{"id":100655,"date":"2024-10-11T11:01:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T15:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=100655"},"modified":"2024-10-11T11:10:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T15:10:49","slug":"duke-beats-out-miami-highly-recruited-boozer-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/11\/duke-beats-out-miami-highly-recruited-boozer-twins\/","title":{"rendered":"Duke Beats Out Miami For Highly-Touted Twin Recruits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a lengthy decision-making process, Cameron Boozer and Cayden Boozer \u2014the sons of former NBA star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/boozeca01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Boozer<\/a> \u2014have revealed that they will commit to the Duke Blue Devils <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/college\/basketball\/recruiting\/article\/cameron-and-cayden-boozer-commit-to-duke-continue-family-legacy-with-blue-devis-237693480\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rather than the Miami Hurricanes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cDuke nation, baby!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five-star basketball recruits and twin brothers Cameron and Cayden Boozer announce that they will be joining <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DukeMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DukeMBB<\/a>. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5RLSDACblM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/5RLSDACblM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Players&#8217; Tribune (@PlayersTribune) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlayersTribune\/status\/1844724642558177388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In choosing Duke, the duo will join their father\u2019s alma mater, where he played three seasons under the legendary Mike Krzyzewski and won a national championship in 2001. In 2022, Krzyzewski walked away from coaching, and was subsequently replaced by Jon Scheyer. Like Carl. Boozer, Scheyer played under Coach K for multiple seasons, winning a championship with the Blue Devils in 2010.<\/p>\n<h2>Duke Beats Out Miami For Heavily Recruited Boozer Twins<\/h2>\n<p>Now that Scheyer has managed to convince the Boozer twins to commit to Duke, he might have <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/08\/19\/duke-blue-devils-2024-newcomers-and-who-has-impressed-the-most-during-preseason\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">enough talent to win a championship<\/a> as a head coach too. However, Cam. Boozer is ranked No. 2 in the 2025 ESPN 100, an indication that he may be a one-and-done. Frankly, while 17-year-old forward <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/08\/03\/no-1-college-basketball-prospects-leaves-out-a-host-of-top-programs-as-he-trims-list-where-will-he-end-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">AJ Dybantsa is the top-ranked player<\/a> in his class, Cam. Boozer may be able to overtake him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Duke commit Cameron Boozer, No. 2 on <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulBiancardi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PaulBiancardi<\/a>&#8216;s Top 25 players regardless of class, is &#8216;the most fundamentally sound player in high school basketball&#8217; and is projected to be &#8216;a high lottery pick in 2026&#8217; \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>The future is bright \ud83d\udcc8 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jMhXeijXvg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/jMhXeijXvg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNNBA\/status\/1844737870877049138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dybantsa certainly looks the part of a future No. 1 pick in terms of his skillset and physical profile.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/whdY8i28ZJA?si=m5iOsk6z3UMtD5FB<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Cam. Boozer is a terrific technician at the forward position and displays a high basketball IQ. In a league that\u2019s becoming increasingly cognizant of the importance of fundamentals, Boozer is the type of prospect who can be a cornerstone player for every NBA team.<\/p>\n<p>Cay. Boozer, a point guard, is also more substance than flash. Ranked No. 17 in the 2025 ESPN 100, he may ended up going in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft if he declares. With that being said, Cay. Boozer is the type of prospect who could stay in college for a couple of years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Duke commit Cayden Boozer, No. 17 on ESPN&#8217;s Top 100 for the class of 2025, is &#8216;projected to be a first round draft pick&#8217; and his game has qualities of former NBA point guard Andre Miller, per <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulBiancardi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PaulBiancardi<\/a> \ud83d\udc40 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TRqFMqowkv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/TRqFMqowkv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SportsCenter NEXT (@SCNext) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SCNext\/status\/1844739312438362162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s an average athlete, often finishing below the rim or settling for pull-up jumpers because he wasn\u2019t explosive enough to do otherwise.He\u2019s also more of a shooting guard than point guard at 6-foot-3. Nonetheless, Cay. Boozer does a lot to positively impact winning, particularly as an on-ball scorer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a lengthy decision-making process, Cameron Boozer and Cayden Boozer \u2014the sons of former NBA star Carlos Boozer \u2014have revealed that they will commit to the Duke Blue Devils rather than the Miami Hurricanes. \u201cDuke nation, baby!\u201d Five-star basketball recruits and twin brothers Cameron and Cayden Boozer announce that they will be joining @DukeMBB. pic.twitter.com\/5RLSDACblM [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":100664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[556,1608,62,3],"tags":[49353,49715,148,861,98],"class_list":["post-100655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba-draft","category-basketball","category-nba","category-news","tag-aj-dybantsa","tag-cameron-boozer","tag-carlos-boozer","tag-duke-blue-devils","tag-nba-draft"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}