Blue Devils Face Siena in NCAA Tournament Thursday

Thursday, March 19

Greenville, S.C.

Approx. 2:50 p.m.

Duke University

Siena

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Blue Devils Face Siena in NCAA Tournament Thursday

3/18/2026 3:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Opening Tip

Duke makes its 48th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and the first as the overall No. 1 seed under fourth-year head coach Jon Scheyer.
Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery and Tracy Wolfson will call the action on CBS. David Shumate and John Roth team up for the broadcast on the Blue Devil Sports Network.
The Blue Devils won the regular-season conference crown and the ACC Tournament title for a second straight year.
Duke boasts the highest winning percentage (.750) and third-most wins (126) in NCAA Tournament history.
Duke is No. 1 in NET rankings and owns 17 Quad-1 wins, tied for the most in the nation. (Mar. 15)
Duke has secured 12 top-25 victories, including the most in the regular season (11) in ACC history and tied for the most in a regular season in AP poll history.
Duke is the only team ranked in the top-four nationally in both offensive efficiency (128.0, 4th) and defensive efficiency (89.1, 2nd) ratings. (KenPom)
The Blue Devils are second in the nation in scoring margin (+19.1).
Duke ranks third in the nation and first in the ACC in scoring defense (63.1 ppg).
The Blue Devils are ninth nationally with an ACC-best field goal percentage defense of 39.2%.
Duke tops the conference and ranks fifth in the country in rebounding margin (+10.9).
Scheyer's 121 wins and 24 victories over AP-ranked opponents are the most by a Division I coach in their first four seasons.
Cameron Boozer is the nation's ninth-leading scorer with 22.5 points per game and is tied for fourth in the nation with 19 double-doubles, while topping the ACC in rebounding (10.2 rpg), is 12th in assists (4.2 apg), 14th in steals (1.5 spg) and fourth in field goal percentage (.565).
Boozer recorded at least 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in the first 33 games of the season, the longest such streak by any player (men's or women's) at any point in a Division I career this century. (OptaSTATS)
Since Thanksgiving 2024, the Blue Devils have achieved a record of 63-4 (.940).
Duke owns the best record in Division I college basketball over the past two seasons at 67-6.

About the Siena Saints

Duke defeated Siena, 92-74, in the only meeting between the Blue Devils and Saints, on Nov. 13, 2015, in Durham, N.C.
Siena secured the program's eighth NCAA Tournament bid and its first since 2010, when the third-seeded Saints earned a seventh MAAC Tournament championship with a 64-54 victory over regular-season champion Merrimack.
Duke is 2-0 in NCAA Tournament games against a MAAC foe.
Siena has won an NCAA Tournament game in four of its six previous appearances in The Big Dance (1989, 2002, 2008, 2009), including three of its past four trips.
The Saints are 4-6 all-time in NCAA Tournament games, including three wins against top-eight seeds.
Siena ranked second in the MAAC and 15th nationally for scoring defense, holding opponents to 65.7 points per game.
Siena is sixth in the nation in fewest fouls per game (13.7).
Gavin Doty tops the Saints with 17.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while distributing 2.2 assists per contest.
Justice Shoats is second on the squad with 13.2 points per game, and leads the team in assists (4.4 apg) and steals (1.4 spg).

On This Date - March 19

Duke is 9-1 when playing on March 19, all NCAA Tournament games.
The Blue Devils won their first nine outings on this date from 1966 through 2016.
Duke's first game played on this date was in the 1966 Final Four, a 79-77 victory over Utah in the consolation game.
Duke's lone March 19 loss was to South Carolina, 88-81, in 2017, at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.
The Blue Devils' first contest on this date was in the 1964 NCAA Final Four, a 98-83 defeat in the national championship game versus No. 1 UCLA in Kansas City, Missouri.

