TheDukeNation: Recent Episodes
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On this episode of the podcast, Dan and Nick are joined by Ryan Lommen (TheDukeNation himself!) to talk about Duke's 9-game winning streak, their performance in the ACC Tournament, their matchup against Oral Roberts in the Round of 64, and finish off with some upset picks and everyone reveals their Final Four choices.
On this episode of the podcast, Dan and Nick are joined by Ryan Lommen (TheDukeNation himself!) to talk about Duke's 9-game winning streak, their performance in the ACC Tournament, their matchup against Oral Roberts in the Round of 64, and finish off with some upset picks and everyone reveals their Final Four choices.
On this episode of the podcast, Dan and Nick are joined by Ryan Lommen (TheDukeNation himself!) to talk about Duke's 9-game winning streak, their performance in the ACC Tournament, their matchup against Oral Roberts in the Round of 64, and finish off with some upset picks and everyone reveals their Final Four choices.
On this episode of the podcast, Dan and Nick give an update on where this Duke team stands with two games remaining, review their last games, and preview the final two of the regular season against NC State and UNC.
On this episode of the podcast, Dan and Nick talk about Duke's most recent five-game stretch where they went 3-2, then discuss the remaining five games left on the team's schedule, and finish off by talking about where Duke's current players are projected to be drafted in a recent mock draft. Dan's article on Duke vs Miami: https://thedukeanalyst.substack.com/p/what-went-wrong-against-miami.
On this episode of the podcast, Dan and Nick review Duke's previous three games, which included a huge win against Miami at Cameron Indoor Stadium, a tough loss at Virginia Tech, and a blowout win at Georgia Tech. The two also preview Duke's next two games, which are both at home against Wake Forest and rival UNC.
Dan and Nick review the previous two games against Pitt and Clemson and preview the next two games against Miami and on the road at Virginia Tech. The two finish their discussion by looking at a 2023 NBA mock draft to see where players like Dariq Whitehead, Kyle Filipowski, and Dereck Lively are projected to get drafted. This leads to conversations about the 2023-24 Duke team and what the roster may look like.
On this episode of The Duke Nation Podcast, Dan and Nick go over some team takeaways, including Duke's struggling offense, their good defense, and banter about how to fix Duke's offense. The two also discuss the team's last two games, a blowout loss to NC State and a close win against Boston College.
In the second episode of the 2022-23 season, Dan and Nick discuss where Duke stands 8 games into the season. The two talk spend the majority of time talking about both the positives and the points of concern to this point in the season.
Dan and Nick open the 2022-23 season by recapping Duke's first game against Jacksonville, then give in-depth analyses on all of Duke's new players, and finish off by looking ahead to their games against USC Upstate and Kansas.
Dan and Nick discuss Duke's three-game ACC Tournament run and their upcoming matchup against Cal State Fullerton, while also noting some of their upset predictions for March Madness.
On this episode of "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan and Nick are joined by former Blue Devils forward and current Philadelphia 76ers color commentator, Alaa Abdelnaby. The three discuss stories about Coach K, Christian Laettner and Bobby Hurley, and Brett Brown. Additionally, Alaa talks about his memories from the NCAA Tournament, his work broadcasting for the 76ers, and the current state of the 76ers amongst others topics.
In the first episode in almost two years, Dan and Nick kick off their first episode of 2020 by having former Duke guard/forward Gary Trent Jr. on the show. The three discuss a variety of topics, including what he's been doing during the stay-at-home order, memories from Duke, when Coach K ripped off his jacket against Miami and his time in the G-League. They also discuss his breakout game while having the flu and finish off with a couple of fun questions.
In the first episode in over a year, Dan and Nick are back discussing the play of former Blue Devils in the NBA, Duke's current freshman class, potential starting lineups, and some question marks for the team as they prepare for their first game against the Kansas Jayhawks.
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan is joined by former Blue Devil and recent Washington Mystic draft pick, Rebecca Greenwell. The two discuss her new blog, which keeps all of her fans up to date (https://beccagreenwell.blogspot.com/?m=1), including her interesting story about where she was when she found out that she had been drafted. Rebecca details her current internship while sitting out this season due to knee surgery and also discusses her time at Duke. As is customary, the podcast ends with, "The Duke Nation Speed Round."
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan is joined by current Duke women's guard, Haley Gorecki! The two discuss Haley's decision to go to Duke, her unfortunate history with serious injuries, sitting out for more than a season because of her injuries, and much more. The two end with, "The Duke Nation Speed Round."
