Duke's Cayden Boozer Reveals Monumental Decision on Future

However, Scheyer and Co. have now received the biggest news yet.

Duke Point Guard Cayden Boozer To Return for Sophomore Season

Duke basketball point guard Cayden Boozer has announced that he will return for his sophomore year in Durham, a major development for the Blue Devils as they try to navigate through the offseason.

Boozer, a former 4-star prospect, came off the bench to begin the season, but as the 2025-26 campaign progressed, Scheyer began throwing more lineups on the floor with two guards at a time.

The Miami native averaged 7.7 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game on 50.0% shooting from the field and 30.3% shooting from three-point range on 1.7 attempts a night.

However, where Boozer really began to shine was in the postseason, as he was handed the keys to the backcourt after veteran Caleb Foster went down with a foot fracture.

Foster suffered the injury in the Blue Devils' regular-season finale against North Carolina. As the only other true guard in the rotation, Boozer was then thrown into the fire to run the show in the backcourt.

In the five games Foster missed across the ACC and NCAA Tournaments, the 6'4" guard averaged 13.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while tallying 16 assists to nine turnovers. Boozer also played over 35 minutes in four of those contests.

Outlook for Duke's Backcourt in 2026-27

As of now, it seems more likely than not that Foster will also be returning to Duke, paving the way for the Blue Devils to enter the 2026-27 season with arguably the best backcourt in college basketball.

In addition to Foster and Boozer, the Blue Devils are bringing in 5-star guard Deron Rippey Jr., the No. 1 point guard in the 2026 recruiting class according to the 247Sports 2026 Composite Rankings.

Now, Boozer's return could mean Duke's pursuit of Wisconsin transfer guard John Blackwell fizzles out, as adding another guard with the expectation that Foster will also return seems unnecessary.

Nonetheless, this is the biggest news so far for Scheyer and Co. in the offseason.