Cayden Boozer and the Duke Blue Devils closed the 2025-26 college basketball season with a loss, falling to Alex Karaban and the No. 2 seed UConn Huskies in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. It was a game Boozer will likely want to forget, as his late turnover led to Braylon Mullins’ game-winning shot with under a second remaining.

Blackwell joins Jon Scheyer’s program who's looking to overcome back-to-back March Madness exits. Duke was this year's top-overall seed before falling to UConn in the final minute of the Elite Eight matchup.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/duke as Duke Gets Return Pledge From Another Big Rotation Piece. Boozer starred down the stretch for the Duke men's basketball team but a costly turnover led to UConn's Brayden Mullins hitting a buzzer-beater to eliminate the Blue Devils in the Elite Eight.

After years of building around freshmen, Duke makes a statement by adding one of the portal’s top guards to reshape its championship outlook.

Rising junior Patrick Ngongba II announced hisreturn to the Blue Devils Monday morning, committing to a third season in Durham despite the opportunity to enter the NBA Draft. The decision marked one of the first major commitments either way for this year’s Duke squad,

TheDevilsDen team has deep-rooted ties inside the Blue Devils program and reveals the latest 2026 Duke basketball roster updates and offseason news

Duke basketball is getting one of its best players in the front court back along with Cayden Boozer for next season.