Last Time Out

No. 1 Duke took home its 24th ACC Tournament title by holding off No. 10 Virginia, 74-70, at the Spectrum Center.
The title is the second consecutive for the Blue Devils and the third in four seasons under head coach Jon Scheyer.
In a seesaw battle that featured 12 ties and 16 lead changes, Duke took the lead for the final time with 2:49 remaining thanks to an offensive rebound and layup by Cayden Boozer.
Isaiah Evans finished with a team-high 20 points, including the final two on free throws with 12 seconds remaining. Cameron Boozer tallied 13 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, while Cayden Boozer finished with 16 points, four assists and five rebounds.
Saturday's win over No. 10 Virginia was Duke's 12th over a top-25 team this season. The Blue Devils had already secured wins over No. 1 Michigan, No. 7 Michigan State, No. 11 Virginia, No. 15 Florida, No. 17 North Carolina, No. 20 Louisville (twice), No. 20 Clemson, No. 22 Arkansas, No. 24 SMU and No. 25 Kansas.
The victory was also Scheyer's 24th win over a ranked opponent, more than any other Division I head coach in their first four seasons.
Duke increased its winning streak to 11 games, matching its longest stretch without a loss this season. The Blue Devils have registered double-digit winning streaks three times this season.
The Cavaliers entered Friday's game averaging 81.0 points per game, but were held to 70, 11.0 points below their season average. Duke's defense has held all but two of their 34 opponents below their scoring average this season.
Entering Saturday's championship game, Duke topped the conference and ranked sixth nationally for rebounding margin (+10.9). The Blue Devils outrebounded the Cavaliers by 10 (41-31) and have finished with a positive margin on the glass in 30 games this season.
Virginia began Saturday's game leading the league in total rebounds (40.5) and offensive rebounds (13.3), but were held below both averages, finishing the contest with just 31 total rebounds and only 10 offensive boards.
Cameron Boozer was named ACC Tournament MVP and was joined on the All-Tournament First Team by Isaiah Evans. Cayden Boozer earned Second Team All-Tournament team honors.
Cameron Boozer became the 20th player in ACC history to be named the ACC Player of the Year and ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player. The feat was most recently accomplished by Duke's Zion Williamson in 2019.
Cayden Boozer played all 40 minutes, scoring 16 points for the second consecutive game. The freshman poured in 14 of his points in the first half and added five rebounds, four assists and one steal. Boozer is the first Duke player to play all 40 minutes in a game since Jared McCain on March 31, 2024.
Evans led all scorers with 20 points, including a 4-of-8 showing from beyond the arc and a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. When Evans makes at least three 3-pointers, Duke is 18-0 this season and 29-0 in his career.
Cameron Boozer rounded out Duke's double-digit scoring with 13 points, while leading all players in assists with eight. The freshman also reeled in eight boards, with five coming on the offensive glass – highlighted by a key offensive rebound with less than 20 seconds remaining.
Boozer shot 6-of-9 from the charity stripe, including two makes with less than five seconds remaining to put Duke ahead by two possessions.
Nikolas Khamenia scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds, while playing a career-high 32 minutes.
Dame Sarr led the team with a pair of steals and added nine points with four rebounds.
Darren Harris tallied a pivotal three-point play in the second half and finished the game with a team-high plus-minus of +12.

Blue Devils Make 48th NCAA Tournament Appearance

Duke earned the overall No. 1-seed in the East Region of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
Duke's 48th NCAA Tournament appearance ranks fifth in tournament history, trailing Kentucky (63), North Carolina (55), Kansas (53) and UCLA (52).
Duke is 126-42 (.750) all-time in the NCAA Tournament, marking the best winning percentage in tournament history by a team with a minimum of 20 games played. Duke's 126 wins are third-most in the event's history.
Head coach Jon Scheyer leads Duke into the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season and has steered the Blue Devils to a top-five seed in each of his first four years at the helm of the program. The 2026 campaign is the second consecutive one-seed for the Blue Devils under Scheyer, and marks the 16th time in program history Duke has been tapped as a one seed, the second-most in tournament history.
Duke has been ranked inside the top-seven all season and enters the tournament ranked No. 1 in the nation with a 32-2 record, sweeping the ACC regular season and tournament titles.
The Blue Devils have now been selected to the East Region 21 times – last in 2025 – and hold a 63-18 (.778) record when playing out of the East. Duke is 58-11 (.841) all-time as a No. 1 seed and is 15-0 all-time versus a No. 16 seed.
Duke's Thursday game in Greenville marks the program's ninth NCAA Tournament game in the state of South Carolina with the Blue Devils entering with a record of 7-1 (.875) in the Palmetto State, including a 5-1 ledger at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in NCAA action.

