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USA Today
23-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
5-star Duke signee selected to compete for Team USA this summer
S/O to our guy @NikolasKhamenia on making the USA U19 squad! 🇺🇸 Forward Nik Khamenia is one of three five-star recruits Duke added this offseason as it looks to return to the Final Four in 2025-26, and before he takes the court for the Blue Devils, Khamenia will have the opportunity to represent the United States in international competition. Khamenia was one of 12 players announced as part of the U19 National Team this past week. He was selected from a group of more than 30 players who tried out for spots on the team. Along with the rest of Team USA, Khamenia will compete in the FIBA World Cup from June 28 to July 6 in Lausanne, Switzerland, as the United States looks to defend its gold medal. Khamenia, like the other 12 players on the team, has previous experience playing for the U.S. junior national team. Duke has quite a few connections with USA basketball, as former head coach Mike Krzyzewski was also the head coach of the men's national team, which he led to multiple Olympic gold medals. Former Duke star Grant Hill is also currently the operating director. Khamenia, a five-star prospect from Studio City, California, who ranks as the No. 19 player nationally, joins fellow five-stars Cameron and Cayden Boozer as part of a signing class that finished No. 1 in the country. Follow us @DukeWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Duke news, notes, and opinions.
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Duke basketball drops Michigan State schedule update
The post Duke basketball drops Michigan State schedule update appeared first on ClutchPoints. Duke basketball is taking on a very tough opponent this coming season, in non conference play. Duke is headed on the road to play Michigan State, per the team's social media. The game will be played December 6. Advertisement Duke-Michigan State will feature two of the most successful programs in college basketball right now. Both squads made the NCAA tournament last season, and both are led by high-profile coaches. Duke is led by Jon Scheyer, while Tom Izzo coaches at Michigan State. Duke lost in the Final Four this past season to Houston. Michigan State basketball meanwhile lost in the Elite Eight to Auburn. Duke basketball is still looking for their first NCAA championship with Jon Scheyer Duke is reloading most of their roster for next season. The program lost freshmen stars Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach. All three of those players are likely to be first round NBA Draft picks. Advertisement The Blue Devils have another stellar recruiting class coming in. It includes both Cameron and Cayden Boozer, as well as forward Nikolas Khamenia. Duke once again has the no. 1 overall class for 2025, per 247 Sports. Khamenia in particular is a player that evaluators think could help Duke basketball. 'Khamenia has a terrific overlap of size, skill, and a very high basketball IQ. He has great instincts and natural feel for the game. He's an exceptional passer who can throw darts off the dribble with both hands and thread the needle when needed, but also understands how to be a ball-mover as well,' Adam Finkelstein wrote for 247 Sports. Duke has had success with Scheyer at the helm. He has made March Madness in each of his seasons at Duke. This past year was his first Final Four appearance. He is still looking for his first trip to the national championship. Advertisement The college basketball season starts in the fall. There will be several new changes to NCAA basketball this year, including the addition of coach's challenges. Related: Charlie Ward, Florida A&M nabs Florida State assistant Related: Serbian sharpshooter commits to Indiana basketball
Los Angeles Times
06-02-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep basketball roundup: Harvard-Westlake wins seventh straight Mission League title
