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Boozer, Brown, Scheyer Headline Duke’s ACC Men’s Basketball Honors
3/9/2026 5:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke captured five of the Atlantic Coast Conference's six top honors and placed multiple players on the league's postseason teams, the ACC announced Monday.
Freshman forward Cameron Boozer was voted the ACC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, while senior forward Maliq Brown earned both Defensive Player of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year awards. Head coach Jon Scheyer was named ACC Coach of the Year after guiding the Blue Devils to a 29-2 overall record, the league's regular-season championship and the No. 1 ranking in the top-25 polls.
Boozer was also selected to the All-ACC First Team and the All-Rookie Team. Sophomore guard/forward Isaiah Evans earned All-ACC Third Team recognition, while sophomore center Patrick Ngongba II was named All-ACC Honorable Mention. Freshman guard/forward Dame Sarr garnered All-Defensive Team honors.
Boozer Earns Player and Rookie of the Year Awards
Boozer becomes the fifth player in ACC history to capture the league's Player and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season, joining former Duke standouts Cooper Flagg (2025), Zion Williamson (2019), Marvin Bagley III (2018) and Jahlil Okafor (2015). Boozer is the 20th Blue Devil to be saluted as the ACC Player of the Year and 16th to be declared ACC Rookie of the Year.
Duke's 20 Player of the Year awards, 16 Rookie of the Year recipients, 162 All-ACC selections, 42 All-Rookie Team picks and 36 All-Defensive Team merits are the most in conference history in each category.
In addition, the Blue Devils have had an All-ACC First Team honoree in 18 of the last 19 seasons.
Boozer is the highest rated player in the history of the KenPom Player of the Year Standings (since 2011) with a rating of 3.253, eclipsing Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin in 2015 (2.794). He is also the top-rated player by EvanMiya with a combined offensive and defensive performance rating of 15.09.
The Miami native led the ACC in both scoring (705 points/22.7 points per game) and rebounding (315 rebounds/10.2 rebounds per game), while also averaging 4.1 assists and shooting 58.3% from the field. The freshman forward earned ACC Player of the Week honors five times and Rookie of the Week recognition 10 times this season.
His historic campaign includes becoming the only Division I player in the last 30 seasons to record at least 700 points, 300 rebounds and 100 assists while shooting better than 50 percent from the field in a single regular season. Boozer's consistent production is demonstrated by recording at least 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in all 31 games this season, the longest such streak by any player (men's or women's) at any point in a Division I career this century.
Brown Named Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year
Brown anchored the nation's top-rated defense and was named both ACC Defensive Player of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year.
The senior leads Duke and ranks third in the conference with 60 steals and owns the ACC's top steal percentage (5.61%), which ranks second nationally according to KenPom. Brown has also compiled 168 deflections this season, more than 31 percent of the team's total, while helping the Blue Devils post the nation's No. 1 defensive efficiency rating.
According to BartTorvik metrics, Brown's 9.1 defensive box plus-minus is the highest mark in the platform's history. Offensively, he is shooting 60.5 percent from the field, while averaging 5.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.
Scheyer Named ACC Coach of the Year
Scheyer collected 51 votes to earn ACC Coach of the Year honors after leading Duke to a 29-2 overall record and a 17-1 mark in conference play.
The Blue Devils finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in both the Associated Press and USA TODAY Coaches polls and sit atop the NCAA NET rankings with 15 Quad 1 victories, tied for the most in the country.
Duke leads the nation in scoring margin (+20.5) and owns the top-rated defense nationally, according to KenPom. The Blue Devils are also among the nation's elite on both ends of the floor, ranking first in defensive efficiency and fifth in offensive efficiency.
Despite losing all five starters to the NBA Draft and returning just 20 percent of its offensive production from last season, Duke captured the outright ACC regular-season title for the second consecutive year and became the first team in the history of the ACC to win at least 11 regular-season games against ranked opponents.
Scheyer's success has also been historic. He owns a 118-24 career record and has recorded the most victories by a Division I head coach in their first four seasons.
Additional Duke Honors
Evans earned All-ACC Third Team recognition after averaging 14.5 points per game, while ranking among the ACC leaders in three-point shooting and free-throw percentage. The Fayetteville, North Carolina, native has connected on 81 three-pointers this season and ranks fifth in the conference with an .868 free-throw percentage.
Ngongba received All-ACC Honorable Mention after a breakout sophomore campaign. The 6-foot-11 center is averaging 10.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, while shooting 60.2 percent from the field. Hailing from Manassas, Virginia, he more than doubled his production from last season in points, rebounds, assists and blocked shots.
