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Since the beginning of the 2025-26 college basketball season, the consensus top-three 2026 NBA Draft prospects have remained the same: BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa, Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson, and Duke freshman Cameron Boozer.
Boozer came into Duke as one of the most decorated high school prospects of all-time, but he also came one year after Cooper Flagg put together one of the best rookie campaigns in recent college basketball memory in a Blue Devil uniform. Flagg won the National Player of the Year award and was selected No. 1 overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2025 NBA Draft.
May 3, 2026; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg is interviewed before the start of the 2026 Wurth 400 cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Despite the massive shoes Boozer was asked to fill coming in as Duke’s next prized rookie, not only did the 6’9″ forward have a better freshman season than Flagg, but he put together one of the most dominant college basketball seasons of the last few decades.
Mar 29, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Cameron Boozer (12) rebounds against the UConn Huskies during an Elite Eight game of the East Regional of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
Cameron Boozer Was Quite Literally Unstoppable
From day one, Boozer couldn’t be stopped. It didn’t take long for fans to realize that he was Duke’s best scorer, passer, and rebounder, and was the most consistently dominant player in the sport.
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Boozer averaged 22.5 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.4 steals a night on 55.6% shooting from the field and 39.1% shooting from three. The Miami native notched 22 double-doubles and didn’t score in single digits in any contest all year.
Apr 4, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Cameron Boozer is awarded the Oscar Robertson Player of the Year Award presented by the…
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