Best Jay Bilas Podcasts (2024)

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#635 - Jared McCain's NBA draft stock with Jay Bilas 49:22

18d ago49:22

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Time for part 2 of the DBR Podcast's NBA Draft preview with Jay Bilas. This time, we focus on Jared McCain, who has a great chance to be taken in the back end of the lottery after a season in which he showed he is one of the top few shooters in all of college basketball. Jason and Donald also get Jay's thoughts on the notion that the NCAA tournamen…

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MSU Players at Moneyball 2024 56:10

6h ago56:10

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July 18, 2024: Moneyball, the free pro-am tournament featuring Michigan State's roster and various current and former D1, D2 players is once again under way in the Lansing area. Hosted at Holt High School, the tournament highlights 12 of MSU's 13 scholarship players with only Jeremy Fears left out while recovering from his surgery over Christmas fr…

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Injury Reduction and Ankle Sprains - There Is More Than One Way To Skin A Cat 53:29

2h ago53:29

53:29

Episode 124: Last month I shared that I helped co-author a book called, There’s More Than 1 Way to Skin A Cat. We’ve got 2 NBA, 3 Division 1 and 5 European Basketball performance coaches contributing to chapters on mobility, stability, power, agility, periodization and recovery. I received my copies of the book last month and they turned out awesom…

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Episode 29: Sion James 16:15

10h ago16:15

16:15

Get to know Sion James! Caleb and Sion break down summer workouts, why Duke was the best option, his experiences at Tulane and bringing his love of community service to Durham. Sion is one of one!

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Will College Athletes Soon be Employees? Sports Legal Expert Prof. Michael McCann Weighs In 37:53

2d ago37:53

37:53

July 11, 2024: We are lucky to have the best expert in the legal field, Professor Michael McCann, join us for a deep discussion on what is happening to the NCAA from a legal perspective. Professor McCann was on the legal team for Maurice Clarett's when he sued the NFL and helped write the book on Ed O'Bannon's legal challenge for NIL. Today's discu…

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#637 - Draft Express' Jon Chepkevich discusses Duke NBA prospects 1:03:25

4d ago1:03:25

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We’re back with Episode 637, where we are joined by Jon Chepkevich of Draft Express to discuss some Duke Blue Devils and their NBA prospects! Recently, Sion James and Tyrese Proctor competed at the CP3 Elite Camp, while Kon Knueppel and Isaiah Evans attended the Jayson Tatum Elite Camp, and Chepkevich was present at both to view the athletes. We go…

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Episode 28: Darren Harris & Pat Ngongba 24:59

4d ago24:59

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Meet the rooks! Caleb Foster chops it up with freshmen Darren Harris and Pat Ngongba during summer workouts. The PVI teammates from Fairfax, VA talk about their friendship, winning Peach Jam, who's impressed them so far this summer and more. Tune in!

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139 | SAL DI STEFANO - Raising Healthy Kids 46:01

5d ago46:01

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RAISING HEALTHY KIDS with SAL DI STEFANO Sign up for the DAD THE MAN Newsletter for exclusive content and show updates! DISCUSSION POINTS Less work, better results Using fitness as a tool to improve the quality of your life SURPRISING FITNESS ADVICE Most health/fitness content you see is only marketing to sell you something Body image issues in the…

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DBR Bites #55 - Vegas Baby! 38:20

6d ago38:20

38:20

After taking a short July 4th holiday break, the Duke Basketball Roundup is back with a Vegas-heavy edition of DBR Bites. Donald spent a few days perusing the casinos of the strip this week and he came back with a list of the teams the sports books love and hate for next season in college basketball. Where does Duke rank and what does Vegas think o…

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Robbie Hummel - What Happened to MSU, Purdue Making the Final 4, and more 40:23

8d ago40:23

40:23

July 5, 2024: Robbie Hummel returned to the show again to talk Big Ten Hoops, Purdue making the Final Four, the prospects of Zach Edey in the NBA, and what went wrong with Michigan State last year. Robbie brings his usual honest and folksy analysis to college basketball with a small dose of Indiana Hoosier shade. Are you looking for collegiate appa…

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138 | 3 Pillars of Youth Sports 31:36

12d ago31:36

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Only 3 things matter in youth sports Love of the game Character development Skill progression ... in that order .. Sport is an undeniably great medium to inject life lessons into our kids The lessons I learned playing sports as a kid laid a foundation for the character I carry today as a 32 year old man. I am beyond grateful to have had parents who…

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DBR Bites #54 - More practice intel! 38:35

15d ago38:35

38:35

The 2024-25 Duke Blue Devils are in the gym for summer workouts, and we have some intel from one of the practices courtesy of a listener! We discuss what we learned on DBR Bites Episode 54. Jason was able to speak to one of our listeners, who gave us some fantastic information about a practice they were allowed to watch. We go through each of the p…

