Cameron Boozer

[Dat2U]

Boozer's defensive concerns are valid to an extent but overstated. His issue is individual defense. He is not really a rim deterrent but he is a solid team defender and is usually in the right place at the right time. Team defense is more valuable than individual defense so this is not a case where you have to worry about him being the weak link and the reason a defense collapses. In fact he may help keep your defense organized and help your team with timely rotations, sealing off defenders and getting defensive rebounds outside of his area.

[ReggiesKnicks]

108 possessions/27 games = 4 poss/game. Not sure if that includes passes.

Based on total points scored, it must be scoring possessions only.

Can't be, there's a PPP number there as well (1.056); if it were scoring possessions only, that would be 2 (or more, to account for and 1's).

Scoring Possessions as in Possessions Boozer attempts to score (shoot).

That's exactly what it is.

[FrodoBaggins]

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[Marvin Martian]

Is Cam having the best season in NCAA history? Who has been better?

[Caneman786]

With this game, Cameron Boozer passes Zion Williamson in Bart-Torvik's database for the HIGHEST SINGLE-SEASON BPM in NCAA D1 Men's College Basketball history (going back to the 2008–09 season. Not just among freshmen, but any player.

*Including any player who played at least 3% of their team's minutes in a season.

Cameron Boozer's Bart-Torvik BPM is now 18.8

Leaderboard (top 5)

18.8 - Cameron Boozer, Duke Freshman Forward in 2026
18.7 - Zion Williamson, Duke Freshman Forward in 2019
16.6 - Anthony Davis, Kentucky Freshman Forward in 2012
15.8 - Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina Senior Guard in 2017
15.5 - Zach Edey, Purdue Senior Center in 2024

[Caneman786]

Cameron Boozer is also now shooting over 40% from downtown, having made 42 out of 103 three-pointers, which is good for .408

This is higher than Darryn Peterson's current value of .405 (47/116).

Even when he shoots over 40%, though, Boozer is still more efficient by points per possession inside the arc, where he still is shooting .647 on the season.

[BigGargamel]

Dude is a fantastic offensive player. Anyone who doesn't have him in their top three is trying too hard to be different.

Would love to see him in Washington next to AD and Sarr.

[HMFFL]

Dude is a fantastic offensive player. Anyone who doesn't have him in their top three is trying too hard to be different.

Would love to see him in Washington next to AD and Sarr.

I think Cam will be a key piece for Sarr to flourish. Cam fits with most teams as long as he plays the 4. As for Washington, I think AD will request out this off-season, but time will tell. Charlotte needs Cam. Kon and Cam going forward wins games.

[Jcool0]

Is Cam having the best season in NCAA history? Who has been better?

Just off the top of my head... Zach Edey.

[ReggiesKnicks]

Is Cam having the best season in NCAA history? Who has been better?

Just off the top of my head... Zach Edey.

Edey: 16.8 BPM, .336 WS/48, 39.3 PER, 135 Ortg/97 Drtg (Estimates)
Boozer: 20.4 BPM, .352 WS/48, 35.6 PER, 139 Ortg/89 Drtg (Estimates)

[eminence]

He's been spectacular.

Might have to go back to the great 3-4 year defensive bigs of the 80s/90s to get a better college player - Duncan the last of them.

[JMAC3]

I have him 2nd, really high floor because I think he is plug and play with good size, production, shooting and still just 18. However, I would be interested in hearing the superstar claims at the next level. What does that look like for people who are ultra believers in him?

[Caneman786]

With this game, Cameron Boozer passes Zion Williamson in Bart-Torvik's database for the HIGHEST SINGLE-SEASON BPM in NCAA D1 Men's College Basketball history (going back to the 2008–09 season. Not just among freshmen, but any player.

*Including any player who played at least 3% of their team's minutes in a season.

Cameron Boozer's Bart-Torvik BPM is now 18.8

Leaderboard (top 5)

18.8 - Cameron Boozer, Duke Freshman Forward in 2026
18.7 - Zion Williamson, Duke Freshman Forward in 2019
16.6 - Anthony Davis, Kentucky Freshman Forward in 2012
15.8 - Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina Senior Guard in 2017
15.5 - Zach Edey, Purdue Senior Center in 2024

Addition:

Cameron Boozer also has passed Zion Williamson on College-Basketball-Reference's version of BPM, which goes back to the 2010–11 season.

[Caneman786]

Turns out Boozer has taken the lead in EvanMiya BPR (passing Zach Edey) and Hoop-Explorer Luck-Adjusted RAPM as well.





So in an update to this post I made earlier here: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2396992&start=400#p121208446

Now Cameron Boozer leads all-time for the best single season in ALL of these four major advanced statistics.

At the age of 18, Cameron Boozer is nearly the best basketball player to step on an NCAA D1 court in the last decade. Not just among freshmen, but even among all players, including superstar seniors like Zach Edey and Yaxel Lendeborg. He's in the conversation for sure.