Blue Devils Repeat as ACC Tournament Champions; Capture 24th ACC Tournament Title

Top-ranked Duke defeated No. 10 Virginia, 74-70, on March 14, securing the Blue Devils' 24th ACC Tournament title.
With the victory, Duke became the first ACC school to capture a football, men's basketball and women's basketball championship in the same academic year.
The Blue Devils have won five of the last nine ACC Tournaments that have been completed, becoming the first team to win four games in four days to capture the 2017 crown in Brooklyn, winning in 2019 in Charlotte, earning the 2023 title in Greensboro in Jon Scheyer's first year as head coach, claiming Scheyer's second crown in 2025 in Charlotte and taking home a third title for Scheyer in Charlotte in 2026.
Across his eight ACC Tournament appearances as a player and head coach, Scheyer has won five championships.
The Blue Devils hold a record of 24-13 in the ACC Tournament title game. The 24 total ACC Tournament crowns are the most by any team in the history of the event.
With the three wins in the 2026 event, Duke improved its all-time ACC Tournament ledger to 116-47 (.712). The 116 total wins are the most by any team in ACC Tournament history.
When the ACC Tournament is played in Charlotte, Duke is 27-8 (.771). Seven of Duke's 24 championships have come when playing in Charlotte – including in each of the last two seasons.

Back-to-Back 30-Win Seasons

Duke's ACC Tournament quarterfinals win over Florida State on March 12 improved its overall record to 30-2, marking the program's 18th season with 30 or more victories.
Including last year's 35-4 finish, the Blue Devils have now registered consecutive 30-win seasons six times, with the last capping a three-year run in 2010-11.
With Jon Scheyer picking up his 121st career win courtesy of a victory in the ACC Tournament title game, the fourth-year head coach is averaging more than 30 wins per season.

ACC Regular-Season Champions

With a win at NC State (March 2), Duke clinched the ACC regular-season championship and the top seed in the ACC Tournament.
The 2025-26 campaign is the 22nd time the Blue Devils have earned at least a share of the regular-season title, and the second consecutive outright regular-season crown under head coach Jon Scheyer.
The Blue Devils have finished the regular season with at least a share of the ACC regular-season championship in back-to-back seasons for the first time since winning five straight in 1996-2001.

Duke at No. 1 in Top-25 Polls

On Feb. 23, after defeating top-ranked Michigan, Duke jumped two spots to the top of the Associated Press and USA TODAY Coaches top-25 polls.
The Blue Devils have now been ranked as the No. 1 team in the nation (AP poll) for four consecutive weeks and 151 weeks total, more than any other program in the country. (as of March 16 poll)
Thursday will be Duke's 300th game played as the No. 1-ranked team, ahead of UCLA's 257 games for the best total all-time (since 1949), with the Blue Devils posting a 257-42 record.
Since 1998, the Blue Devils have played 197 games as the top-ranked team, more than twice as many as the next best tally (84 by North Carolina).
Last season, Duke moved to the top of both the AP and Coaches polls on March 10, 2025, and remained in the top spot on March 17, 2025, after winning three games in Charlotte to capture the ACC Tournament title, right through to the Final Four.
The No. 1 ranking on March 10, 2025, was the first time the Blue Devils were positioned atop the Associated Press poll since Nov. 29, 2021.

