Cameron and Cayden Boozer, twins of former NBA veteran Carlos Boozer, have dedicated to Duke, the duo introduced Friday. Cameron, a 6-foot-9 ahead, is among the finest two-way gamers in highschool and has been a consensus top-three recruit his whole highschool profession. Cayden, a 6-5 level guard, is an elite facilitator and a top-20 recruit himself.
The Boozer twins’ recruitment has been watched intently by followers because the pair emerged onto the scene their freshman yr. They’re among the finest level guard-forward tandems in highschool basketball, having gained three consecutive Florida state titles with Christopher Columbus Excessive College (Miami), two gold medals taking part in for Staff USA and the celebrated Nike Peach Jam on the 15U, 16U and 17U stage, a feat that’s by no means been carried out earlier than. NBA scouts have had a number of alternatives to observe each gamers since their sophomore yr and Cameron is an early projected high 3 decide within the 2026 NBA Draft.
“Cam’s a three-level scorer, nice rebounder and a vocal chief,” Cayden informed Yahoo Sports activities over the summer season. “He’s most likely one of the best participant on the court docket, it doesn’t matter what court docket it’s.”
This previous summer season, Cameron led the EYBL in factors (24.5) and rebounds (13.4) whereas Cayden led all gamers in assists (6.5). In June, the twins performed for Staff USA within the U17 FIBA World Cup in Istanbul, Turkey, and helped Staff USA dominate your entire match, beating opponents by a mean of 60 factors. Cameron was named the match MVP and averaged 20.1 factors and 9.9 rebounds. Cayden led all gamers in assists, averaging 6.4 per sport.
“Cayden’s an incredible level guard, controls the tempo, nice on-ball defender,” Cameron mentioned of his brother. “He’s an underrated chief with an incredible basketball IQ and somebody everybody ought to need on their crew.”
The duo is heading to their father’s alma mater, Duke, which has been a well-liked touchdown spot for the twins because the college supplied them throughout their sophomore yr. Carlos Boozer helped the crew win a championship in 2001 and spent three seasons at Duke earlier than being the thirty fifth general decide within the 2002 NBA Draft.
“I’m so happy with them, it’s onerous to place into phrases,” Carlos informed Yahoo Sports activities in August. “Simply every little thing they’ve completed, watching how onerous they each work, it’s simply been unbelievable to observe. Having gone by the trail they’re on, I do know all of the sacrifices they’ve needed to make and all the additional time they’ve needed to put in to maximise their potential. I’m simply tremendous happy with them.”
The Boozers selected Duke over Miami, Florida and Kentucky. Duke head coach Jon Scheyer continues his recruiting sizzling streak after touchdown Cooper Flagg and the No. 1 recruiting class final yr. Cameron and Cayden are the primary commits for the 2025 Duke recruiting class, however with the college’s successful historical past, count on different high gamers to decide to the Blue Devils earlier than the top of the recruiting cycle.
