Cameron Boozer, the son of former NBA star Carlos Boozer, is making waves as a promising high school basketball and number 1 ranked player in the country. Following in his father’s footsteps, Cameron has shown tremendous talent and potential on the court, capturing the attention of basketball enthusiasts and NBA scouts alike.
Standing at an impressive height of 6’9, Cameron’s skillset is guard like with the ability to bring the ball up the court as a point guard; He even knocks down threes in pin down and spacing situations. Cameron Boozer averaged 17 points 10 rebounds and 2.5 steals in only 21 minutes per game, which earned him a gold medal and MVP honors in the 16U championships.
Here is our conversation with Cameron Boozer
Jordan Richard:
All right, we’re here with Cameron Boozer. I know it’s been nonstop for you. You haven’t had really any breaks, but talk about how the camp’s been these last … having two-a-days every day playing in altitude. How’s it been?
Cameron Boozer:
It’s been very competitive. It’s been tough, been a grind. Two-a-days at altitude, it’s pretty tough pushing through it, so make a lot tougher.
Jordan Richard:
Yep. And then just talk about the growth of your game from the start. When you started high school until now, how do you feel like your game has improved?
Cameron Boozer:
I feel like my jump shot’s gotten way better. I feel like I’m making better reads, reading the game better, seeing plays ahead. So I think I’m just a better player out.
Jordan Richard:
Yep. And the reads, playing point forward, also playing off the ball a lot, too, as well. Doing pin downs and being able to shoot the ball and also making good passing reads. Just talk a little bit about that. Where did that come from? And then, when did you start playing a lot at point forward?
Cameron Boozer:
Just watching the game, you see top guys make great plays all the time. Okay, just watch that and learn reads off of that. And I feel like it just comes from just playing the game and watching the game, just being involved in it all the time.
Jordan Richard:
Yep. And then last two questions. What are some areas of improvement that you want to improve on that you’re working towards through right now?
Cameron Boozer:
Taking better care of the ball. Making better reads on pick and rolls and handoffs and stuff like that.
Jordan Richard:
Yep. And then, who are some players that you’ve been watching, too, on the NBA side that you’ve been learning from?
Cameron Boozer:
Paolo, Tatum, Jokic, Anthony Davis, Giannis, just a lot of the top guys.
Jordan Richard:
Yeah. And then last question. Sixteens, you guys are playing with six teams, but you guys’ group has been together, y’all won Fifteens. Just talk about the importance of you guys being together as a group,
and then as a collective instead of you just playing Seventeens and then going up. But I feel like that’s good that with what y’all doing.
Cameron Boozer
We’re a family. We’ve been together since the second grade, so we’re just going to stick together and we’ll keep fighting. That’s what make us so good, because we’re so close, and it’s helped a lot the past couple years.
Jordan Richard
Yes, sir. Appreciate-