Blue Devils Efficient at Both Ends of the Floor

Duke is the only team ranked in the top-four nationally in both offensive efficiency (128.0, 4th) and defensive efficiency (89.1, 2nd) ratings, according to KenPom.com.
The Blue Devils are the nation's No. 1-rated team, according to KenPom, with an overall rating of 38.90, the third-highest rating in KenPom history, behind the 1998-99 Duke Blue Devils (43.01) and the 2024-25 Blue Devils (39.29).
The 2024-25 Blue Devils achieved the best offensive efficiency rating (130.1) in the history of KenPom (since 1996-97 season).
Duke finished the 2024-25 season with the second-highest overall rating (39.29) in KenPom history, trailing only the 1998-99 Duke Blue Devils (43.01).
Last season, Duke was the only team in the country ranked among the top-five in both offensive (130.1, 1st) and defensive (90.8, 5th) adjusted efficiency (KenPom).
Duke has boasted a top-20 defense in all four seasons under head coach Jon Scheyer: 16th (93.9) in 2022-23; 16th (95.2) in 2023-24; 5th (90.8) in 2024-25; and currently 2nd (89.1) in 2025-26.

Tracking Blue Devil Deflections - "Defensive Menace" Maliq Brown

Through 34 games, the Blue Devils have accumulated 573 deflections, an average of 16.9 per game.
Duke amassed a season-best 32 deflections versus Niagara (Nov. 21), topping the previous high of 30 against Indiana State (Nov. 14).
Maliq Brown, described as a "defensive menace" by head coach Jon Scheyer, tops Duke with 183 deflections (5.4 avg.), as the senior has registered more than 31% of the team's deflections.
Rated as the nation's best defender, according to BartTorvick metrics, Brown currently owns a 8.7 defensive box plus-minus, which is the best tally in the history of the BartTorvick platform. Only three other players have ever finished a season with a mark over 8.0.
Brown has the best steal percentage (5.61%) in the ACC and ranks second nationally, according to KenPom (percentage of possessions a player records a steal while on the court).
Brown, who was selected to the 2023-24 ACC All-Defensive Team after leading the league with 71 steals as a sophomore at Syracuse, recorded 12 deflections against Niagara (Nov. 21), the most by a Blue Devil this season.
Brown joined teammate Cameron Boozer as one of 15 players selected to the 2025-26 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award watch list, announced Feb. 27.
At the conclusion of the regular season, Brown was voted as the 2025-26 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and ACC Sixth Man of the Year.

Cleaning the Glass

Duke tops the conference and ranks fifth in the country in rebounding margin (+10.9), outrebounding its opposition by an average of 40.3 to 29.4 boards per game.
The Blue Devils have outrebounded their opponent in 30 games this season.
Duke has outrebounded eight opponents by 20 or more boards, including a season-best rebound margin of +34 (55-21) against Lipscomb, +22 (49-27) at Notre Dame, and +21 versus Louisville (47-26) and Florida State (46-25) in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.
Duke has limited three opponents to two points or less in second-chance points, including a pair of shutouts (Lipscomb, Georgia Tech).

Strength of Schedule

Duke has secured 12 top-25 victories - the most by any team this season - with wins over No. 1 Michigan, No. 7 Michigan State, No. 10 and No. 11 Virginia, No. 15 Florida, No. 17 North Carolina, No. 20 Louisville (twice), No. 20 Clemson, No. 22 Arkansas, No. 24 SMU and No. 25 Kansas.
The 2025-26 Blue Devils are the first team in the history of the ACC to win at least 10 regular-season games against ranked opponents.
The Blue Devils' 11 wins over AP-ranked teams tied the record for the most in a regular season in AP poll history.
Duke has posted six double-digit victories over ranked teams this season, the most by Duke since the 2001-02 campaign. (ESPN Research)
Duke, ranked No. 1 in the NCAA's NET rankings (March 16), has played 19 Quad-1 games with a 17-2 record in those contests. The Blue Devils' 17 Quad-1 wins are tied for the most in the country.
Eight ACC teams are among the top 40 of the NCAA's NET rankings (as of March 16). Duke (1), Virginia (12), Louisville (17) and North Carolina (24) rank among the top 25.
Four ACC teams are ranked in the latest Associated Press top-25 poll (March 16): No. 1 Duke, No. 9 Virginia, No. 21 North Carolina and No. 23 Louisville.
Duke's 2025-26 non-conference lineup featured eight opponents that reached the NCAA Tournament a year ago: Texas (Nov. 4; Charlotte, N.C.), Kansas (Nov. 18; New York, N.Y.), Arkansas (Nov. 27; Chicago), Florida (Dec. 2; Durham), Michigan State (Dec. 6; East Lansing, Mich.), Lipscomb (Dec. 16; Durham), Texas Tech (Dec. 20; New York, N.Y.) and Michigan (Feb. 21; Washington, D.C.). Of those teams, five advanced to the Sweet 16, with three reaching the Elite Eight.

