Overview
- Duke, the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed, meets No. 5 St. John’s in the Sweet 16 at Capital One Arena with Cameron and Cayden Boozer at the core of the game plan.
- Rick Pitino’s Red Storm bring a pressure-heavy defense ranked eighth by KenPom that turns teams over on 19% of possessions, putting Duke’s ball handling under strain.
- With starting point guard Caleb Foster out since March 7 with a fractured foot, Cayden Boozer has taken the lead-guard role and helped deliver the ACC title and two NCAA wins.
- Carlos Boozer said he did not push his sons to pick Duke, explaining they took visits, weighed options to split up, and chose to stay together on their own.
- Carlos also framed the stakes in personal terms, saying Cameron is expected to enter the NBA draft and Cayden is likely to return to school, which could make this their last season as teammates.