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NBC Sports
13-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Boozer: I wanted to let sons 'sink or swim'
Carlos Boozer catches up with Jordan Cornette at the men's Nike Hoop Summit to discuss how proud he is of his sons Cameron and Cayden, sharing why he can't wait to see them wear a Duke uniform next season.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Nike Hoop Summit men's rosters 2025: Kiyan Anthony, Cameron Boozer headline high school basketball event
There is one place in April where fans can see the NBA stars of tomorrow today — and it's not the NCAA Tournament. It's the Nike Hoops Summit, which takes place this Saturday. It can be seen starting at 7 p.m. on the USA Network and streamed on Peacock. It's a USA vs. the World game featuring the best high school players from around the globe. The list of alums from the summit includes 15 former No. 1 picks and 94 top-10 picks, featuring such names such as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jayson Tatum, Kyrie Irving, Nikola Jokic, Derrick Rose, Anthony Davis, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Durant and Kevin Garnett — and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Advertisement Who are this year's participants? Here are this year's rosters for the Nike Hoops Summit men's teams. MEN'S TEAM USA roster • Darius Acuff Jr., 6'2' guard. The Arkansas commit was the top-ranked point guard in this class. He was tournament MVP when the USA won gold at the 2024 FIBA Men's U18 AmeriCup, averaging 17.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4 assists a game. • Nate Ament, 6'7' forward. He led his high school squad to the Virginia state championship three times, averaging 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game this past season. • Cameron Boozer, 6'9' forward. The son of two-time NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer (and the twin brother of Cayden Boozer), Cameron is the early projected top pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The Duke commit won two gold medals and was named MVP for USA Basketball at the 2023 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup. • Cayden Boozer, 6'3' guard. The other son of former NBA player Carlos Boozer and the fraternal twin of Cameron Boozer, like his brother and father he is committed to Duke. He has won two gold medals with Team USA: the 2023 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup. Advertisement • Mikel Brown Jr., 6'2' guard. The man can shoot the rock, he won the 2025 McDonald's All-American 3-point contest. Brown has committed to Louisville. • Chris Cenac Jr., 6'10' center. The Houston commit was the MVP at the 2024 NBPA Top 100 Camp, averaging 18.6 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks a game. • AJ Dybantsa, 6'8' guard. He has been on this stage before: Dybantsa had a game-high 21 points in the 2024 Nike Hoop Summit playing for the World Team (his parents are from the Republic of Congo and Jamaica. He has committed to BYU for college. • Jalen Haralson, 6'8' forward. He averaged 21.2 points per game last spring in the Nike EYBL circuit and was part of the gold medal-winning Team USA in the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup. He has committed to college at Notre Dame. Advertisement • Jasper Johnson, 6'4' guard. The bucket getter and sharp-shooting guard was always destined for Kentucky for college, his father, Dennis, and his uncle, Derrick, both played football at Kentucky (Dennis also played three seasons in the NFL). He and big man Malachi Moreno, also playing for the USA in Portland, will form an impressive freshman tandem for the Wildcats. • Nikolas Khamenia, 6'8' forward. The Duke commit starred at Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles, the school that produced former NBA players Jarron and Jason Collins, as well as current NBA player Johnny Juzang (not to mention actors Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal). • Trey McKenney, 6'4' guard. The big-bodied combo guard with a soft shot has committed to play for the Michigan Wolverines next season. • Malachi Moreno, 6'11' center. Kentucky's Mr. Basketball for 2024-25, he is staying home and will play for Mark Pope and the Wildcats. He has shown some chemistry in Nike Hoops Summit practices with the other Kentucky commit here, Jasper Johnson. WORLD ROSTER • Shon Abaev (Israel), 6'7" forward. He recently led Calvary Christian Academy to a Florida Class 3A state championship, and he is committed to the University of Cincinnati for next season. Advertisement • Ikenna Alozie (Nigeria), 6'2' combo guard. He was the MVP of the 2025 Basketball Without Borders Global Camp at NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco. • Kiyan Anthony (Puerto Rico), 6'5' guard. The son of Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony, he was a standout at Long Island Lutheran high school in New York and, following in his father's footsteps, is committed to Syracuse. He has Puerto Rican ties through his mother, Alani "La La" Vazquez, a well-known actress and producer. • Tajh Ariza (Japan), 6'7" forward. He is the son of Trevor Ariza, who played 18 years in the NBA and won an NBA title in 2009 with the Lakers. He recently led Westchester High School in Los Angeles to its 16th City Section championship. • Bogoljub Marković (Serbia), 6'11" forward. He has played professionally in the very physical and intense Serbian league for the past two seasons. He plays for KK Mega Basket, the team that produced Nikola Jokic, Ivica Zubac, Nikola Jovic and Goga Bitadze. Advertisement • David Mirkovic (Montenegro), 6'9" forward. He is playing professionally for SC Derby Podgorica in Montenegro but reportedly is interested in playing collegiately in the USA next season. • Omer Mayer (Israel), 6'4" guard. Mayer currently plays professionally for Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv. At the 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket, he led Israel, averaging 18.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 5.1 assists a game. • Jaion Pitt (Canada), 6'10" forward. Originally from Norwood, Ontario, he moved with his family to play his high school ball in Arizona, and now is committed to playing for Arizona State next season. • Eric Reibe (Germany), 7'0" center. He was the top-ranked player in Maryland this last season and is committed to UConn for next season. Advertisement • Dame Sarr, (Italy) 6'5" guard. He is currently playing for FC Barcelona's top team (but has been linked to Illinois if he comes stateside for college). He was a member of the Italian national team for the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers. • Tounde Yessoufou (Benin), 6'6" forward. He moved from the West African nation to California at age 15 but adjusted well on the court — he became California's all-time leading scorer in February, breaking DeMarcus Nelson's record. • Boyuan Zhang (China), 6'8" forward. He plays professionally in China for Shanxi Fenju and has represented China in a number of international basketball events.
NBC Sports
11-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Nike Hoop Summit men's rosters 2025: Kiyan Anthony, Cameron Boozer headline high school basketball event
There is one place in April where fans can see the NBA stars of tomorrow today — and it's not the NCAA Tournament. It's the Nike Hoops Summit, which takes place this Saturday. It can be seen starting at 7 p.m. on the USA Network and streamed on Peacock. It's a USA vs. the World game featuring the best high school players from around the globe. The list of alums from the summit includes 15 former No. 1 picks and 94 top-10 picks, featuring such names such as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jayson Tatum, Kyrie Irving, Nikola Jokic, Derrick Rose, Anthony Davis, Dirk Nowitzki, Kevin Durant and Kevin Garnett — and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Who are this year's participants? Here are this year's rosters for the Nike Hoops Summit men's teams. MEN'S TEAM USA roster • Darius Acuff Jr., 6'2' guard. The Arkansas commit was the top-ranked point guard in this class. He was tournament MVP when the USA won gold at the 2024 FIBA Men's U18 AmeriCup, averaging 17.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4 assists a game. • Nate Ament, 6'7' forward. He led his high school squad to the Virginia state championship three times, averaging 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game this past season. • Cameron Boozer, 6'9' forward. The son of two-time NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer (and the twin brother of Cayden Boozer), Cameron is the early projected top pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. The Duke commit won two gold medals and was named MVP for USA Basketball at the 2023 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup. CAMERON BOOZER NAMED GATORADE NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE SECOND TIME 🚨 Gonna be a problem as a Blue Devil 😈 @CameronBoozer12 • Cayden Boozer, 6'3' guard. The other son of former NBA player Carlos Boozer and the fraternal twin of Cameron Boozer, like his brother and father he is committed to