Measurable Results

Duke owns the best record in Division I college basketball over the past two seasons at 67-6.
Since Thanksgiving 2024, the Blue Devils have achieved a record of 63-4 (.940).
Duke has won 42 of its last 44 games against conference opponents.
The Blue Devils have confronted double-digit deficits in four outings this season, including their largest deficits at Louisville (12) and versus SMU (11), and have rallied to win all four games.
During the past three seasons under head coach Jon Scheyer, Duke has sustained just one double-digit defeat — in the 2024 NCAA Elite Eight.
In that stretch, the Blue Devils have produced 71 double-figure victories, including 47 wins by 20-plus points, 23 by 30-plus and eight by 40-plus.
Since the start of last season, Duke has won 35 games by at least 20 points. That is the most 20-point wins in Division I over this span. (Stats Perform)
Duke has taken a double-digit lead in 65 of 73 games since the start of last season. The Blue Devils have a 61-4 record in those contests, including 52 wins by at least 10 points. (Devils Illustrated)

Duke is Most-Watched Men's College Basketball Team

Duke is the most-watched men's college basketball team this season, according to Nielsen (as of Feb. 25).
No. 4 Duke's 80-71 victory over No. 22 Arkansas at the United Center on Thanksgiving Day averaged 6.813 million viewers for CBS Sports, becoming the most-watched regular-season college basketball game on any network since the 1992-93 season, according to Nielsen. The previous high came on Feb. 21, 1993, when Purdue faced Indiana on CBS (7.225 million).
Duke's victory over top-ranked Michigan on Feb. 21, averaged 4.3 million viewers, peaking at 5.4 million, as ESPN's most-watched game in seven years, and ESPN's seventh most-watched game on record.
The 2026 ACC Tournament championship game between top-ranked Duke and No. 10 Virginia attracted 4.1 million viewers on ESPN, making it the second-most watched ACC championship game on record.
The Duke versus North Carolina game on Feb. 7, averaged 3.51 million viewers on ESPN, making it the most-watched regular-season college basketball game in four years. The contest peaked at 4.8 million viewers, representing a 53% increase over the 2025 matchup.
The rivalry rematch in Durham on March 7, averaged 3.4 million viewers on ESPN - the third-most watched Duke-UNC game in the past seven seasons.

Duke Earns Five Postseason ACC Awards

Duke captured five of the Atlantic Coast Conference's six top awards and placed multiple players on the league's postseason teams.
Freshman forward Cameron Boozer was voted the ACC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, while senior forward Maliq Brown earned both Defensive Player of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year awards. Head coach Jon Scheyer was named ACC Coach of the Year after guiding the Blue Devils to a 29-2 overall record, the league's regular-season championship and the No. 1 ranking in the top-25 polls.
Boozer was also selected to the All-ACC First Team and the All-Rookie Team, while Brown was picked to the All-Defensive Team.
Sophomore guard/forward Isaiah Evans earned All-ACC Third Team recognition, while sophomore center Patrick Ngongba II was named All-ACC Honorable Mention. Freshman guard/forward Dame Sarr garnered All-Defensive Team honors.
Boozer is the fifth player in ACC history to capture the league's Player and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season, joining former Duke standouts Cooper Flagg (2025), Zion Williamson (2019), Marvin Bagley III (2018) and Jahlil Okafor (2015). Boozer is the 20th Blue Devil to be saluted as the ACC Player of the Year and 16th to be named ACC Rookie of the Year.
Duke's 20 Player of the Year awards, 16 Rookie of the Year recipients, 162 All-ACC selections, 42 All-Rookie Team picks and 36 All-Defensive Team merits are the most in conference history in each category.
The Blue Devils have had an All-ACC First Team honoree in 18 of the last 19 seasons.