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#636 - Jared McCain, Kyle Filipowski find out their NBA destinations 36:17

16d ago36:17

36:17

The NBA Draft has been completed, and we discuss where Jared McCain and Kyle Filipowski will begin their NBA careers on Episode 636! The NBA Draft was a 2-day affair this year, and we had to go through both days to learn where McCain and Flip ended up. Jared McCain was drafted 16th by the Philadelphia 76ers, and Jason and Donald are really happy ab…

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Summer 2024 Recruiting Update 1:14:37

16d ago1:14:37

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June 27, 2024: It might be the off season but that doesn't mean Michigan State's coaching staff isn't busy working on its future roster. With the era of the transfer portal, roster construction has changed and the importance a staff puts on new recruits has altered. The Spartans, however, have been operating similar to how they have in the past wit…

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Episode 27: Mason Gillis 21:47

21d ago21:47

21:47

Mason Gillis makes his Brotherhood Pod debut this week with CFOST! The reigning B1G 6th Man of The Year talks portal, choosing Duke and experience with The Brotherhood so far. Mason and Caleb break down his scouting report, being at the Final Four and playing in the national title game and his days as a Little League Baseball legend.…

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#634 - Video of the 24-25 Blue Devils in action!! 44:47

19d ago44:47

44:47

There is no tradition quite like the DBR Podcast spending far too much time pouring over "raw, uncut" video of the Duke team playing a summer scrimmage. So, when the Duke social media team dropped its first heavily edited video of the summer, you just knew Jason and Donald would hop on a Duke Basketball Roundup podcast to chat about it. There is li…

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137 | TODD CUCCIA - Fitness as a Catalyst for Life 57:22

19d ago57:22

57:22

FITNESS AS A CATALYST FOR LIFE with Todd Cuccia Sign up for the DAD THE MAN Newsletter for exclusive content and show updates! GUEST NOTES Todd is a guy I connected with over social media. His handle is @irun.iwork.idad - and his content is a great mix of those three things: Fitness, work, and family life, which are all pretty relevant for us. He's…

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#633 - Jay Bilas "Flips" for the NBA Draft 37:33

22d ago37:33

37:33

As we do every year around this time, the Duke Basketball Roundup welcomes Jay Bilas to the podcast to help us preview the NBA Draft. And, because this is a Duke-centric podcast, our primary focus is on the Dukies hoping to hear their names called nice and early on Draft night. Our conversation with Jay will be broken into two parts and in part one…

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Jay Bilas on MSU with Fears, End of the Pac-12, and the NCAA. 40:31

23d ago40:31

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June 20, 2024: College basketball analyst and ESPN commentator, Jay Bilas, returns the show to discuss the college basketball landscape again. After our discussion with Jay last summer, we wanted to get his expanded thoughts on the direction the NCAA athletics has moved over the past year and where it is headed. The House decision is awaiting appro…

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#632 - Brendan Marks Interview Part 2 - Reviewing the ACC’s offseason 58:08

24d ago58:08

58:08

We’re honored to have Brenden Marks of The Athletic back to continue our conversation on Episode 632! On Part 1, we focused on Duke’s rebuilt roster, and on Part 2 of our interview, we expand our scope to the other 17 teams in the ACC. Marks discusses how some of the teams did in the transfer portal, with some of the teams that got much better and …

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DBR Bites #53 - NBA Champs and the Duke Hall of Fame 34:56

26d ago34:56

34:56

There were tears of joy on the floor of the TD Garden last night as Jayson Tatum reached the pinnacle of basketball greatness, leading his Boston Celtics to a world championship. The Duke Basketball Roundup has all the stats and info about Tatum's remarkable performance and what it means for his place among the Duke greats to have played in the NBA…

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Curry Kirkpatrick 45:32

25d ago45:32

45:32

Chop it up with Curry KirkpatrickBy lowcomedia

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Episode 26: Grayson Allen & Marshall Plumlee 28:33

26d ago28:33

28:33

2015 CHAMPS Grayson Allen & Marshall Plumlee came through K Academy and the Brotherhood Pod! Joining their co-coach Ryan Young, the trio talks championship memories, Grayson's historic season with the Suns and Marshall's unique career after hoops!