Duke. He has won two gold medals with Team USA: the 2023 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup. • Mikel Brown Jr., 6'2' guard. The man can shoot the rock, he won the 2025 McDonald's All-American 3-point contest. Brown has committed to Louisville. • Chris Cenac Jr., 6'10' center. The Houston commit was the MVP at the 2024 NBPA Top 100 Camp, averaging 18.6 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks a game. • AJ Dybantsa, 6'8' guard. He has been on this stage before: Dybantsa had a game-high 21 points in the 2024 Nike Hoop Summit playing for the World Team (his parents are from the Republic of Congo and Jamaica. He has committed to BYU for college. • Jalen Haralson, 6'8' forward. He averaged 21.2 points per game last spring in the Nike EYBL circuit and was part of the gold medal-winning Team USA in the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup. He has committed to college at Notre Dame. • Jasper Johnson, 6'4' guard. The bucket getter and sharp-shooting guard was always destined for Kentucky for college, his father, Dennis, and his uncle, Derrick, both played football at Kentucky (Dennis also played three seasons in the NFL). He and big man Malachi Moreno, also playing for the USA in Portland, will form an impressive freshman tandem for the Wildcats. • Nikolas Khamenia, 6'8' forward. The Duke commit starred at Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles, the school that produced former NBA players Jarron and Jason Collins, as well as current NBA player Johnny Juzang (not to mention actors Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal). • Trey McKenney, 6'4' guard. The big-bodied combo guard with a soft shot has committed to play for the Michigan Wolverines next season. • Malachi Moreno, 6'11' center. Kentucky's Mr. Basketball for 2024-25, he is staying home and will play for Mark Pope and the Wildcats. He has shown some chemistry in Nike Hoops Summit practices with the other Kentucky commit here, Jasper Johnson. WORLD ROSTER • Shon Abaev (Israel), 6'7" forward. He recently led Calvary Christian Academy to a Florida Class 3A state championship, and he is committed to the University of Cincinnati for next season. • Ikenna Alozie (Nigeria), 6'2' combo guard. He was the MVP of the 2025 Basketball Without Borders Global Camp at NBA All-Star Weekend in San Francisco. • Kiyan Anthony (Puerto Rico), 6'5' guard. The son of Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony, he was a standout at Long Island Lutheran high school in New York and, following in his father's footsteps, is committed to Syracuse. He has Puerto Rican ties through his mother, Alani 'La La' Vazquez, a well-known actress and producer. • Tajh Ariza (Japan), 6'7" forward. He is the son of Trevor Ariza, who played 18 years in the NBA and won an NBA title in 2009 with the Lakers. He recently led Westchester High School in Los Angeles to its 16th City Section championship. • Bogoljub Marković (Serbia), 6'11" forward. He has played professionally in the very physical and intense Serbian league for the past two seasons. He plays for KK Mega Basket, the team that produced Nikola Jokic, Ivica Zubac, Nikola Jovic and Goga Bitadze. • David Mirkovic (Montenegro), 6'9" forward. He is playing professionally for SC Derby Podgorica in Montenegro but reportedly is interested in playing collegiately in the USA next season. • Omer Mayer (Israel), 6'4" guard. Mayer currently plays professionally for Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv. At the 2024 FIBA U18 EuroBasket, he led Israel, averaging 18.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 5.1 assists a game. • Jaion Pitt (Canada), 6'10" forward. Originally from Norwood, Ontario, he moved with his family to play his high school ball in Arizona, and now is committed to playing for Arizona State next season. • Eric Reibe (Germany), 7'0" center. He was the top-ranked player in Maryland this last season and is committed to UConn for next season. • Dame Sarr, (Italy) 6'5" guard. He is currently playing for FC Barcelona's top team (but has been linked to Illinois if he comes stateside for college). He was a member of the Italian national team for the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers. • Tounde Yessoufou (Benin), 6'6" forward. He moved from the West African nation to California at age 15 but adjusted well on the court — he became California's all-time leading scorer in February, breaking DeMarcus Nelson's record. • Boyuan Zhang (China), 6'8" forward. He plays professionally in China for Shanxi Fenju and has represented China in a number of international basketball events.
