Duke Basketball Junkies

Episodes

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   Episode 1: Season Preview & 1st Games

   Peter and Mike get the Duke Basketball Junkies Podcast started by talking about The Offseason podcast (1:30), Duke starting lineups (4:00), why Coach K doesn't use a deeper bench (14:30), checking in on all the current players (22:30), Freshmen injury woes (40:00), expectations for the season...

   Jun 18, 2026
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   Episode 2: The First Test -- Kansas

   We break down and discuss the Blue Devils' dramatic early season loss to the Kansas Jayhawks. Some of the topics hit on include the decision and implications of Coach K's short bench usage (10:00), thoughts on the tight officiating (20:00), Grayson Allen's and Luke Kennard's ball dominance…

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   Jun 18, 2026
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   Episode 3: HOF Tourney and Transfers

   We discuss Duke's wins over Penn State and Rhode Island at the HOF Tournament (3:00), pay tribute to Amile Jefferson's stellar play (11:00) and Luke Kennard's versatility (20:00) in their leading roles in the two wins, talk about the early season development of the roster (35:00), and discuss…

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   Jun 18, 2026
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   Episode 70: Summer of Duke

   Devin joins the podcast live from Las Vegas where we just witnessed Zion and RJ's NBA Summer League Debuts. We talk about what it was like to see Zion in person, the statement that he made around the league, the earthquake that ended the game and the earthquake that was Kawhi/Paul George...

   Jul 6, 2019
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   Episode 69: All Good Things

   What happened in the loss, how we feel about the season, and much much more in this tournament and season recap. We try to make sense of the loss, size up the season as a whole, how the team progressed (or didn't) and the wave of Coach K criticism that's out there in the national media. We talk...

   Apr 4, 2019
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   Episode 68: The Inside Scoop on Duke and the Freshmen with Devin Gordon

   This episode features an in-depth look from Devin Gordon at each of the freshmen, Coach K and the program as a whole this season as he relates his hands-on experience interviewing Zion, Cam, RJ, Tre and Coach K in one-on-one interviews to write a feature piece for GQ magazine. Devin gives some...

   Mar 27, 2019
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   Episode 67: Sweet Survival

   Duke barely survived, and we work through what happened paying tribute to the winning plays but also examining how and why we were outcoached and outplayed by Johnny Dawkins and his excellect UCF squad in the opening weekend of the NCAAs.

   Mar 25, 2019
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   Episode 66: Killers Kill

   ACC Tournament recap, NCAA tourney preview...LFG!!

   Mar 20, 2019
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   Episode 65: Peak Zion

   Was Zion Williamson's performance against Syracuse the best game ever played by a Blue Devil? We discuss that and more as we head into the third Duke UNC game.

   Mar 15, 2019
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    Episode 64: Missing Zion

    Gutting out a suprisingly tough win on "Senior Night", the Devils continue on without Zion Williamson. We discuss RJ Barrett's studliness, Jack White's dramatic journey, Coach K's enigmatic decision-making, and finish off with Elton Brand and Kyrie Irving in recent news.

    Mar 7, 2019
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    Episode 63: The Barrett, the Baker, the Catch and Shoot Maker

    RJ Barrett's dominance, Joey Baker ripping off his red shirt, Cam Reddish's Jekyl and Hyde act, Alex O'Connell's shooting, and the absurd Zion bench-cam are all discussed on this episode of the Duke Basketall Junkies coming on the heels of the Cuse road win and the Virginia Tech road loss.

    Feb 28, 2019
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    Episode 62: Footloose

    Shoe explosion, historcially ice cold shooting, Peter in hiding deep in the bowels of California, snow in Las Vegas are just some of the craziness surrounding the Duke-UNC game. We process it, discuss it and deal with it in this tough but important episode of the Duke Basketball Junkies.