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136 | Dad the Man 2.0 - We're back!! 23:05

26d ago23:05

23:05

Today is the day - Dad the Man 2.0 is official live! In today’s episode we’ll cover three quick things: Where we came from - The Dad the Man origin story (Clif’s notes version) (1:55) Where we’ve been - Why we took 6 months off (8:05) Where we’re headed - What you can expect from Dad the Man 2.0 (12:30) Said very simply, Dad the Man is THE place fo…

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#631 - Brendan Marks Interview Part 1 - Duke’s rebuilt roster 56:34

29d ago56:34

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The Duke Blue Devils 2024-25 roster is rebuilt, and now they’re in the lab to gel into a team this summer. As they do so, we look back at how Duke did in the transfer portal and what we can expect from the team next season. On Episode 631, we welcome back Brendan Marks of The Athletic for an incredible interview that is broken down into two parts. …

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Saddi Washington Joins the Coaching Staff 39:05

1M ago39:05

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June 13, 2024: One of the worst kept secrets came to fruition as Tom Izzo and the Spartans officially named former UM assistant coach, Saddi Washington, as a new assistant coach. Despite his 8 year stint in Ann Arbor, Saddi actually has very deep ties to Michigan State as his father, Stan, was a former star at MSU from 1964-66. Saddi Washington wil…

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DBR Bites #52 - ACC-SEC Challenge and Goodbye to a Duke Legend! 20:12

1M ago20:12

20:12

Few people have touched the hearts of Duke fans the way Bob Harris has. For 41 years he was the voice of the Blue Devils, calling thousands of football and basketball games, using his voice to paint the pictures we could not see. So, it is with so much sadness that Duke nation today mourns Bob's passing after a battle with Alzheimer's. This episode…

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Episode 25: Paolo Banchero 16:19

1M ago16:19

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Episode 25: Paolo Banchero

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DBR Bites #51 - Breaking News, ACC Transfers, and Duke Defensive Draft 45:41

1M ago45:41

45:41

This is a listener participation episode of the Duke Basketball Roundup. In honor of Duke bringing in a super impressive-looking defensive roster for the 2024-25 campaign, Jason and Donald conduct a Duke Defense draft. They each pick 5 starters and 1 sixth man to form the best defensive team they can. You are going to hear legendary names like Shan…

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NCAA Tourney to expand, NCAA ain't going anywhere and more with Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News 1:14:07

1M ago1:14:07

1:14:07

June 6, 2024: We were joined again this week with prolific sports columnist Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News to talk college hoops. DeCourcy is also a regular on the BTN so he follows the Big Ten very closely as well as the college basketball landscape in general. We talked about what the Big Ten expansion means for basketball by adding a famed p…

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#630 - Scheyer talks, more scrimmage intel, and academic success 48:13

1M ago48:13

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The DBR guys start this episode by breaking down the fabulous conversation between Jay Bilas and Jon Scheyer on the latest episode of The Brotherhood Podcast. Scheyer may talk in coach speak, but if you read between the lines you can really hear some interesting insight into the team he is forming this coming season and what he hopes for Duke baske…

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Episode 24: Jay Bilas & Jon Scheyer 48:46

1M ago48:46

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Special guest host Jay Bilas joins the Brotherhood Pod with Coach Scheyer in our new episode! The Bilastrator goes in depth with Scheyer about Duke's roster construction, the portal, reactions to last season and closes with "94 Feet." Big props to Jay for coming through in the offseason!

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DBR Bites #50 - Intel from K Academy Pickup Ball 39:45

2M ago39:45

39:45

The K Academy is in full effect, and the 2024-25 roster has started doing pickup games with some of the alumni back in town. We discuss what we’ve heard from the first sessions on DBR Bites Episode 50. Before we get to the intel, Jason and Donald discuss an article from the Raleigh News & Observer on how Jon Scheyer rebuilt this roster for next sea…

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Ranking the Best MSU Teams That Didn't Win it All 1:19:21

1M ago1:19:21

1:19:21

May 30, 2024: Summer brings us time to reflect on the Spartan teams of the past and current events in the college basketball world. Today, we decided to riff off a column by Graham Couch from the LSJ and look back at past MSU teams to rank which teams were the best that never won it all. Although the LSJ column focused just on past Izzo teams, Rod …

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Testing For Basketball - There Is More Than One Way To Skin A Cat 1:00:06

2M ago1:00:06

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Episode 123: Today’s episode is a sneak peak into our new book, There Is More Than One Way To Skin A Cat, where I interview nine basketball strength coaches and ask, “What’s your approach to testing and what’s the most common test you use? And then you get to hear exactly how the Chicago Bulls, Denver Nuggets, Kansas Jayhawks and Louisville Cardina…

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DBR Bites #49 - Kansas Rivalry & Other Stuff 37:43

2M ago37:43

37:43

Get ready for a potpourri of topics as the DBR Podcast crew dive into a bunch stuff happening lately. They begin with the just announced game against Kansas in Las Vegas this season, but what has the crew really excited is the very real prospect of games in future years in Cameron and Phog Allen Fieldhouse. Up next, there will be some unusual numbe…

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Welcome to the BiG USC. Trojan basketball with Marc Kulkin. 39:39

