Highly touted college basketball recruits and twin brothers Cameron and Cayden Boozer are reportedly expected to announce their commitment this week.
According to Travis Branham of 247Sports, the Boozer brothers will make their official college decision Friday.
Michelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald previously reported Wednesday that Cameron and Cayden have narrowed their list of suitors down to Duke and Miami.
Both Boozer brothers are among the top prospects available in the 2025 recruiting class, and they are very different types of players despite being twins.
Cameron stands 6’9″ and weighs 235 pounds. Per 247Sports, he is a 5-star prospect, as well as the No. 2 overall recruit, No. 1 power forward and No. 1 player from the state of Florida in his class.
Meanwhile, Cayden is a 6’4″, 205-pound point guard who is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 21 overall player, No. 4 point guard and No. 4 player from Florida, and rates as a 4-star prospect.
The Boozers star at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida, which conceivably gives the University of Miami a leg up, but they also have deep ties to Duke University.
Cameron and Cayden’s father is former NBA power forward Carlos Boozer, who starred for three seasons at Duke, winning a national championship in 2001.
Carlos was a second-round pick in the 2002 NBA draft, and he went on to enjoy a successful 13-year NBA career with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers.
He averaged 16.2 points and 9.5 rebounds per contest in 861 career games, was twice named an All-Star and won an Olympic bronze medal in 2004 and Olympic gold medal in 2008 as part of Team USA.
Per Kaufman, Cameron and Cayden have enjoyed a similar level of success thus far in their high school careers.
In addition to winning three straight state championships, Cameron owns per-game averages of 20.7 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.1 blocks, while Cayden averages 16.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.8 steals per contest.
Duke is one of the most successful and prestigious basketball programs of all time, having won five national titles since 1991. The Blue Devils are also elite when it comes to recruiting, as they have the No. 1 class this year, led by top recruit Cooper Flagg.
The Hurricanes have never won a national title, but they had back-to-back Elite Eight appearances in 2022 and 2023, and they reached the Final Four in 2023, which was their best-ever result.
Miami is coming off a disappointing 15-17 campaign in 2023-24, but keeping the Boozer brothers in the area would provide a massive boost to the program’s championship aspirations.