    Feb 22, 2019
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    Episode 61: Road Warriors

    Beating UVA on the road, the all-time great comeback at Lousville, iconic big-time moments for the team and its stars and more are discussed in this week's glorious episode of the Duke Basketball Junkies.

    Feb 14, 2019
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    Episode 60: Smooth Sailing

    We discuss the recent shooting struggles and first half sluggishness, Hubie Brown's crossover appearance, Georgia Tech, Boston College, Zion's effort level and leadership, Cam's recent uptick, Jack White's struggles, Marques becoming a consistent contributor and more as we review the last 4 wins...

    Feb 7, 2019
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    Episode 59: Tenacity and Defying Gravity

    We continue to enjoy talking about this team and this season as we recap Duke's wins over UVA at home and Pitt on the road. We ask and attempt to answer the question of why this young Duke team is getting better and better on defense when the last several seasons the squad was unable to turn that...

    Jan 24, 2019
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    Episode 58: Thrillers and Killers

    We discuss, argue about and analyze the start of the ACC season, the Syracuse and FSU thrillers in particular, the killer Tre Jones injury and its impact on the team, the enigma that is Cam Reddish, Zion WIlliamson's transendence, and much more more in this very special episode of Duke Basketball...

    Jan 17, 2019
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    Episode 57: Big Apple Heroics

    We recap the latest victories against Princeton and Texas Tech, RJ Barrett's shot selection, Zion's non-verbal communication, Cam's slump, Tre's tenacious defense, Jack's manning up, Bolden's limited action, Austin Rivers, Jabari Parker, and much much much more in this episode of Duke Basketball...

    Dec 21, 2018
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    Episode 56: Money In The Bank

    We discuss the 4 straight home wins against Indiana, Hartford, Stetson and Yale and check in with thoughts on Duke's defensive improvement, Javin's appearance in the starting lineup, the inspirational effort-level of several players, Cam Reddish's shooting slump, and more as we check in with how...

    Dec 11, 2018
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    Episode 55: Maui Madness

    We recap and review Duke's showing in the Maui Invitational, the wins against San Diego St and Auburn, and get deep into what happened in the Gonzaga game, how we feel about the tourney and the team as a whole, and what the team can learn from the experience. Please send all questions and…

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    Nov 22, 2018
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    Episode 54: Duke Planet

    We talk about the game against Army, Zion Williamson, Duke's spacing and defense for the first half of the podcast and then check in on all the Duke players in the NBA to see how they're doing with guest host national sports feature writer Devin Gordon. Please send all questions and feedback to...

    Nov 12, 2018
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    Episode 53: Pure Dominance

    We recap and indulge in the afterglow of Duke's 34 point win. We discuss the dominant season opening performace against Kentucky and talk about what it means for the season, and mostly talked about what we liked about the game and how this team is geared to fare this season. Please send all...

    Nov 7, 2018
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    Episode 52: Our Best 15 Duke Freshmen List

    We go deep and long on our takes on who have been the best freshman Duke players since Bobby Hurley put on his number 11 Duke jersey. We then talk about our expectations and make a bunch of predictions about this year's freshmen after discussing how the team looked in their latest exhibition game...

    Oct 25, 2018
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    Episode 51: Lifting Off with Zion and RJ Barrett

    Oh Canada! Duke wrapped up its 3 game highlight reel of a Canada tour last week and we react. We very enthusiastically talk a whole lot about just how great we think Zion WIlliamson and RJ Barrett are, where they rank amongst the all-time Duke incoming freshman, and then we talk about the rest of...

    Aug 23, 2018
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    Episode 50: Summer Heat

    We are back after a summer hiatus talking NBA draft and Duke in the NBA free agency winners and losers. We also start to talk about this coming season, our expectations, and the Canada trip/exhibition games on deck next week.

    Aug 10, 2018
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    Episode 49: The DBJ NBA Draft Preview

    Devin Gordon joins us to break down the NBA draft lottery, combine and the prospects for all five of Duke's NBA-bound players. We talk about each one and get into Duke in the NBA playoffs, particularly Jayson Tatum's recent string of big performances.

