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This episode of ‘Oskee Talk’ is a collaboration with TCR’s “Illini Isaac” Ambrose! We chat about Andrej Stojakovic’s looming NBA draft decision (3:54), Keaton Wagler’s potential new team (9:49), men’s basketball’s non-conference clash with Duke (15:46), and the benefit of playing so many top-tier opponents (24:42). We also break down Brad Underwood’s contract extension (27:19) […]
Of the 18 teams in ACC Basketball, which ones have a good shot at making the Big Dance in 2027?
Duke and North Carolina are battling for five-star 2027 point guard Beckham Black, and the recruiting fight already feels like one of college basketball’s biggest storylines.
We’ve been thinking about jersey numbers for a while, partly because when you think back to, say Alex O’Connell, or Martyna Pocius…do you remember the jersey number? Some yes, some no. But we also thought it would be interesting to write it down and see who wore what, and to see what numbers are most […]
If someone asked you which college has produced the best NBA guards, which school would you choose? Most would choose Kentucky, some would choose Duke, or maybe even UCLA. While these schools have produced a plethora of elite NBA talent at the guard position, hardly any school has done it better as of late than […]
When Duke got a commitment from Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje in April, it seemed to come together very fast. And while, as we understand, he’s a Floridian, he’s been playing in Spain, so he’s really been off the U.S. recruiting radar to an extent. But the game is global now, and when you add YouTube and […]
It wasn’t really a controversy, it was more like a slight glance across the room, some raised eyebrows. It was not a big deal, but people noticed when Mike Krzyzewski compared Duke’s succession to Auburn’s. Remember when his retirement was announced? There were people around the ACC and college basketball who thought Coach K was […]
When he was at Duke, it was easy to underestimate Jared McCain. First, at 6-3, he was relatively small and never seemed hugely athletic. And in some ways, like the nails and the TikTok career, he might have been a guy that Mike Krzyzewski might have passed on. That’s just a hunch, and we have […]
Allen Graves could be 50/50 whether he stays in the NBA Draft or comes back to college. Which teams will be trying to land him if Graves picks the second option?
The House Settlement supposedly eliminated walk-ons, but the concept is still there. Nick Arnold announced his commitment to Duke yesterday, but he is referring to himself as a preferred walk-on. The concept endures, even if the language has been memory-holed. So the powers-that-be hope, anyway. Here is a longer article that gives some insights into […]
Duke and UNC are always talked about together in some way or another. It’s just inevitable, and this is especially true for recruiting. You never know how players will work out, but this article rationally suggests that Duke is well ahead this year in recruiting, and that more is generally expected from Jon Scheyer’s next […]
Haskell “Hack” Tison, a mainstay of Duke’s first Final Four teams in 1963 and 1964, has passed away. A war baby, Tison was born on November 16, 1942, and came to Durham early in the Vic Bubas era. He was a freshman in 1962-63, but the rules of that day would not allow him to […]
In 1991, Jerry Tarkanian’s UNLV team was still riding high after putting on an awesome blitz against Duke in the 1990 national championship game. Behind Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon, Anderson Hunt, and Greg Anthony, the Rebels were a burgeoning dynasty. Everyone knew that team was going to repeat, and the performance at Arkansas on February […]
Duke Men’s Basketball has set up another terrific home-and-home series, and the NBA Draft declarees hit up the Draft Combine. Donald and Jason go over it all on Episode 824! Duke has a couple of games added to the schedule: a home-and-home with Illinois starting with a game in Cameron this fall along with Coastal […]
Well this is interesting: Nick Arnold, a point guard who plays at Davidson Day, says he’s committed to Duke. He was a high school teammate to Isaiah Denis, of UNC, and Will Stevens, who will be at Clemson this fall. He certainly wasn’t on our radar, but he seems like a tough-minded kid with leadership […]
First things first: we don’t know who Tvzi Machlin, the author of this article is. We wouldn’t know him from Adam’s housecat. But we do know this. Duke fans were not calling for “…Jon Scheyer to get the boot” after the loss to UConn. Unhappy? Okay. Upset? Fair enough. But we wanted him canned? Ludicrous. […]
The Illini are headed to North Carolina this season. Illinois basketball announced Wednesday that it will play Duke on Nov. 17 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils will come to Champaign in December 2027. Duke and Illinois have matched up just twice this decade, most recently during the 2024-25 season. It was a game […]
Illinois and Duke will begin a home-and-home series in 2026 with games at Cameron Indoor Stadium and State Farm Center featuring two projected college basketball powers.
With the roster seemingly set, the Duke Basketball Roundup dives into two burning questions — what are the strengths of this team and where are the weaknesses? Jason and Donald welcome frequent podcast contributors Scott Rich and Jordan Brenner for what amounts to a very, very early preview of the season. Listen in as each […]
The traditional college basketball power structure is being tested more than ever, and many are questioning whether college basketball’s blue-bloods still exist. Well, college basketball insider Jon Rothstein recently said only two programs are truly operating at a blue-blood level. Those two programs? Duke and Connecticut. “There are two programs in college basketball that are […]
Bryson Howard, we suspect, will come into Duke a bit underrated. After all, look who else is in his class: Cameron Williams, Deron Rippey, and Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje. Howard has a lifetime of basketball education from his father Josh, who started for four years at Wake Forest and was not necessarily fond of Duke. Fortunately, […]
Back about a week ago, Duke University announced that their men’s basketball team was 1) scheduling three non-conference games against UConn, Michigan, and Gonzaga and 2) arranging for those three games to be broadcast in a unique deal through Amazon Prime Video. At the time, my instant reaction was two-fold, neither of which really warranted […]
Duke women’s basketball coach Kara Lawson appeared on Front Office Sports and talked about her crazy year: she’s got her Duke job obviously, but she’s also going to be the US women’s national coach, and she’s also going to be an analyst for Prime’s WNBA coverage. As she explains it here, the Prime job is […]
The whole concept of Blue Bloods is annoying. Some teams have been very successful over the decades, obviously, including Duke. But the term seems kind of dumb. That said, people use it, so who would be a Blue Blood? Most of these teams would probably make your list, but some you’d surely drop. Indiana has […]
One of the interesting and defining differences between Jon Scheyer’s Duke teams and those of his GOAT predecessor, Mike Krzyzewski is that Coach K tended to focus on athleticism over size. For his part, Scheyer has a clear preference for taller players. Still athletic, but taller. From what we’ve seen, Scheyer’s defense is more conservative. […]