Anna Snyder, Fayetteville ObserverFri, November 28, 2025 at 2:21 AM UTC·1 min readCHICAGO — A familiar face is in the stands at the United Center for Duke basketball's Thanksgiving meeting vs. Arkansas.
Carlos Boozer, a former NBA All-Star who spent four of his 13 years in the NBA with the Bulls between 2010-2014 is in attendance for the Blue Devils contest vs. the Razorbacks. Boozer, who played college basketball at Duke for coach Mike Krzyzewski, averaged 15.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game across 280 games during his time with the Bulls.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBoozer had iconic moments in Chicago, including posting a double-double of 23 points, 15 rebounds and five assists to lead the Bulls against the Celtics when they were without Derrick Rose.
Boozer's sons, twins Cameron and Cayden Boozer, are freshmen on fourth-year Duke coach Jon Scheyer's squad. Heading into Thursday night, Cameron leads Duke in points (21.1), rebounds (9.9), assists (4.0), steals (1.7) and blocks (1.2). Boozer has been in attendance for each Duke game this season.
After his time with the Bulls, Boozer spent one year playing for the Los Angeles Lakers prior to retiring. He finished his NBA career averaging 16.2 points and 9.5 rebounds.
Anna Snyder covers Duke for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at [email protected] or follow her @annaesnydr on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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