The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast

The Devil's Den Podcast breaks down all of the latest news surrounding Duke Basketball.

The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by The Devil, with 285 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 85.

The Devil hosts The Devil's Den: A Duke Athletics Podcast, a sports show with 285 episodes published.

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  Episode 391 - Brendan Marks on the 2026-27 Season

  Oct 1, 202643 min

  Josh and Raul are joined by Brendan Marks of The Athletic. They discuss their biggest takeaways from Duke Media Day and get Brendan's thoughts on the upcoming season. (2:20) - Honoring Chris Spatola (5:10) - Coach Scheyer's comments on turning down the Mavericks job (9:55) - Scheyer's evolving relationship with the media (13:30) - Other Media Day takeaways (16:50) - How Duke operates this year without an NPOY-caliber player (20:10) - Backcourt depth and interplay (26:50) - The ceiling this season for Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje (31:45) - Longterm developmental players under Coach Scheyer (34:45) - Changes to the coaching staff (37:40) - Initial impressions of Coach Michael Malone at UNC

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  Episode 390 - ACC Schedule (with Hugh Straine)

  Sep 25, 202649 min

  Josh and Raul are joined by Hugh Straine of Duke Blue Devils on SI. They get Hugh's overall impressions of the 2026-27 Duke team before diving into the ACC schedule in depth. Lastly, they talk about Coach Scheyer's recent appearance on the Glue Guys podcast and break down some of the most interesting things he said there. (4:05) Thoughts on this year's Duke team (24:45) ACC Schedule (38:10) Jon Scheyer on the Glue Guy Podcast

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  Episode 389 - Buy or Sell?

  Sep 18, 202640 min

  Josh, Dustin and Raul open the podcast by talking about Duke's decision not to appoint team captains for the third straight season. Why has Coach Scheyer decided to move away from that tradition? Then they play a game of "Buy or Sell?" Raul gives Josh and Dustin different Duke-related propositions and they each have to decide whether they're buying or selling them. (1:30) - Thoughts on Scheyer's decision not to appoint team captains (6:10) - Who the best choices for team captains this season might have been (11:00) - "Buy or Sell" starts (12:00) - Player-specific questions (18:00) - Team-specific questions (28:45) - Awards-related questions

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  Episode 388 - Scrimmage Reaction

  Sep 9, 202642 min

  Josh, Dustin, and Raul overreact to a highly edited five-minute scrimmage video just released by Duke Men's Basketball. They break down everything from Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje's continued ascent, to the improved playmaking of Dame Sarr, to the battle at the point guard spot. (3:40) - Biggest storyline: The rise of Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje (8:05) - The importance of Patrick Ngongba (11:10) - The rest of the frontcourt (16:00) - Dame Sarr (19:10) - Who is Duke's point guard? (25:20) - The starting five (27:35) - Defensive observations (32:30) - John Blackwell (35:15) - 3pt shooting (40:15) - Hot Takes We would also like to encourage you to contribute to a GoFundMe for the children of Wayne Bumpass, a beloved member of the Duke and TDD Community who recently passed away: https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-girl-dads-legacy-support-for-wayne-bumpasss-girls

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  Episode 387 - Terrence Oglesby

  Aug 28, 202638 min

  Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by Terrence Oglesby of ESPN and The Field of 68. They talk about his playing days with the Clemson Tigers and his memorable head-to-head matchups with Jon Scheyer the player. They also get his thought on Scheyer's first four years as head coach and his expectations for this year's Duke team. (3:05) - Terrence's decision to play overseas after two years at Clemson (7:05) - Memories of playing against Duke (17:43) - Thoughts on Scheyer's first four years as head coach (21:35) - Handling tough tournament losses (25:45) - Expectations for this year's Duke team (35:40) - Biggest X-factors

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