UNC Basketball Staff Among Most Active Recruiting Son of Duke Legend

Like his brother, Cayden Boozer has noticed a persistent UNC basketball pursuit.

UNC basketball recruiting target Cayden Boozer / Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Cameron Boozer, who ranks No. 2 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite and is the son of 2001 Duke basketball national champ and two-time NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer, recently mentioned that the UNC basketball recruiters are pushing for him to visit Chapel Hill. But the 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward isn't the only five-star Boozer twin at Columbus High School (Fla.) sitting on the Tar Heels' 2025 offer sheet.

And on that note, both Cameron and Cayden Boozer, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound crafty guard boasting a No. 17 composite ranking, have reiterated time and again that they're not necessarily a package deal.

As for the latest update in the Cayden Boozer sweepstakes specifically, he told League Ready over the weekend that the UNC basketball staff stands alongside Duke, a couple of home-state hopefuls, and Arkansas as the suitors he hears from on a regular basis these days.

.@nightrydaselite point guard Cayden Boozer checked in at @NikeEYB to clear up the latest regarding his recruitment and dished on what he’ll ultimately weigh heavily when it comes time to make a decision.

Boozer checks in at No. 14 overall in the ESPN 100. pic.twitter.com/xENyFw1MLZ

— League Ready (@LeagueRDY) May 4, 2024

"The schools that have been contacting me the most this whole recruiting process have been Duke, Miami, Florida, UNC, Arkansas now since [John Calipari left Kentucky]," Boozer explained. "Those are mostly the main schools that have been talking to me lately."

The 16-year-old backcourt whiz then reconfirmed that his Blue Devil genes — both parents graduated from Duke — in no way guarantee he'll end up in Durham.

Cayden Boozer (top 15 c/o '25) throws a pinpoint lob to Caleb Wilson (top 10 c/o '25) for the slam 🔥

Watch @NikeEYB Session 2 on the NBA App:
📲 https://t.co/WwCcKLXJCc pic.twitter.com/v5eQFR4eED

— NBA Future Starts Now (@nbafuturenow) May 3, 2024

"Obviously, there's a Duke tie," he said to League Ready. "But I mean, my decision is my decision. It's not my dad's or anyone's. It's my decision. It's what I have to do for myself and my future...Being a point guard, you have to have a coach that you have a good relationship with and can trust you making decisions on the floor...

"I want to go to a winning culture."

Carlos Boozer watching his sons, Cameron and Cayden, at @NikeEYB Session 2 in ATL 🔥 pic.twitter.com/mEhllRCtIb

— NBA Future Starts Now (@nbafuturenow) May 3, 2024

Cayden Boozer added that he has no timeline in mind.

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