    May 22, 2018
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    Episode 48: Changing Times

    Duke alum Ricky Price comes on to discuss his former teammate Jeff Capel's motivation to take the Pittsburgh coaching job and to give his thoughts on the season, Duke's reliance on the one and done recruits, and what went wrong and right during the season. We also discuss with him Villanova, the...

    Apr 5, 2018
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    Episode 47: In and Out

    Pete and Mike eulogize the coulda should woulda of the Kansas loss in the Elite Eight, talk about what went right, what went wrong, Wendell Carter's foul trouble, Tre Duval's best game of the season and Grayson Allen's last game. We get into how this team rates amongst recent Duke teams, and...

    Mar 26, 2018
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    Episode 46: Sweet Sensational

    What a difference a week makes as we discuss some of the best basketball Duke has played all year, recap the insance first weekend of March Madness and preview Duke's road to the Final Four.

    Mar 19, 2018
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    Episode 45: ACCs and the Bracket

    We break down Duke's play in the ACC Tournament, espcially the UNC loss. We get into Grayson's bump, Coach K's missteps, and the individual and team play in the game. We then discuss the NCAA bracket and outlook for the team.

    Mar 12, 2018
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    Episode 44: Burn Baby Burn

    We sent Carolina straight to H and made them ES and boy, was it fun to watch. We talk about the UNC victory, Grayson's final game in Cameron Indoor and what to make of his career, this team's journey, and what lies ahead in the ACCs and NCAAs in the coming weeks.

    Mar 5, 2018
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    Episode 43: Approbations and Violations

    It was all going so well and then Virginia Tech came back to beat us at the buzzer; still, we optimistically discuss the last 3 games, the defensive improvements and what still needs some work as we head into the UNC game/senior night. We also give our takes on Wendell Carter and the NCAAs and…

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    Feb 28, 2018
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    Episode 42: 3 Game Win Streak

    We celebrate and break down the nice stretch of basketball that's gone into the Bagley-less three game win streak and concentrate mostly on the big Clemson road victory. We talk about what's behind the team's defensive improvement, what issues are still to solve and revisit Trevon Duvall's…

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    Feb 19, 2018
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    Episode 41: Losing Perspective

    We gnash our teeth and bang our heads against the wall dissecting the UNC loss and touch on the St John's loss as well as we talk about what's fair to expect from this team at this point and how our perspective on them has changed over the last several games and weeks. We discuss Grayson's…

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    Feb 9, 2018
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    Episode 40: Glass Half Grayson

    Moral victory or another brick in the wall; that is the question Mike and Peter wrestle with when looking at the UVA home loss. We ride the highs of the offense, Jack White's heroism, and stretches of beautiful basketball while contemplating the lows of the continuing defenseive struggles,...

    Jan 30, 2018
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    Episode 39: The Brotherhood and Duke in the NBA

    Zion Williamson is coming to Duke and we break down why and in part one, we deal with Peter's conflicted feelings of unworthiness about our recruiting supremacy, and we discuss the latest wins, and get into Trevon Duval's eyesight issues. In part 2, we finally release the back half of our lengthy...

    Jan 25, 2018
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    Episode 38: Hurricane Trent

    We discuss another dramatic comeback victory over Miami led by Gary Trent's hot shooting, continue to call out the team's struggles on defense and in transition, express puzzlement at the bench rotations, question the effort level of some of the players and try to come to grips with the current...

    Jan 17, 2018
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    Episode 37: Frenetic and Frantic

    We get into the thrilling win against FSU and the disappointing loss to NC State in this episode, take a critical look at some analytics to frame the discussion of who's playing efficient basketball, and dare to criticize Coach K for his post-game presser and failure to get the most out of the...