Cameron Boozer's Historic Campaign

Cameron Boozer headlines the KenPom Player of the Year Rankings with the highest mark (3.082) since the current format of the rating system was implemented in 2013. No player has finished a season with a rating above 2.800. Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin achieved a 2.794 rating at the conclusion of the 2014-15 season.
Boozer also sits atop the EvanMiya Player Performance Rankings at 15.00, leading Yaxel Lendeborg of Michigan at 13.38. Boozer's 15.00 rating is the highest of any player dating back to 2010.
The freshman forward was named The Sporting News National Player of the Year, and voted the 2025-26 ACC Player of the Year and ACC Rookie of the Year.
Boozer recorded at least 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in the first 33 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. (OptaSTATS)
Boozer is the only DI player in the last 30 seasons to have 700+ points, 300+ rebounds, 100+ assists and 50.0+ FG% in a single regular season.
Boozer is the first Duke freshman to score 35 points or more twice - amassing 35 points versus Indiana State (Nov. 14) and tallying 35 points again versus Arkansas (Nov. 27).
The freshman forward became the first NCAA Division I or NBA player in the last 30 seasons to have an eight-game span with more than 175 points, 75 rebounds and 25 assists, 10 or fewer turnovers, and an undefeated record - doing so in Duke's first eight games. (OptaSTATS)
Boozer became the first ACC player with at least 100 points, 50 rebounds and 20 assists in a five-game span since Craig Smith of Boston College in March 2006. The freshman forward accomplished that standard in his first five college contests. (Nov. 19)
Boozer is the only Division I player in the last 30 seasons to collect at least 250 points, 100 rebounds and 40 assists through his first 11 career games. (Dec. 17; OptaSTATS)
Boozer amassed 35 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks, connecting on 13-of-16 field goals in a win over Indiana State on Nov. 14, becoming the first major conference freshman to reach 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists with no more than one turnover since Syracuse's Carmelo Anthony in 2003 (ESPN), and joined Zion Williamson (2019) and Christian Laettner (1990) as the third Duke player in the past 45 years to score at least 35 points in a double-double performance.
Boozer's nine assists against Florida State were the most by a Blue Devil in the past three seasons (10 assists by Tyrese Proctor against Pitt in the 2023 ACC Tournament).
Boozer needed just 16 career games to record 300+ points, 150+ rebounds and 50+ assists. That is the second fewest needed by any player this century, as LSU's Ben Simmons reached those figures in 15 games 10 years ago in 2015-16. (Stats Perform)
Boozer became the first Blue Devil to score 30 points in consecutive games since RJ Barrett in February 2019.
The Miami native has amassed 25 points or more in 12 games, including 35 points against No. 22 Arkansas, 35 points versus Indiana State, 32 points against Wake Forest, 30 points at Stanford and 29 points against No. 15 Florida.
Boozer's 26-point performance versus North Carolina (Mar. 7) was his 12th game scoring 25 points or more, which ranks third among Duke freshmen all time.
With his 24 points against Clemson (March 13), Boozer moved into second place for Duke freshman scoring in a season with 752 points. He only trails RJ Barrett's 860 points during the 2018-19 season. In the same game, he also moved into second place for Duke freshman rebounding in a season with 339 - trailing only Marvin Bagley III, who grabbed 366 in 2017-18, while Boozer also made nine free throws to secure the Duke freshman record for free throws made with 183, passing Cooper Flagg's 179 in 2024-25.
Boozer has led all players in points, rebounds and assists in seven games this season, extending his lead over Tim Duncan (5, 1996-97) for the most by an ACC player in a season over the last 30 seasons.
Boozer has been voted ACC Player of the Week five times (Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Jan. 19, Mar. 9) and ACC Rookie of the Week 10 times (Nov. 17, Nov. 24, Dec. 1, Dec. 8, Jan. 5, Jan. 12, Jan. 19, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, Mar. 9).
Boozer swept the ACC weekly awards five times this season, joining former Blue Devil Cooper Flagg as the only two players in the history of the league to accomplish the feat five times in a single season.
Boozer has logged 19 total double-doubles and 12 with at least 20 points. The freshman tallied at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in three consecutive games, the regular-season finale against North Carolina and the first two games of the ACC Tournament.
The freshman forward is currently the nation's ninth-leading scorer with 22.5 points per game, ranks 13th nationally with 10.2 rebounds per contest and is tied for fourth with 19 double-doubles, which is the second-most by a Duke freshman.
Among ACC statistical leaders, Boozer leads the league in scoring with 765 points (22.5 ppg) and rebounding with 347 boards (10.2 rpg), and ranks 12th in assists (4.2 apg), 14th in steals (1.5 spg) and fourth in field goal percentage (.565).
Boozer is currently second for Duke freshman scoring in a season with 765 points, trailing RJ Barrett's 860 points during the 2018-19 season.
Boozer is also in second place for Duke freshman rebounding in a season with 347, behind Marvin Bagley III, who grabbed 366 in 2017-18.
The freshman made nine free throws versus Clemson (March 13), securing the Duke freshman record for free throws made, passing Cooper Flagg's 179 in 2024-25. Boozer currently has 189.