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan is joined by former Blue Devil and senior captain, Lee Melchionni. The two discuss his recruitment to Duke, his injury-riddled first two years, coming back from those injuries to become a key role player, and what he's doing now for a career after basketball. As is customary, the two finish up with, "The Duke Nation Speed Round."
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan is joined by Nick Porras and the two discuss Duke's losses to St. John's at Madison Square Garden and at UNC. Dan and Nick also discuss what they feel are the most pressing issues for this year's Duke team heading into the final seven games of the regular season.
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan is joined by co-host, Ryan Lommen, and the two discuss their thoughts on this year's Duke team, Jordan Tucker's decision to transfer, Duke's win against Florida State, and Dan gives a scouting report on Duke's next opponent, the NC State Wolfpack.
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan is joined by special guest, Nick Porras. The two discuss their thoughts on Duke's 2017-2018 season to date, their strengths and weaknesses, and their lack of bench depth. Dan and Nick also talk about whether or not Alex O'Connell and Jordan Goldwire could see more playing time off the bench, Duke's loss to Boston College, and Dan finishes the show with an in-depth scouting report on the Florida State Seminoles as Duke prepares to play FSU on Saturday, December 30th.
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan is joined by current Duke WR, Chris Taylor. The two discuss his time at Duke and with the interview being conducted before the season started, they discuss the team's expectations for the 2017-18 Duke football team.
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan discusses Duke basketball's schedule release and Duke football's win against NCCU. About 24 minutes into this episode, Dan is joined by Gary Parrish from CBS Sports. The two discuss the 2017-18 Duke basketball team, what to expect from a team filled with freshmen, and whether or not Grayson Allen can be the leader of a team as the lone senior on the roster. The two finish the show with, "The Duke Nation Speed Round."
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan is joined by ESPN's Jeff Goodman. The two discuss a variety of topics, including expectations for Duke this season, what Marvin Bagley does for this Duke team, Duke's question mark at PG, and how Kelvin Sampson from the University of Houston is encouraging everyone to help Houston by sending shirts and shoes to him. As always, the two end the show with, "The Duke Nation Speed Round."
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan is joined by former Duke great, 2001 National Champion, Chris Duhon. The two discuss Chris' time at Duke, the 2000-2001 season, and his career in the NBA. Then, the two finish up with, "The Duke Nation Speed Round," where Dan asks Chris random questions like, "Is a hotdog a sandwich?" and "Coke or Pepsi?”
This is the third episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast" with Ryan Lommen and Dan Labriola
This is the second episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast" with Ryan Lommen and Dan Labriola.
On the first episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast" with Ryan Lommen and Dan Labriola, the two introduce one another and discuss what they've seen from the 2016-17 Duke Blue Devils. This includes talking about the much heralded freshmen class, the team's inconsistencies, and Grayson Allen's latest tripping incident.
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan is joined by former Duke Women's basketball player, Jenna Frush! The two discuss a variety of topics, including her first basket, her last game, and her life after Duke, which includes currently being in medical school at Duke. As always, the podcast ends with, "The Duke Nation Speed Round."
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan is joined by former Blue Devil, Shavlik Randolph. The two discuss his time at Duke, his time in the NBA and China, and Shavlik hints at a possible return to the NBA! The two end, as always, with, "The Duke Nation Speed Round."
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan is joined by 2000 ACC Player of the Year, Chris Carrawell. The two discuss his recruitment in high school, his career at Duke, brief time with the Spurs, his career overseas, and his adjustment to life after basketball. As has become customary, the two end the show with, "The Duke Nation Speed Round."
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan is joined by former Duke QB Brandon Connette. The two discuss Brandon's recruitment to Duke, his college career, his career playing football overseas, and they finish up with, "The Duke Nation Speed Round."
In this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan Labriola is joined by former Duke PG Daniel Ewing. The two discuss Ewing's career at Duke, his short stint in the NBA, and his long career playing professionally overseas. Then, the two have some fun during, "The Duke Nation Speed Round," where they discuss topics such as if a hot dog is a sandwich, Coke vs Pepsi, and who would be Ewing's all-time Duke starting 5.
On this episode of, "The Duke Nation Podcast," Dan Labriola is joined by former Duke wide receiver, former Duke forward, and former personal aide to President Barack Obama. The two discuss Love's career at Duke as a dual sport athlete, his attempts to play in the NFL, and his time spent working with the President of the United States.
Dan and Ryan are joined by special guest, Todd Zafirovski, on another episode of The Duke Nation Podcast. The three talk about Todd's career as a walk-on at Duke, winning the National Championship in 2010, and some of his favorite moments while on the team.