Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer named The Associated Press men's national player of the year

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• Duke freshman forward Cameron Boozer named The Associated Press men's national player of the year

  Cameron Boozer was at the center of everything for Duke this season. “You just want to affect winning in whatever way you can,” Boozer said. The high-end NBA prospect did that all season for a team that won 35 games, reached No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll, claimed the top overall seed for March Madness and reached the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight.

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• Duke freshman Cameron Boozer named AP Player of the Year

  Cameron Boozer is The Associated Press men's college basketball national player of the year, becoming only the fifth freshman to earn the honor and the second in a row for a Duke program that keeps adding to the longest list of winners in the country.

  Publisher:ESPN College BasketballArticle published: 2026-04-03 16:41:15.456Z

• Cameron Boozer Becomes Fifth Freshman To Win AP Player Of The Year

  Cameron Boozer has been named the Associated Press men's college basketball Player of the Year, becoming only the fifth freshman to win the award and the second straight Duke player to claim the honor following Cooper Flagg last season. Boozer received 59 of 61 votes from AP Top 25 voters, with BYU's AJ Dybantsa collecting the remaining two. Boozer joins fellow Blue Devils star Cooper Flagg last year, another Duke player in Zion Williamson (2019), Kentucky's Anthony Davis (2012) and Texas' Ke...

  Publisher:RealGMArticle published: 2026-04-03 19:30:28 UTC