Other Notables

Duke's regular-season record of 29-2 is the best for the Blue Devils since going 29-1 in 1998-99.
The Blue Devils won their last five conference games of the regular season by an average margin of 30.2 points.
Duke has won the outright ACC regular-season championship in back-to-back years. The Blue Devils have finished the regular season with at least a share of the ACC regular-season championship in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2001.
Duke has a record of 69-3 (.958) when committing 15 or fewer fouls under head coach Jon Scheyer, compared to 52-21 (.712) when the Blue Devils have 16 or more fouls. (@EvanMiya)
Maliq Brown is sixth in the nation and second in the ACC in 2-point field goal percentage (75.8%), having made 69-of-91 shots inside the arc.
In the last eight regular-season games, Cayden Boozer averaged 3.0 assists, while committing only seven turnovers (3.4 assist-turnover ratio) in 21.8 minutes per contest.
Veteran Blue Devil Caleb Foster has proven to be a road warrior this season, establishing new career-highs in points (20 at Louisville), rebounds (8 at Pittsburgh) and assists (8 vs. Arkansas in Chicago) all away from the friendly confines of Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Cameron Boozer and Isaiah Evans are the first Duke teammates to each have 350+ points in the team's first 25 games of a season since Tre Jones and Vernon Carey Jr. in 2019-20.
Evans is only the second Blue Devil to make seven 3-pointers in the ACC Tournament, matching the standard set by J.J. Redick in 2005 and 2006.
Duke has registered 36 kill shots (scoring run of 10+ points) this season, while surrendering just eight by the opposition.
Duke's 11-0 start was the best unbeaten open to a season since the 2017-18 campaign, and its 21-1 record was the best start to a season since 2007-08 (22-1).
The Blue Devils' 17 straight ACC regular-season victories (Feb. 12, 2025-Feb. 3, 2026) is the third-longest ACC winning streak in program history and the longest since 2000.
Duke's eight consecutive ACC road wins (Feb. 12, 2025-Feb. 3, 2026) tied for the third-longest ACC road winning streak in program history.
Duke won at least 14 games in conference play for the fifth straight season. That's the longest streak by an ACC team in conference history. (Stats Perform)
The 55-point margin of victory over Army West Point (Nov. 11, 2025) was Duke's largest road win in program history.
The 100-56 win at Notre Dame (Feb. 24) was the Blue Devils' first time scoring 100 points in a regulation ACC road game since 1999, and the 44-point difference marked the largest margin of defeat for Notre Dame at home since 1898.
Duke posted a record of 36-3 (.923) in 2025, to tie the ACC record for most wins in a calendar year, equaling the 1992 Blue Devils (36-2) and North Carolina in 2008 (36-3).

