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Cameron, a 6-foot-9 power forward, and Cayden, a 6-foot-4 point guard, have dominated at the high school level. They have won three consecutive Nike EYBL Peach Jam titles and three state titles at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami. They also won gold medals at the FIBA U17 World Cup in July, where Cameron was the Most Valuable Player and Cayden led the team in assists.
At Duke, they will join a program that is accustomed to winning, as well, although the Blue Devils have made only one Final Four (2022) since winning its last national title in 2015.
Still, Duke has remained a destination for top recruits. This year, the Blue Devils have the best incoming freshmen class in the nation, according to the 247Sports Composite, featuring No. 1 Cooper Flagg, No. 4 Khaman Maluach, No. 13 Isaiah Evans, No. 18 Kon Knueppel and No. 21 Patrick Ngongba II.
Flagg, a 6-foot-8 forward who impressed in practices against the U.S. Olympic team this summer, is projected as the No. 1 pick in next year’s NBA draft, according to The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie, who released his mock draft on Thursday. Vecenie also projects Knueppel (No. 9) and Maluach (No. 20) as first round picks. And he has two more Duke players as second round selections: junior guard Tyrese Proctor (No. 41) and guard Sion James (No. 52), a graduate transfer from Tulane.
Since 2011, Duke has had 20 players who were first round NBA draft picks after their freshman seasons, including No. 1 overall selections Kyrie Irving (2011), Zion Williamson (2019) and Paolo Banchero (2022). Cameron and Cayden Boozer could join that list, although they will be first focused on winning another high school state championship and then an NCAA title at Duke.
Besides the Boozers, 247Sports analyst Travis Branham reported on Friday that Duke is also in the mix for two other top Class of 2025 recruits: No. 4-ranked Nate Ament, a 6-foot-9 power forward from Virginia, and No. 27-ranked Nikolas Khamenia, a 6-foot-8 forward from California.
