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Duke's Cameron Boozer Named National Player of the Year by The Sporting News
3/12/2026 11:05:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer has been named The Sporting News National Player of the Year.
Boozer, who was voted as the 2025-26 ACC Player of the Year and ACC Rookie of the Year, becomes the eighth Blue Devil to earn the National Player of the Year honor from The Sporting News, more than any other program in the country, ahead of UCLA (seven).
The freshman forward is the highest-rated player in the history of the KenPom Player of the Year Standings (since 2011) with a rating of 3.253, eclipsing Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin in 2015 (2.794). He is also the top-rated player by EvanMiya with a combined offensive-defensive performance rating of 15.09.
The Miami native leads the ACC in both scoring (705 points/22.7 points per game) and rebounding (315 rebounds/10.2 rebounds per game), while also averaging 4.1 assists and shooting 58.3% from the field. He ranks sixth nationally in scoring and 13th in rebounding, while his 17 double-doubles are tied for ninth in the country. Boozer has also led all players in points, rebounds and assists in six games this season, the most by an ACC player in a season in the last 30 years.
Boozer earned ACC Player of the Week honors five times and Rookie of the Week recognition 10 times this season, sweeping both awards five times to match the ACC single-season record.
His historic campaign includes becoming the only Division I player in the last 30 seasons to record at least 700 points, 300 rebounds and 100 assists while shooting better than 50% from the field in a single regular season. Boozer's consistent production is demonstrated by recording at least 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in all 31 games this season, the longest such streak by any player (men's or women's) at any point in a Division I career this century.
Boozer is the 13th different Blue Devil to win National Player of the Year recognition.
MOST NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS (AP, Naismith, NABC, Sporting News, USBWA, Wooden)
Duke, 48
UCLA, 29
North Carolina, 23
Purdue, 18
Virginia, 14
Ohio State, 13
Cincinnati, 11
Indiana, 11
Kansas, 11
Kentucky, 11
Oklahoma, 11
MOST WINNERS OF THE SPORTING NEWS AWARD
Duke, 8
UCLA, 7
North Carolina, 5
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Boozer, who was voted as the 2025-26 ACC Player of the Year and ACC Rookie of the Year, becomes the eighth Blue Devil to earn the National Player of the Year honor from The Sporting News, more than any other program in the country, ahead of UCLA (seven).
The freshman forward is the highest-rated player in the history of the KenPom Player of the Year Standings (since 2011) with a rating of 3.253, eclipsing Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin in 2015 (2.794). He is also the top-rated player by EvanMiya with a combined offensive-defensive performance rating of 15.09.
The Miami native leads the ACC in both scoring (705 points/22.7 points per game) and rebounding (315 rebounds/10.2 rebounds per game), while also averaging 4.1 assists and shooting 58.3% from the field. He ranks sixth nationally in scoring and 13th in rebounding, while his 17 double-doubles are tied for ninth in the country. Boozer has also led all players in points, rebounds and assists in six games this season, the most by an ACC player in a season in the last 30 years.
Boozer earned ACC Player of the Week honors five times and Rookie of the Week recognition 10 times this season, sweeping both awards five times to match the ACC single-season record.
His historic campaign includes becoming the only Division I player in the last 30 seasons to record at least 700 points, 300 rebounds and 100 assists while shooting better than 50% from the field in a single regular season. Boozer's consistent production is demonstrated by recording at least 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in all 31 games this season, the longest such streak by any player (men's or women's) at any point in a Division I career this century.
Boozer is the 13th different Blue Devil to win National Player of the Year recognition.
MOST NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS (AP, Naismith, NABC, Sporting News, USBWA, Wooden)
Duke, 48
UCLA, 29
North Carolina, 23
Purdue, 18
Virginia, 14
Ohio State, 13
Cincinnati, 11
Indiana, 11
Kansas, 11
Kentucky, 11
Oklahoma, 11
MOST WINNERS OF THE SPORTING NEWS AWARD
Duke, 8
UCLA, 7
North Carolina, 5
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMBB".
#GoDuke
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