Scheyer Continues to Make History - 2025-26 ACC Coach of the Year

Duke men's basketball head coach Jon Scheyer continues to add historic milestones to his résumé.
With the win over North Carolina on March 7, Scheyer improved his head-coaching record to 118-24, passing Brad Stevens for the most by a Division I coach in their first four seasons.
In his fourth season as a head coach, Scheyer became the fastest head coach to win 100 games in ACC history and the second-fastest Division I head coach to reach 100 victories in the last 45 years.
When Duke defeated Lipscomb, 97-73, on Dec. 16, Scheyer hit the century mark in just 122 games.
Scheyer broke the ACC record for the fastest head coach to reach 100 career victories by exceeding Duke's Vic Bubas, who achieved the mark in 128 games in 1964.
Scheyer's 24 victories over Associated Press top-25 opponents are more than any head coach in their first four seasons, topping the standard previously held by Tom Izzo.
After concluding the regular season with a 29-2 record as the No. 1-ranked team in the nation and a 17-1 conference record as the outright ACC regular-season champions, Scheyer was voted the 2025-26 ACC Coach of the Year.
Scheyer compiled an 89-22 record (.802) in his first three seasons at the helm, establishing new benchmarks in conference and national history.
Scheyer's 89 victories surpassed the standard set by Bill Guthridge (80, North Carolina, 1997-2000) for the most wins by an ACC coach in their first three seasons and tied Brad Underwood and Brad Stevens for the most by any Division I men's basketball head coach over that span.
Scheyer also became the first coach in conference history to win two ACC Tournament championships within his first three seasons.
During the 2022-23 campaign, Scheyer became the first coach in the conference's storied history to post an undefeated home record in a debut season and the first to lead a team to an ACC title as both a player (2009, 2010) and as a head coach (2023).
In 2024-25, Scheyer guided the Blue Devils to one of the most dominant seasons in program history and the school's 18th Final Four appearance, becoming the youngest head coach to reach the Final Four since 2011.
Under Scheyer, Duke posted a 35-4 overall record in 2024-25, joining a rare group as only the sixth team in school history to notch at least 35 wins and the first in a decade to do so.
Ranked inside the AP Top 25 throughout the 2024-25 campaign, Duke spent two weeks at No. 1 and finished the season No. 3 in the final poll, marking the 41st top-10 finish in school history. The Blue Devils closed the year by winning 31 of their final 33 games, riding impressive win streaks of 16 and 15 games, and storming through the NCAA Tournament with an 86.80 points-per-game average – the second-highest by a Duke team in tournament history (min. five games), behind only the 2001 national champions.
Scheyer's Blue Devils were a statistical powerhouse, leading the nation in scoring margin (+20.5) and becoming the first team in ACC history to lead the conference in both scoring offense (83.2) and scoring defense (62.8).
Duke also tallied 394 made three-pointers, the second-most in program history, while becoming the only Division I team to both average over 80 points per game (83.2) and allow fewer than 63 (62.8).
The Blue Devils achieved a KenPom net rating of 39.29, the second-highest in the site's history since 1996-97 – trailing only the 1998-99 Duke squad (43.01).
Scheyer, one of four finalists for the 2025 Naismith Coach of the Year award, was honored as the recipient of the 2024-25 John McLendon National Coach of the Year Award (presented by College Insider) and was named NABC South Atlantic District Coach of the Year.
The Northbrook, Illinois, native has been integral in the recruiting and development of several young Duke stars since joining the staff in 2013-14, and as head coach has landed the nation's No. 1-ranked recruiting class three times (2022, 2024, 2025) and a No. 2-ranked recruiting class (2023).
Duke has signed a top-three recruiting class per ESPN in every season since Scheyer joined the staff, including the No. 1 class seven times in 12 seasons (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025).