Duke Commit Cam Boozer Named Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year

Five-star forward Cam Boozer was named the Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year for the second time on Wednesday.

Boozer, the 2022-23 recipient as a sophomore, averaged 22.6 points, 12.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks this season for Christopher Columbus High School in Miami.

Columbus, meanwhile, celebrated its fourth straight state title. It has already honored both Cam and Cayden Boozer by retiring their jerseys.

Cam is the No. 2 overall recruit in 247Sports' composite rankings for the 2025 class. He and Cayden are following in their father's footsteps and signed with Duke. Carlos Boozer spent three years with the Blue Devils and played a key role on their 2000-01 national championship squad.

In addition to his impressive high school record, Cam has represented the United States at the youth level. He collected gold medals in the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup and the 2023 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.

In his scouting report, 247Sports director of scouting Adam Finkelstein called the 6'9" power forward the "surest thing in high school basketball."

"No one can match his resume of winning or is better suited to help impact winning from day one as a college freshman," Finkelstein said. "He has an extremely versatile and mature two-way floor game. It's just hard to envision a scenario where he's not a successful basketball player at the highest levels for years to come, which is why he is often credited for having the highest long-term floor in the country."

First as an assistant under Mike Krzyzewski and then after succeeding the legendary coach, Duke's Jon Scheyer has been an elite recruiter. Along with the Boozer brothers, the Blue Devils' 2025 class includes two other 5-star standouts, power forward Nikolas Khamenia and small forward Shelton Henderson.

Cam Boozer is bound to shoulder the highest expectations. If the last few years are any indication, he won't have any trouble carrying that burden.