'He's really the guy that's made it happen': Duke HC Jon Scheyer heaps praise on Cayden Boozer

Once again, the Duke Blue Devils entered the NCAA Tournament as one of the teams to beat.

However, Caleb Foster's injury raised major doubts about their starting point guard situation.

Then, Cayden Boozer stepped up to prove that, even though his twin brother Cameron gets most of the spotlight, he's also an NBA-worthy talent to keep an eye on.

Boozer stepped up to make sure the Blue Devils didn't suffer a humiliating upset against Siena, and coach Jon Scheyer gushed about his mental fortitude to put the team on his shoulders.

Cayden Boozer is carrying the Blue Devils after Caleb Foster's injury

“I just think it's his composure in these moments,” Scheyer said on Friday, per Duke Wire. “Whether you have the opportunity or not, to play in the ACC Tournament in the moments he's been in, that kind of game like we had yesterday against Siena, you're either wired for it or you're not, and he is.” 

Cayden was the team's unsung hero in the narrow comeback win over the Saints. He struggled in the ACC Tournament after Foster's injury, but he's now averaging 17.0 points per game on 52.5 percent from the floor as the starting point guard.

“His ability to get downhill for us, we've personalized and changed a couple things that we do to try to put him in a better position,” the coach added. “But he's really the guy that's made it happen. I just love the aggressiveness, but then also the composure that he's had.” 

The undermanned Blue Devils hope to get forward Patrick Ngongba II back on the floor to face TCU on Saturday in the Round of 32.

And even though the spotlight will be on Cameron again, his twin brother might be as big a factor — if not bigger — for their championship aspirations.