In these four advanced stats, this is where Cameron Boozer's 2025–26 season ranks all-time with 27 college games played:

College-Basketball-Reference BPM (going back to the 2010–11 season):

+20.1, Duke Freshman Zion Williamson 2019
+19.8, Duke Freshman Cameron Boozer 2026
+17.2, Kentucky Freshman Anthony Davis 2012
+17.1, South Carolina Senior Sindarius Thornwell 2017
+16.8, Purdue Senior Zach Edey 2024
+16.8, Michigan Senior Yaxel Lendeborg 2026

Bart Torvik BPM (going back to the 2007–08 season):

+18.7, Duke Freshman Zion Williamson 2019
+18.2, Duke Freshman Cameron Boozer 2026
+16.6, Kentucky Freshman Anthony Davis 2012
+15.8, South Carolina Senior Sindarius Thornwell 2017
+15.5, Davidson Sophomore Stephen Curry 2008
+15.5, Purdue Senior Zach Edey 2024

EvanMiya BPR (going back to the 2009–10 season):

+14.28, Purdue Senior Zach Edey 2024
+14.06, Duke Freshman Cameron Boozer 2026
+13.08, Michigan Senior Yaxel Lendeborg 2026
+13.07, Duke Freshman Cooper Flagg 2025
+12.84, Utah Sophomore Delon Wright 2015

Hoop-Explorer Luck-Adjusted RAPM (going back to the 2018–19 season):

+15.6, Purdue Senior Zach Edey 2024
+15.3, Duke Freshman Cameron Boozer 2026
+14.8, Michigan Senior Yaxel Lendeborg 2026
+14.3, Illinois Freshman Keaton Wagler 2026
+13.6, Duke Freshman Zion Williamson 2019

He is #2 in all of the four statistics! And depending on how his next games shake up, he may have the honor of taking the lead in all four of these stats.

The production is undeniable here.

[Jcool0]

Is Cam having the best season in NCAA history? Who has been better?

Just off the top of my head... Zach Edey.

Edey: 16.8 BPM, .336 WS/48, 39.3 PER, 135 Ortg/97 Drtg (Estimates)
Boozer: 20.4 BPM, .352 WS/48, 35.6 PER, 139 Ortg/89 Drtg (Estimates)

Lol Edey was better.

[ReggiesKnicks]

I have him 2nd, really high floor because I think he is plug and play with good size, production, shooting and still just 18. However, I would be interested in hearing the superstar claims at the next level. What does that look like for people who are ultra believers in him?

Im not an ultra believer but I am a firm believer that spades are spades.

I'll list some of his attributes which you can then theorize the player.

-Smartest player on the court
-Infinitely deep bag of moves, meaning a counter move for any defense
-Second best passing big man to Jokic
-Good 3P shooter
-Defensively is elite at positioning but lacks elite physical tools

Basically a better Kevin Love or much better Detroit Blake Griffin.

He is so elite at so many things that it's incredible difficult for him to fail.

There are also very few prospect who have ever been elite at as many things as he is. Couple it with his IQ and he is an incredibly unique prospect.

He and Flagg, along with Wemby and Luka are the highest floor prospects I have evaluated in the past decade.

Wemby/Luka are MVP level players. Flagg appears well on his way.

[JMAC3]

Production is important, but at a certain point it only means so much.
You are trying to draft the best NBA players, not the best college players.

[ReggiesKnicks]

Production is important, but at a certain point it only means so much.
You are trying to draft the best NBA players, not the best college players.

Boozer has more NBA level skills than any player in this draft.

There is this weird misconception from a lot of people, you included, that 19 year olds dominating most of the best 19-23 year olds in the world that that somehow won't translate.

I would like you to list all the Freshman who have been the clear cut best college players basketball. I imagine it's a short list.

The other misconception people have is players who are incredibly skilled at 19 somehow can't get better because they aren't built like AJ Dybansta.

Players who are as good at basketball as Cam Boozer, at his age, are incredibly unique. They have an elite and unique combination of information processing, court mapping and skill application.

I could spend hours in a gym with someone every day from when they are 5 until they are 19 and 99.9% of humans would still not be as good as Cam Boozer. It was the same with Flagg, he could develop skills incredibly quickly, like a sponge. LeBron was an excellent example of this, one of the greatest, where every off-season he would come back with a new near-elite skill when the previous year he was mediocre at it.

That's an elite trait that a handful of NBA players, at any given time, have. Boozer appears to have that.

[CptCrunch]

You basically should draft Boozer based on basketball IQ alone. Higher basketball IQ players develop faster on average.

This kid is the no brainer #1 this year.

[ReggiesKnicks]

You basically should draft Boozer based on basketball IQ alone. Higher basketball IQ players develop faster on average.

This kid is the no brainer #1 this year.

Yeah but what if he is already fully developed because he developed too quickly