The No. 1 high school basketball team in California, 27-1 Harvard-Westlake, was taken to the brink of defeat by Sherman Oaks Notre Dame in the Mission League championship game on Wednesday night. The Knights had the ball down by one point with under 35 seconds left. There was a missed shot, then a traveling call. Harvard-Westlake's Joe Sterling and Nikolas Khamenia made free throws under pressure, and the Wolverines prevailed 67-64 for their seventh consecutive league title. Notre Dame (22-6) rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit, taking a 62-60 lead on a Tyran Stokes basket with 1:35 left. Then Khamenia made a three-point shot for a 63-62 Harvard-Westlake lead. Stokes was called for an offensive foul while being guarded by Khamenia with 1:01 left, fouling out. 'Too many small mistakes down the stretch,' Khamenia said. 'I had to make that shot. I had to continue fighting. I owed that to my team. Throughout the second half, the Knights were out-hustling Harvard-Westlake. They scored the first nine points of the fourth quarter and forced six turnovers. They almost overcame foul trouble to Stokes, who picked up his fourth foul less than two minutes into the third quarter. 'We're tough,' Notre Dame coach Matt Sargeant said. 'We're resilient. We don't quit.' Khamenia finished with 24 points and Joe Sterling had 20 for Harvard-Westlake. Zachary White scored 18 points, NaVorro Bowman had 14 points and Stokes 13. 'It's one of the best leagues around,' Harvard-Westlake coach David Rebibo said. 'Notre Dame is arguably one of the best teams in California.' Now Harvard-Westlake and Notre Dame await Saturday's Southern Section playoff pairings to be released. The Wolverines should be the No. 1 seed for the Open Division and Notre Dame, after winning consecutive Division 1 championships, should be in the the Open Division, too, which means a third meeting is possible. Harvard-Westlake has won both. A late-breaking discussion is whether there should be eight or 10 teams selected for the Open Division. With the Southern Section guaranteeing only eight teams for the state playoffs from that division, two teams would be eliminated with a 10-team bracket. That would create more issues. Should teams that had terrific regular seasons loose out from participating in state playoffs for having the worst records in pool playoff play? That's motivation alone to stick with an eight-team bracket. Inglewood 98, Culver City 74: Jason Crowe Jr. finished with 45 points in the Ocean League championship game. Anaheim Canyon 64, Cypress 56: Brandon Benjamin had 29 points to help Canyon secure an automatic playoff berth in the Division 1 bracket. Rancho Cucamonga 62, Etiwanda 58: Aaron Glass scored 38 points to help Rancho Cucamonga win the Baseline League championship. Damien 66, Los Osos 43: Eli Garner finished with 21 points as Damien earned an automatic playoff berth out of the Baseline League. Palisades 64, Hamilton 49: Jack Levey had 14 points for Palisades, which plays at Westchester on Friday to determine first place in the Western League. Westchester 75, Fairfax 67: The Comets remained unbeaten in the Western League. Tajh Ariza finished with 40 points. King/Drew 51, Crenshaw 33: Josahn Webster had 22 points for King/Drew. Chatsworth 64, El Camino Real 55: Alijah Arenas had 26 points for the Chancellors. Birmingham 77, Taft 68: Mandell Anthony scored 32 points and Andre Smith 24 for the Patriots. Hart 41, Canyon 40: The Hawks won the Foothill League championship behind Morgan Mack, who had 18 points and 10 rebounds.
USA Today
30-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Three Duke men's basketball commits make the 2025 McDonald's All-American roster
Three Duke men's basketball commits make the 2025 McDonald's All-American roster A trio of future Duke Blue Devils made the McDonald's All-American Game roster earlier this week, one of the most prestigious honors available to high school basketball stars. Cameron and Cayden Boozer, the twin sons of former national champion Carlos Boozer, made the East squad while Nikolas Khamenia ended up on the West team. Cameron, a 6-foot-9 forward, is considered to have one of the highest floors of any prospect in the country. He's currently 247Sports' third-ranked player in the Class of 2025, making him one of Duke's highest-rated commits of the past decade, and he's averaged 22.4 points, 12.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.3 blocks for the Columbus Explorers. Cayden, a 6-foot-4 point guard, is 24th in the 247Sports rankings with 12.4 points, 7.2 assists, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.2 steals thus far as a senior. He and his brother have the Explorers 19-3 for the season. Khamenia, one of the biggest risers in the class, has soared all the way to 15th on the board. He only broke into the top 50 last January. Nate Ament, another 6-foot-9 power forward and the fourth-ranked player in the class, joined the Boozers on the East roster. While he's yet to narrow down his potential destinations to single digits, the Blue Devils are seen as a major contender for his future commitment. Duke signee Emilee Skinner, a 6-foot guard from Utah and espnW's No. 7 player in the HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings, will join Khamenia and the Boozers as a member of the Girls West team.
