While most Duke teams completed the 2024-25 campaign in their respective NCAA tournaments, we’re focusing this month on two programs still alive in postseason play. Sophomore men’s golfer Bryan Kim is in California May 23-26 competing as an individual in NCAA nationals, while track & field freshman sprinters Joseph Taylor and Braelyn Baker are taking aim at the NCAA East Regional May 28-31 in Jacksonville, Florida, to continue their exceptional freshman seasons. Taylor recently was one of the top scorers when the Duke men’s program won the ACC outdoor team championship for the first time in program history.

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In the runup to Duke University’s 2025 commencement exercises on May 11, we visit with two inspirational soon-to-be Blue Devil graduates. Star defensive end and Durham native VJ Anthony completed his African and African American Studies degree requirements in only three-and-a-half years and is locked in on one final college football campaign in the fall. Senior women’s tennis standout Ellie Coleman, an Environmental Sciences major, enjoyed an undefeated ACC singles season this spring and helped her team to an undefeated conference record and regular season championship. She’s eyeing a final run in the NCAA Tournament this month. And while both have been at the top of their games athletically, their Duke experiences have also included game-changing moments beyond the spotlight of competition.

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As the Duke basketball program makes its 18th NCAA Final Four appearance, director of athletics Nina King underscores the visionary leadership displayed by head coach Jon Scheyer from the interview process through his first three seasons at the helm. One of Scheyer’s former Duke teammates and classmates, Brian Zoubek, reflects on the 15th anniversary of the 2010 national title; associate head coach Chris Carrawell puts the achievement of reaching the Final Four in perspective; and radio broadcasters David Shumate and John Roth recap the road to the Final Four through some of the highlight moments of the season. Plus, a conversation with recent track & field alumna Moorea Mitchell, who will play a part in the singing of the national anthem before Saturday’s games in San Antonio.

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It’s time to meet Duke’s newest NCAA champion. Simen Guttormsen, a graduate student from Norway, recently won the national title in the men’s pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field meet, following up a record-setting performance to claim gold at the ACC Championships a couple weeks prior. A two-time Norwegian national champ who competed at the Paris Olympics last summer alongside his older brother, Simen began is collegiate career at Princeton before moving to Duke for grad school and winning the Blue Devils’ first national track crown since Curtis Beach (heptathlon, 2012, 2104). Also, our calls of the month feature Duke’s dual men’s and women’s ACC Tournament basketball triumphs.

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Duke vice president and director of athletics Nina King makes her quarterly appearance with a candid conversation on several of the major issues facing all of intercollegiate athletics during these changing times. Also stopping by is a former member of her executive leadership team at Duke, Art Chase, who recently was named director of athletics at The Citadel. He shares highlights of his 25 years at Duke as well as some ambitions for his new position. And speaking of highlights, our calls of the month feature the fastbreak attack of Duke Basketball over an explosive couple of weeks as the regular season winds down.

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If you have time for some midseason reading, this episode features a pair of interesting author interviews. Former director of athletics and university vice president Dr. Kevin White talks about his new book, “The Good Sport: Reflections On A Full Life In College Sports” which was just released in January 2025, while Duke alum John Feinstein (Class of 1977) discusses the latest on his long list of titles, “Five Banners: Inside The Duke Basketball Dynasty” which was published in October by Duke University Press. Also, we visit with Emily Durham, the program director of Duke’s unique Rubenstein Student-Athlete Civic Engagement endeavor, which turns 10 years old this year.

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As Duke Football heads to Jacksonville to take on Ole Miss in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Jan. 2, this edition of Blue Devil 360 is primed to set the stage with a conversation between Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer and football coach Manny Diaz. Radio analyst Dave Harding, who served as one of the captains for the only Blue Devil squad (so far) to win 10 games, shares his thoughts on this 9-win (so far) season, while his broadcast partner David Shumate sits down with two of Duke’s very disruptive defensive ends, VJ Anthony and Wes Williams. Our Calls of the Month focus on wide receiver Eli Pancol’s stunning performance on Senior Night, followed by a chat with the sixth-year Blue Devil on the evening he was presented with the ACC’s 2024 Brian Piccolo Award.

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From the Thanksgiving weekend holiday we feature ACC defensive player of the year Cameron Roller of the Duke women’s soccer team, Cameron Indoor Stadium fan favorite Spencer Hubbard of the Duke men’s basketball team, and Duke women’s golf alum Leona Maguire, who will be inducted in the WGCA Hall of Fame in December. Our plays of the month come with a twist, as play-by-play voice David Shumate and football coach Manny Diaz rate some of the top moments of the season.

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