About this episode
Fresh off a U20 World Title, PJ Duke joins the show to talk about his journey from bronze last year to gold this year, what it means to be part of Team USA and Penn State’s powerhouse lineup, and how he’s balancing juniors with eyes on senior-level goals. We cover the wild Iranian match finish, the KD coaching influence, making the transition to Penn State, and whether he’ll redshirt. Plus, fan Q&A and fun hypotheticals like who wins: Aaron Pico of 2015 or PJ Duke of 2025. 0:00 - Winning a U20 World Title 01:50 - Bronze Last Year to Gold This Year 03:00 - Being A Part Of This Team 03:45 - The Penn State Team 05:25 - The Iranian Match Finish 06:50 - Focusing on Juniors & Being Present 07:30 - The KD Coaching Perspective 10:00 - Transitioning Focus to Senior Worlds 10:50 - Final X Series with Yianni 15:00 - Representing New York 16:15 - Making the Transition to Penn State 18:30 - Will PJ Redshirt? 19:45 - Taking out NCAA Champions 23:00 - Who Wins: Pico of 2015/PJ of 2025 25:00 - Fan Q&A 35:30 - Being a Part of the Class of 2025 Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast. NEW EPISODES WEEKLY/BIWEEKLY! Support the show & leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, and shop some apparel on BASCHAMANIA.com! For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email info@baschamania.com. BASCHAMANIA is a Basch Solutions Production. Learn more about Basch Solutions at BaschSolutions.com. SUBSCRIBE FOR VIDEO ON YOUTUBE! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxf0TDH1TTY TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/justinjbasch INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/jbasch BASCHAMANIA: https://www.instagram.com/baschamania