what you’re hearing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With news coming out that Duke will be playing Ohio State in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, the DBR Podcast crew hops on the line to chat about that matchup and a few other interesting ones in the Challenge. Also, it looks like the Scheyer era is really ready to begin as Duke's coach in waiting may be about to get his first official commitment from a class of 2022 recruit. We will tell you who the player is and talk about the connection he already has to the Duke program. And, after the break, we get into the TBT, the million dollar winner-take-all basketball tournament that is about to start. There may not be many Duke names in this year's edition but we fantasize about what a Duke team would look like in the TBT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the DBR Podcast, we get into a few NBA topics before discussing Brendan Marks's and Seth Davis's article at The Athletic this week about the process Duke took to promote Jon Scheyer to head coach of the men's basketball team. Quick disclaimer: we recorded this episode on Wednesday 6/23, so our analysis may be stale, if hopefully not outdated. First, we dive into combine measurements, where Duke guys ran the gamut from long (DJ Steward) to large (Matthew Hurt). If you want to know why your Duke-centric optimisim about Duke players in the draft is not reflected in mock drafts, you may find evidence in the results herein. After the break, we discuss The Athletic's behind-the-scenes look at Jon Scheyer's promotion, including the surprising revelation that it was a weeks-long process that had most fans and media completely in the dark. Stay in touch with us at dbrpodcast at gmail.com, and we'll be back in your feeds again very soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this special episode of the Duke Basketball Report Podcast, we talk to Len Simon, a Duke alumnus and attorney who has worked on a variety of legal cases around the business of sports. He has been involved in various capacities at Duke advising the administration on legal issues, and he brings a lot of experience in both professional and college sports to the conversation. WIth Len, we talk through all kinds of issues, including the questions about name, image, and likeness, that are currently hovering over the NCAA. The latest inflection point is the Alston case, in which the Supreme Court this week ruled unanimously against the NCAA limiting benefits to student-athletes for educational expenses. Len also walks us through California's name, image, and likeness legislation, and he has a great explanation for the complexities still remaining as the NCAA and athletic departments around the country adjust to the changing winds of athlete empowerment. After the break, we react to Len, and we're all at least in agreement that he should be back again soon on the show. Stay in touch with the podcast at dbrpodcast at gmail.com, and we will talk to you again real soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the 321st episode of the DBR Podcast, Jason and Donald gather on Father’s Day (with Sam absent this show due to scheduling conflicts) to discuss a few different Duke-related topics. The main one is the promotion of Chris Carrawell to associate head coach. We discuss how this will work under Jon Scheyer and how his staff will come together once he officially takes over next April. We also get into which Dukies are left in the NBA Playoffs, with Luke Kennard in the Western Conference Finals and either Seth Curry or Cam Reddish carrying the Brotherhood torch into the Eastern Conference Finals. We discuss how Curry and Kennard have been playing and even get into some trivia regarding the upcoming NBA Draft Lottery and the history of the Detroit Pistons in that lottery. Finally, we touch on Jayson Tatum being added to the USA Men’s Olympic Basketball Team and whether other Duke players could join him in Tokyo. RJ Barrett is hoping to help Canada qualify for the Olympic tournament. We end with a note on the transfer portal and the NCAA’s plans to pass name, image, and likeness regulations at their meetings this week. Don’t forget to like and subscribe, rate and review, and tell your friends about the show! And if you have comments or questions, email us at DBR Podcast at Gmail dot com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Return to Glory, the story of the 2001 Duke Blue Devil Men's Basketball National Champions is back with more amazing stories from the members of the title-winning team. With the recent influx of news about Coach K and the future of the Duke program, host Jason Evans decided to give you a few more stories about how Coach K handled the 2001 team and led them to the ultimate success of being champions. On this episode, you will hear some nuggets from both Carlos Boozer and Casey Sanders about Coach K's team-building tactics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a shorter episode of the DBR Podcast for you this week, with Jason Evans recording from a McDonald’s parking lot and Donald’s voice sounding like a mix between a blender and a weed trimmer. Sam is our host as he guides us through a few random topics related to Duke Basketball. Andy Katz listed his top 10 Coach K-led teams as well as Coach K’s top wins at Duke, and Jason is not here for his list. We react with some of the teams and wins that should have received way more love from Katz. We also dip into the news that Duke Athletics will be welcoming fans back to all stadiums this fall for home games, including Cameron, and will do so at full capacity. We talk about how scarce (and expensive) Duke Blue Devils tickets could be to see the GOAT in Cameron during this last ride. Do you have a season ticket this year? Email us at DBR Podcast at Gmail dot com to let us know what your number would be to sell your ticket to the UNC game, which will be Coach K’s final game in Cameron Indoor Stadium. We also talk about the Duke Men’s Basketball clip that shows the freshmen making their way to campus for the first time. After the break, we get back into the name, image, and likeness issue, with NCAA president Mark Emmert heading to Capitol Hill to unsuccessfully lobby for Congress to pass legislation that will help the NCAA do its job. Naturally, we have some words for the laziness and inefficiency being shown by the NCAA as the clock ticks closer to July 1st. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The man who will be leading the Duke basketball program into the future is someone we have seen a lot of on the court and the sidelines, but how well do we really know him? The Duke Basketball Report Podcast went in search of the real Jon Scheyer by talking to sports journalist Jordan Brennan. Jordan has written numerous articles on Scheyer and has known Jon since he was just a hoops player for Glenbrook North high school. A former editor for ESPN Magazine, Jordan has unique insight into how head-coach-to-be Scheyer will chart his course through the changing world college hoops. After the break, the podcast gang talks about what they learned from Coach K and Jon Scheyer's news conferences on Thursday and Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The DBR Podcast is back again for more coverage and discussion of the enormous news that Mike Krzyzewski is ending his career of over four decades as the Duke Men's Basketball head coach, and that Jon Scheyer is taking his place in that job. Donald is unfortunately still not completely with us, but we soldier on with some limited audio from him. We begin with a discussion of how Duke got to this day and all of the challenges and considerations that went into the joint decision to announce Coach K's retirement on the same day that the program announced Scheyer's promotion. Jason notes how the timing of the announcement dovetails perfectly with Nina King's elevation as Duke's newest athletic director. After the break, we get to talk extensively for the first time about now head coach in waiting, Jon Scheyer. We feel good that he will bring his recruiting prowess to the top job, but what else are we looking for as he assumes arguably the highest-profile job in college basketball? We'll be back again really soon to keep talking about Coach K, his legacy, and the new world of Duke Men's Basketball under Coach Jon Scheyer. Stay in touch with us at dbrpodcast at gmail.com and you'll hear from us again very soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices