Cameron Sikander Boozer (born July 18, 2007) is an American
basketball player who currently attends
Christopher Columbus High School. In 2023, Boozer was named the boy's
Gatorade National Player of the Year, and he is the top-overall recruit in the class of 2025. He is the son of former NBA player
Carlos Boozer
Carlos Austin Boozer Jr. (born November 20, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. The two-time NBA All-Star played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers, and then spent his last season ...
.
High school career
Boozer attends
Christopher Columbus High School in
Westchester, Florida. In his sophomore year, he averaged 21.1 points, 11.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and two blocks per game, winning a state championship. On March 22, 2023, at the age of 15, Boozer was named the
Gatorade National Player of the Year. In addition, he was named
Florida Mr. Basketball
Each year the Florida Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bor ...
, and
Mr. Basketball USA.
International career
Boozer participated in the 2023
FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in
Mérida, Yucatán. He averaged 16.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 1.2 assists. He would lead Team USA to win the gold with an 82-point victory against Team Canada. This led Boozer to win the Under-16
Most Valuable Player
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
award on June 11, 2023.
Early life and family
Boozer was born on July 18, 2007, in Miami, Florida to former NBA All-Star
Carlos Boozer
Carlos Austin Boozer Jr. (born November 20, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. The two-time NBA All-Star played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers, and then spent his last season ...
and his wife Cece. He has a twin brother, Cayden, who also attends Christopher Columbus High School.
They attended Pinecrest Elementary School.
Boozer's other brother, Carmani, was born with Sickle Cell Disease
References
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Living people
2007 births
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Miami-Dade County, Florida
Power forwards
American twins