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We have a fun episode for you! On Episode 625, we discuss the history of the Duke Blue Devil mascot as we interview Bryan Reklis and welcome back Sam Klein!
Details of the Devil: The History of Duke’s Mascot is a documentary that covers the 102-year history of our beloved mascot and some of the moments that have made the Blue Devil so special to all of us. Sam Klein returns to help us discuss this topic as we welcome Bryan Reklis, Sr. Video Producer of Duke University’s office of Communications & Marketing to the show to discuss the documentary! Bryan helped write, direct, and edit this documentary, which is available on YouTube to watch.
With Bryan, we go through some of the parts of the film that were important in chronicling the history of the Blue Devil and we get into some stories that were not in the film. Sam Klein, who was the mascot while he attended Duke, also provides us with some info that did not make the film as we discuss why the Blue Devil is so lovable and some of the things that the mascots have to deal with in order to provide boundless energy to Duke sporting events. You won’t want to miss this interview!
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The latest episode of the Duke Basketball Roundup features a few minutes of several different topics. Jason and Donald begin by looking at Duke's recent activity in the transfer portal. While we don't know the name of the next player Jon Scheyer expects to sign, we are getting some interesting hints about what type of player it will be.
After that, the guys spend a few moments getting giddy over what they have seen in recent weeks from incoming freshman big man Khaman Maluach as he has faced off against the grown men of the Basketball Africa League. Whew, it has really been impressive.
The guys take a break and then get into a quick conversation about the fancy new scoreboard coming to Cameron.
And then they wrap it all up by talking about a major lawsuit that the NCAA wants to settle which could effectively end the private NIL era by making all teams actually pay the players a fair wage.
(Audio warning -- Jason had some technical difficulties in this episode and his audio is lower than we would like. the DBR Podcast apologizes for the lower than usual standard of quality in this episode).
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This episode of the Duke Basketball Roundup is all about the future of the program... both in terms of the transfer portal and incoming freshmen. First up, Jason and Donald welcome former Purdue wing Mason Gillis to Durham as the newest addition to the team. Gillis is a "dawg" who will not be out-toughed on the floor and will provide excellent defense to go with experienced leadership. He's also a dynamite outside shooter. If you had a machine to design the perfect fit for next year's Duke team, it would probably spit out Mason Gillis.
And the DBR Podcast also welcomes a special guest to this episode. Jeff Fedotin is a sportswriter for Forbes.com who attended this weekend's Jordan Brand Classic, featuring 5 of the 6 members of the incoming freshman class. You already knew Cooper Flagg was a star but wait until you hear Jeff talk about some of the other guys... especially Kon Knueppel.
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Another one! The Blue Devils have landed maybe their best player of the transfer portal era with the addition of Maliq Brown. Brown is a 6-8, long-armed elite defender in the post and the Duke Basketball Roundup gang are thrilled to be adding a guy who was voted to the All-ACC Defensive team. Jason and Donald spend some time breaking down Maliq's game and, more importantly, how his skill set will fit alongside the rest of the Duke roster.
But, the portal giveth and the portal taketh away. It is with a very heavy heart that Duke fans bid goodbye to Sean Stewart. More than anyone else to enter the portal, this one stung because we all saw glimpses of a truly elite athlete who has a path to be one of the most exciting players in all of college basketball. Sadly, that path has led him away from Duke. Listen in as Jason and Donald give their perspectives on Sean's decision and what lies ahead for Duke as the roster is still very much in flux.
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We are back with a full episode where we discuss the Duke Blue Devils in the transfer portal era on Episode 623.
TJ Power announced yesterday that he has entered the transfer portal, so we begin with that discussion (note: this show was recorded a couple hours before Sean Stewart announced he is also entering the portal, so that discussion will come on a later episode). Power’s departure leads to a grander discussion that Donald and Jason have: why is Duke losing so many players to the portal this season? It’s a new world we live in, where guys can transfer every single year if they want to in pursuit of their playing time goals, so we have a lengthy chat about what it means for Duke and what Duke fans should understand when thinking about how the transfer portal affects college basketball.
After the break, there are reports that Duke is trying to add Maine and Kansas to the non-conference schedule for next season, and we’re pretty excited about some of the other potential matchups that we could see early in the season. We end the show with a HUGE surprise that Donald shares with Jason that should have everyone excited!
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We’ve reached the emotional portion of the season where we bid farewell to a couple more players, Jeremy Roach and Jaden Schutt. Donald and Jason react to their departures on DBR Bites 45.
Jeremy Roach, our two-time captain and soon-to-be Duke graduate, will test the NBA Draft waters and will also enter the transfer portal. We’ve followed Roach’s career since he was in high school, so it’s bittersweet to watch him leave Duke. But, we beam with pride when recalling his career and get into some of the thought process behind him deciding to enter the portal.
After the break, Jaden Schutt has also decided to enter the transfer portal, and we discuss his time at Duke and how it didn’t work out quite the way everyone expected. Jason recalls some of the flashes of brilliance we saw from Schutt and how a fresh start may be exactly what he needs to continue his career. We’re certainly wishing him well. We end with a member of The Brotherhood making the USA Basketball roster for this summer’s Olympics.
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