Tag: 2025 Basketball Recruits

The Boozer twins reportedly deciding between Duke basketball and one other school

With a decision expected soon, 2025 basketball prospects Cameron & Cayden Boozer are reportedly deciding between Duke and one other school.

2025 basketball prospects Cameron and Cayden Boozer feel like the first dominos to fall in the Duke recruiting class, and with their decision expected next week, reports indicate that the Blue Devils are one of two finalists for their commitments.

According to reports from On3’s Joe Tipton and national basketball reporter Adam Zagoria, the twin brothers are expected to choose between Duke and Miami on October 10.

Carlos Boozer, Cameron and Cayden’s father, won a national championship with the Blue Devils in 2001. Across three seasons of college basketball, Carlos averaged 14.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game before getting picked in the second round of the 2002 NBA draft.

According to the 247Sports Rankings, Cameron is the No. 2 overall player in the Class of 2025 and Cayden is the No. 21 overall player and fourth-ranked point guard.

Cameron, a 6-foot-9 forward, averaged 22.2 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game for Columbus High School as a junior. Cayden put together 12.0 points, 7.6 assists, and 1.8 steals per game alongside him.

While the Blue Devils remain in the mix for five-star names like Nate Ament and Shelton Henderson, it feels like other 2025 targets await the Boozer twins before making their decisions.

Duke basketball coach takes in-school visit with five-star 2025 forward

Duke basketball associate head coach Jai Lucas visited Bellaire High School, his old school, to recruit a five-star 2025 forward on Wednesday.

Duke basketball associate head coach Jai Lucas got to turn a reunion into a work trip on Wednesday when he visited five-star 2025 forward Shelton Henderson at Bellaire High School on Wednesday.

Lucas attended Bellaire High School, graduating in 2007 before playing for the Florida Gators and Texas Longhorns at the collegiate level. He joined the Duke coaching staff ahead of the 2022-23 season before being promoted to his current role a year later.

A 6-foot-6 forward, Henderson is the 15th overall player in his class on the 247Sports Rankings. He led the Cardinals with 21.6 points per game as a junior last season, also coming down with 7.6 rebounds and dishing 3.9 assists. He clearly knows how to use his frame on the defensive end, averaging 2.9 steals and 1.4 blocks as well.

According to an August report, Henderson will take an official visit with the Blue Devils over the weekend while the football team plays North Carolina. The Texas native included Duke alongside the Texas Longhorns, Louisville Cardinals, Houston Cougars, Texas Tech Red Raiders, and LSU Tigers.

Five-star 2025 basketball prospect includes Duke Blue Devils among his final five

Dwayne Aristode, a five-star small forward in the Class of 2025, included the Duke Blue Devils in his final five on Wednesday.

The 2025 basketball recruits move closer and closer to their commitments, and one five-star remains in play for [autotag]Jon Scheyer[/autotag] and the Duke Blue Devils.

According to a Wednesday report from On3’s Joe Tipton, Dwayne Aristode included the Blue Devils among his final five potential paths.

A 6-foot-8 small forward who plays for Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, Aristode averaged 12.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game with the Bobcats as a junior last season. He sits 18th in the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

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If Duke fans want even more confidence for the Aristode sweepstakes, he took an official visit with the Blue Devils over the weekend. The idea that he spent some time in Durham before immediately narrowing down his pool sounds promising, even with Scheyer courting a handful of five-stars at once.

Duke will compete with the USC Trojans, Michigan State Spartans, and Arizona Wildcats for Aristode’s commitment, although a fifth option remains on the table. The NBL Next Stars, a development program in the Australian NBL, remains on the table as well.

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Five-star 2025 forward sets official Duke basketball visit for September, per report

According to a Friday report from 247Sports’ Dushawn London, five-star 2025 forward Dwayne Aristode will visit Duke in late September.

The Duke basketball program will host a five-star 2025 prospect in late September, according to one Friday report.

247Sports’ Dushawn London wrote that Dwayne Aristode, the 19th-ranked player in 247Sports Composite rankings for the Class of 2025, will make an official visit with the Blue Devils from September 20-22.

Aristode, who plays for Brewster Academy in New Hampshire, measures out at 6-foot-7 and 205 pounds. He averaged 12.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game as a junior last season, and the Bobcats finished with a 27-7 record.

The small forward joins a lengthy list of 2025 targets for head coach Jon Scheyer. While the Blue Devils haven’t earned a commitment yet (and missed out on top-ranked recruit AJ Dybantsa), Duke has been connected to names like Cameron and Cayden Boozer, Nate Ament, and Shelton Henderson, all of whom are within the top 25 in the Composite rankings.

London also wrote that Aristode set up visits with Michigan State and USC. The five-star will visit the Spartans in late August and the Trojans just days before he heads to Durham.

Aristode has also fielded offers from Arizona, Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, and Connecticut.

Duke basketball makes the top eight for 2025 guard Acaden Lewis

Lewis, a four-star combo guard from the Class of 2025, will decide between Duke and seven other schools for his commitment.

Duke basketball remains in the mix for 2025 guard Acaden Lewis.

The four-star combo guard released his top eight schools on Wednesday morning, and the Blue Devils kept themselves in the race for his commitment.

Head coach Jon Scheyer will need to beat out some stiff competition for the Washington, D.C., native, however. Lewis also included North Carolina, Connecticut, Kentucky, Syracuse, Michigan, Tennessee, and Auburn among his finalists.

According to the Wednesday report from 247Sports’ Dushawn London, Lewis plans to visit each of these eight schools before making a decision in November around the early signing period.

London’s report also made Lewis’s top priority very clear.

“I want to play,” Lewis said. “I’m not there to sit behind a bunch of people they have at the guard spot…NIL is cool but my main focus is playing and being somewhere where I think I’ll be comfortable, where I belong.”

Lewis said his relationship with the head coach will also be a point of emphasis in his recruiting as well.

As of Wednesday afternoon, 247Sports ranks Lewis as the 31st-ranked prospect in the class. He stands 6-foot-2 and weighs in at 170 pounds.