Cameron and Cayden Boozer, the twin sons of former Duke basketball star Carlos Boozer, announced their commitment to the Blue Devils on Friday morning.
While fans around the country felt like this was a foregone conclusion because of their father’s collegiate career, multiple reports on Friday indicate that head coach [autotag]Jon Scheyer[/autotag] and his staff actually began the process as underdogs.
The Athletic’s Brendan Marks and 247Sports’ Travis Branham both posted on X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter) that the Miami Hurricanes and Florida Gators started ahead of Duke in the race for the Boozer brothers.
“Miami and Florida led for much of the time but the recent unofficial visits proved to be critical with Duke grinding out the victory,” Branham wrote.
“Huge recruiting win for Jon Scheyer, who gets his centerpiece(s) for next season’s team,” Marks added.
The Columbus High School products are two of the top 25 players in the Class of 2025, with the 6-foot-9 Cameron being the fifth-best Duke basketball commit of the century according to 247Sports.
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The brothers become Scheyer’s first commitments in the Class of 2025.