Duke basketball gets update on Cayden Boozer status for next season. The latest
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- Duke announced Cayden Boozer will play his sophomore season with the Blue Devils.
- Boozer helped Duke win the ACC Tournament and advance to the NCAA regional final.
- Boozer answered media questions after the UConn loss and accepted responsibility.
Duke’s Cayden Boozer is staying with the Blue Devils.
The school announced Thursday on social media that the guard would play his sophomore season with the Blue Devils.
There have been questions about Boozer’s status for the 2026-27 season. The Blue Devils had two players – forward Nikolas Khamenia and guard Darren Harris – enter the NCAA transfer portal as Duke looked to restructure its roster for next season.
Boozer’s twin brother, Cameron, is set to enter the 2026 NBA draft after a freshman season that made him a consensus pick as national player of the year. Cayden Boozer has mentioned it would be “weird” to play without his brother after all the years of basketball success they had together growing up in Miami before coming to Duke.
Looking to next season, the Blue Devils have signed point guard Deron Rippey Jr, a five-start recruit, and Caleb Foster could return for his senior season at Duke.
Then, there was the matter of how this past season ended. Cayden Boozer played well after Foster was sidelined with a foot fracture and helped the Blue Devils win the ACC Tournament and then advance to the NCAA Tournament regional final against Connecticut.
But Boozer’s late turnover, followed by the 35-foot winning shot by UConn’s Braylon Mullins in the final seconds, gave UConn a 73-72 win, ending Duke’s season and appearing to tarnish some of Boozer’s contributions. Social media criticism was harsh.
But Boozer answered every media question after the UConn loss and accepted responsibility for it, showing a degree of maturity. And now, he will be back.
