Duke’s Cameron Boozer Posts for First Time Since Heartbreaking UConn Loss

The Duke Blue Devils were just 10 seconds away.

Duke, the No. 1 overall seed of the men’s NCAA Tournament, held a 72-70 lead over No. 2 UConn in their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday. In the literal blink of an eye, Duke freshman Cayden Boozer turned the ball over, and UConn’s Braylon Mullins nailed a three-pointer from the logo to send UConn to the Final Four and break Duke’s collective heart.

After the game, Cayden Boozer somberly shared that he felt like he had let down his twin brother, Cameron Boozer, and “cost our team our season.”

Cameron Boozer tearfully said at his presser, “I’m hurting right now. We’re all hurting. I wish I could’ve gave more for those guys.”

Now, everyone is waiting to see if and when Cameron Boozer will declare for the 2026 NBA Draft. The projected top-3 pick has not done that, but he did post on social media for the first time since the heartbreaking loss.

It would appear that Boozer is still processing what happened on Sunday and isn’t ready to post a goodbye or any other message to Duke fans. Instead, he simply reposted the news that Duke assistant Evan Bradds was introduced as Belmont’s next head coach on his Instagram Story.

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer joined Josh Graham on Westwood One and spoke about his painful loss to UConn.

“I’m still digesting. I’m still feeling it, and I haven’t [watched the tape] yet,” Scheyer said, adding, “I’m not shying away from the fact that there’s incredible heartbreak and disappointment when you lose the way we did on Sunday. I mean, we’ve lost two unimaginable ways the last two seasons.”

Duke squandered a 14-point lead and lost to Houston in the Final Four last year.