Miami Herald
02-04-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
In game where father once shined, Cameron Boozer stars in McDonald's All-American Game
Just as so many basketball stars have in recent decades, Carlos Boozer delivered a stellar performance at the McDonald's All-American Game before his stellar career in college at Duke and the NBA. Over two decades later, Boozer sat courtside and watched his sons, Cameron and Cayden, take part in what will likely be a springboard for their own burgeoning careers. Both played for the East squad in Tuesday night's 2025 version of the McDonald's All-American Game at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Although the East fell short in a 105-92 loss, Cameron, in particular, shined as he earned co-MVP honors. Cameron finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds in the game and helped his team stay close until the final minutes of the game. The West squad, however, pulled away with help from co-MVP Darryn Peterson, a Kansas signee, who scored 18 points and helped that side win the annual event for the first time since 2018. Boozer, who along with his brother are headed to Duke University next season like their father once did, was one of three players from South Florida in the event along with Calvary Christian's Shon Abaev, a University of Cincinnati signee who came off the East bench and played several minutes. In the 1999 McDonald's game, Carlos Boozer finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds. On Tuesday night, he sat courtside with his wife, CeCe and his oldest son, Carmani, as Cameron got the start and later Cayden entered off the bench to play significant minutes in the star-studded game. The Boozers got the chance to face future Duke teammate, Nikolas Khamenia, who played for the West. A.J. Dybantsa, the nation's top-ranked prospect and BYU commit, and whom the Boozers faced multiple times during their high school career, scored 13 points. NATIONALS NEXT The Boozers will next join their Columbus teammates, who were in attendance in Brooklyn, and begin their attempt at winning a national championship at the Chipotle Nationals tournament, which begins Wednesday and continues through Saturday in Fishers, Indiana. The Explorers are the top seed among the 10 teams in the bracket and play their first game Thursday at 8 p.m. on ESPNU. Columbus will face the winner of the matchup between No. 8 seed Bradenton IMG Academy and No. 9 seed Wasatch Academy of Utah. If they advance to the semifinals, Columbus would play either No. 4 seed Brewster Academy (New Hampshire) or No. 5 seed CIA Bella Vista (CA) on Friday at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN2. The championship game is scheduled for Saturday at noon and will be televised on ESPN. Columbus, ranked No. 1 nationally by MaxPreps, is vying to become the first Miami-Dade County boys' basketball team to finish a season ranked No. 1 in the nation.
USA Today
27-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
ESPN's Carlos Boozer makes case for Rockets as West's second-best team
ESPN's Carlos Boozer makes case for Rockets as West's second-best team 'Young teams that are this talented are dangerous in the playoffs,' former NBA player and current ESPN analyst Carlos Boozer says of the Rockets. With 10 wins in their last 11 games, the Rockets are the NBA's hottest team in March 2025. That stretch has lifted Houston (47-26) from No. 5 to No. 2 in the tightly packed Western Conference standings. That level of consistent play also draws national attention. In a Wednesday segment on ESPN's NBA Today, former NBA star and current league analyst Carlos Boozer argued for Houston being the second-best team in the West (behind only 60-12 Oklahoma City). When asked to name the West's second-best team, Boozer made his case: Everybody wants to talk about the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers, the Clippers, and even the Warriors. But I'm going right there in H-Town, with Houston I think they've got a star in Alperen Sengun. He's a 20 (points), 10 (rebounds, and 5 (assists) guy. Baby Jokic, I like that (nickname). He does a great job. Jalen Green has turned himself into a both-sides-of-the-court guy. He can play defense, and he can score. He can put up 30 (points) a night, if he has to. He's averaging 22 right now. They've got some veteran guys to go with this young core, Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks locking up (defensively). They've got Amen Thompson and Jabari Smith Jr. This team is quietly just going about their business They've won 10 out of 11 (games). They lock teams up. They can score with anybody. And they're young. Young teams that are this talented are dangerous in the playoffs. Led by talented young players such as Boozer and Deron Williams, the Utah Jazz upset the Tracy McGrady-led Rockets in a pair of first-round playoff series in 2007 and 2008. Now, almost 20 years later, Boozer is picking a new generation of Rockets to perhaps have a similar level of postseason success as they embark upon their first playoff run. ESPN's complete video segment on Houston can be viewed below. As for the regular season, the Rockets will resume play Thursday with a road matchup versus Boozer's former team, the Jazz (16-57). Tipoff from Utah's Delta Center is at 8:00 p.m. Central. More: By the numbers: As Rockets stack wins, Jalen Green diversifies his game