2M ago39:39

39:39

May 23, 2024: One of the new additions to the Big Ten this year will be the USC Trojans. Best known for their football, the Trojans have had some success on the hard court as well. Especially located in Southern California, USC has access to some great talent and money. However, USC just had their long time coach, Andy Ensfield, depart for other op…

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#629 - Who plays, who sits next year Part 2 - The Bigs 1:21:35

2M ago1:21:35

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Episode 629 of the Duke Basketball Roundup continues our deep dive on the predicted roles for the team, and we welcome back Scott Rich to the show to help us once again! On this episode, we focus on the bigs, and with four main bigs vying to be a part of the Duke rotation - Cooper Flagg, Khaman Maluach, Maliq Brown, and Patrick Ngongba - we discuss…

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DBR Bites #48 - Another Portal Addition!! Cameron Sheffield Comes To Cameron! 28:17

2M ago28:17

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We got another one! We thought the Duke Blue Devils were done in the transfer portal, but Jon Scheyer’s always closing. Cameron Sheffield will be headed to Durham as a transfer from Rice, and we react to what he brings to the table on DBR Bites Episode 48. Sheffield will head to Durham and is not a guy that’s expected to contend for any significant…

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Jim Graziano 35:09

2M ago35:09

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Chop it up with Jim GrazianoBy lowcomedia

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#628 - Who plays, who sits next year Part 1 - The Perimeter 1:12:18

2M ago1:12:18

1:12:18

The portal is closed (as far as Duke is concerned)! According to everything the Duke Basketball Roundup has heard, the Duke roster for 2024-25 is pretty much set. There may be a practice player brought it but in terms of meaningful rotation guys, these are the 11 guys. So, the next natural question is -- who plays what role on next year's team? The…

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MSU Lands 7' Transfer Center in the Portal - Szymon Zapala 1:07:47

2M ago1:07:47

1:07:47

May 14, 2024: Today, the MSU Spartans landed what appears to be the last piece of the roster puzzle in 7 foot 240# Szymon Zapala. With this center, addition it appears that Tom Izzo has added depth inside without upsetting the dynamics in the locker room with Kohler and Cooper. Zapala played his first three seasons at Utah State in a limited role b…

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#627 - EMERGENCY POD! Sion James commits to Duke! 42:54

2M ago42:54

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Sound the sirens! Sion James is headed to Duke, and we discuss it on Episode 627. The 6’6” graduate transfer arrives in Durham after 4 years at Tulane, and Donald and Jason are excited about having him onboard. Besides him being built like a machine, he brings a lot of qualities to the table that will really help the Blue Devils next season, from s…

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Rick Carlisle 33:35

2M ago33:35

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With the Indiana Pacers doing battle with the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals, it seemed like a great time to launch season 2 of Red's Barber Shop with Red and JJ's chat with Pacers coach Rick Carlisle.By lowcomedia

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Washington Huskies Join the Big Ten - What it means in hoops with Trevor Mueller 51:22

2M ago51:22

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May 9, 2024: The Washington Huskies are joining the Big Ten which has obvious implications from a football standpoint. But what about in hoops? The Huskies are not known for great basketball but Seattle produces a lot of solid talent. Washington is in transition as it moves to a new coach who will try and right the ship, score some talent in the po…

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#626 - Portal Intel, Parent Complaints, and Scheduling News 52:51

2M ago52:51

52:51

We have all heard the rumors, guard Sion James from Tulane is thiiiis close to picking Duke as his next destination. On the latest episode of the Duke Basketball Roundup Jason and Donald do a deep dive on what the transfer portal has brought and what it has taken away. You will hear intel about how Jon Scheyer is building this roster and what it wi…

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#625 - Detailing the History of the Blue Devil! 47:01

3M ago47:01

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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 al…

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What Does UCLA Think About Joining the Big Ten? 41:02

2M ago41:02

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May 2, 2024: Beginning this fall, UCLA leaves the PAC-12 and joins the Big Ten to create an 18 team mega-league. The move was obviously spurred forward by football and the Big Ten's lucrative TV rights but there are obvious implications for basketball. Although UCLA is a decent football program, their basketball heritage is one that will boost the …

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Basketball Pre-Game Meals w/ Sports Dietitian Jessica Isaacs, RD, CSSD 43:47

2M ago43:47

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Episode 122: Learn everything you need to know about basketball pre-game meals from one of the best in the business. Jessica Isaacs, RD, CSSD is a Los Angeles-based Sports Dietitian with an eclectic career working with elite-level athletes, creating engaging social media content, and is a highly sought-after speaker and mentor. She earned her Bache…

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DBR Bites #47 - Next Portal Targets 41:51

3M ago41:51

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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,…

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