    Jan 8, 2018
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    Episode 36: The New Duke

    Due to a technical error and a holiday trip, this episode which was supposed to go up on Christmas Day, drops today. The new Duke discussion with Devin Gordon remains timely and begins at about 37 minutes and part 2 of the discussion which will center on Duke in the NBA will be released on the…

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    Dec 25, 2017
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    Episode 35: Undefeated No More

    Join us as we process the loss at Boston College, why it happened, and what it means for the team going forward. We also touch on Bobby Hurley's coaching success and discuss a few recent Duke in the NBA topics such as Quinn Cook's spot start for the Warriors and the Jahlil Okafor trade to the Nets..

    Dec 11, 2017
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    Episode 33: The Comeback Kids

    We talk about the thrilling improbable comeback victories at the PK80 tourney and go through both positive and negative observations about the squad's play. Please email thoughts, comments and suggestions to [email protected].

    Nov 28, 2017
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    Episode 34: Ricky Price

    Ricky Price joins us to talk about the close win against Indiana last night as well as to give his thoughts on all aspects of this year's Blue Devils. He's been in attendence for some practices and in touch with the coaches and players and shares his stories, insights and observations about all…

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    Nov 28, 2017
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    Episode 32: A Shooting Star

    Peter is back from Chicago and we talk about Grayson Allen's incredible shooting and leadership in a giant #1 vs #2 victory over Michigan State. We also run down the rest of the team's play including a star turn from Trevon Duvall, DeLaurier's presence and Bagley's eye-injury. The beginning of…

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    Nov 16, 2017
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    Episode 31: A Scorching Start

    We review the first two dominant performances from our young squad of future NBA players and we give them high marks for the Elon and UVU games. We also pay homage to Coach K's 1000th win at Duke and discuss RJ Barrett's verbal commitment and the upcoming Michigan State game. Please email…

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    Nov 13, 2017
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    Episode 30: First Impressions

    In our season preview pod, we spend the first hour breaking down our first impressions of the squad and discussing the exhibition games. We run through our thoughts on each player as well as on what we think Coach K's rotation will look like. We also make our predictions on how the season will…

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    Nov 6, 2017
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    Episode 29: Recruiting Rush

    We talk about Cam Reddish, Marvin Bagley, Tre Jones, RJ Barrett and what it all means for the program this year, next year and moving forward as Duke keeps adding to its war chest of top talent. Peter has some questions about the recruits and we both look forward to some incredible basketball...

    Sep 8, 2017
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    Episode 28: Another K Bomb

    Coach K just announced via twitter video he is having his other knee replaced and has cancelled the team's summer trip to the potentially team-building Dominican trip. We react to this surprising news and think through all the implications for this young team and its coaching staff. We also talk...

    Aug 11, 2017
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    Episode 27: Tricky Ricky Price

    We get back to our Duke Class of '98 roots with an hour-long interview with Ricky Price (4:00-1:06:00). We learned a lot and are grateful that Ricky brought it and kept it 100 with us. His analysis about recent Duke teams and candor about his own up and down career at Duke were both impressive....

    Aug 7, 2017
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    Episode 26: The Latest and a Fantasy Camp Report

    This episode of the Duke Basketball Junkies features a short rundown of the latest news in the land of Duke Basketball and Duke in the NBA, namely JJ Redick, Marvin Bagley, Kyrie Irving and Quinn Cook news (0:30-14:00) followed by a 30 minute interview with our friend Keith about his experiences…

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    Aug 3, 2017
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    Episode 25: Matt Jones and Summer League

    We are excited to bring you our Matt Jones interview (0:30 - 36:00) in today's DBJ pod as he was gracious enough to call in and answer all our questions about his time at Duke and experience as a national champion, defensive standout and 2-time Duke Captain. We then recap the interview and…

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    Jul 15, 2017
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    Episode 24: The NBA Draft

    We break down the draft results for the Duke players, make predictions about their professional prospects, and venture into all sorts of other NBA and basketball areas too numerous to mention.

    Jun 26, 2017