Duke men's basketball freshman Cameron Boozer has been named the Associated Press National Player of the Year.
With his AP honors, Boozer has now been voted the National Player of the Year by five organizations, having already earned the accolade from the United State Basketball Writers Associated (USBWA), National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), The Sporting News and CollegeInsider.com. Boozer also swept ACC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors and was named ACC Tournament Most Valuable Player. He is Duke’s 26th consensus first-team All-American since 1949, the most of any program in that span.
Boozer is just the fifth freshman to win the award, joining fellow Blue Devils Cooper Flagg (2025) and Zion Williamson (2019), along with Anthony Davis (2012) and Kevin Durant (2007).
A native of Miami, Florida, Boozer becomes the ninth Blue Devil to be named National Player of the Year by the AP, more than any other program in the award's 65-year history. The only other schools with three or more recipients are UCLA with five, Ohio State with four and North Carolina and Virginia each with three.
The freshman forward led Duke in scoring, rebounding and assists, averaging 22.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 55.6% from the field. He started all 38 contests, totaling 855 points, 389 rebounds and 157 assists.