Sarr was selected to the All-Defensive Team after earning the reputation as a lockdown defender. The Italian freshman ranks third on the team with 30 steals, while averaging 6.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
No. 1 Duke (29-2, 17-1 ACC), the ACC regular-season champions, will compete in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m., facing the winner of Wednesday's Florida State versus California game.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMBB".
2025-26 ACC AWARDS
Player of the Year – Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke
Defensive Player of the Year – Maliq Brown, Sr., F, Duke
Rookie of the Year – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Most Improved Player – Juke Harris, So., G, Wake Forest
Sixth Man of the Year – Maliq Brown, Sr., F, Duke
Coach of the Year – Jon Scheyer, Duke
2025-26 ALL-ACC TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Name, School, Points
Cameron Boozer, Duke, 425
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina, 410
Ebuka Okorie, Stanford, 356
Malik Reneau, Miami, 344
Thijs De Ridder, Virginia, 302
SECOND TEAM
Boopie Miller, SMU, 293
Juke Harris, Wake Forest, 237
Henri Veesaar, North Carolina, 215
Tre Donaldson, Miami, 204
Ryan Conwell, Louisville, 201
THIRD TEAM
Isaiah Evans, Duke, 151
Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville, 147
Quadir Copeland, NC State, 98
Robert McCray V, Florida State, 90
Dai Dai Ames, California, 51
HONORABLE MENTION
Jaron Pierre Jr., SMU, 45
Donnie Freeman, Syracuse, 36
RJ Godfrey, Clemson, 32
Amani Hansberry, Virginia Tech, 29
Seth Trimble, North Carolina, 27
Patrick Ngongba II, Duke, 26
Justin Pippen, California, 18
Darrion Williams, NC State, 16
Jalen Haralson, Notre Dame, 15
B.J. Edwards, SMU, 15
Note: All-ACC Team points are determined on a 5-3-1 system (five points for first team, three points for second team, one point for third team).
Player of the Year
Cameron Boozer, Duke, 84 votes
Ebuka Okorie, Stanford, 1
Thijs De Ridder, Virginia, 1
Defensive Player of the Year
Maliq Brown, Duke, 25
Dame Sarr, Duke, 15
Ugonna Onyenso, Virginia, 13
Cameron Boozer, Duke, 10
B.J. Edwards, SMU, 8
Ernest Udeh Jr., Miami, 4
William Kyle III, Syracuse, 3
Patrick Ngongba II, Duke, 2
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina, 2
Quadir Copeland, Syracuse 2
Johann Grünloh, Virginia, 2
Rookie of the Year
Cameron Boozer, Duke, 82 votes
Ebuka Okorie, Stanford, 3
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina, 1
Sixth Man of the Year
Maliq Brown, Duke, 38
Jacari White, Virginia, 20
Tru Washington, Miami, 19
Adrian Wooley, Louisville, 5
Jeremy Dent-Smith, Stanford, 2
Nojus Indrusaitis, Pitt, 1
Cayden Boozer, Duke, 1
Most Improved Player
Juke Harris, Wake Forest, 55 votes
Dai Dai Ames, California, 8
Isaiah Evans, Duke, 6
Cole Certa, Notre Dame, 5
Malik Reneau, Miami, 3
B.J. Edwards, SMU, 3
Fred Payne, Boston College, 2
Paul McNeil, Jr., NC State, 1
Ugonna Onyenso, Virginia, 1
Ben Hammond, Virginia Tech, 1
Patrick Ngongba II, Duke, 1
Coach of the Year
Jon Scheyer, Duke, 51 votes
Jai Lucas, Miami, 19
Ryan Odom, Virginia, 9
Luke Loucks, Florida State, 4
Brad Brownell, Clemson, 2
Mark Madsen, California, 1
All-Defensive Team
Maliq Brown, Duke, 63 votes
Ugonna Onyenso, Virginia, 58
B.J. Edwards, SMU, 55
Dame Sarr, Duke, 48
Ernest Udeh Jr., Miami, 40
All-Rookie Team
Cameron Boozer, Duke, 84 votes
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina, 84
Ebuka Okorie, Stanford, 82
Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville, 64
Thijs De Ridder, Virginia, 62
86 total votes
Note: coaches cannot vote for their players
#GoDuke
Freshman forward Cameron Boozer was voted the ACC Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, while senior forward Maliq Brown earned both Defensive Player of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year awards. Head coach Jon Scheyer was named ACC Coach of the Year after guiding the Blue Devils to a 29-2 overall record, the league's regular-season championship and the No. 1 ranking in the top-25 polls.
Boozer was also selected to the All-ACC First Team and the All-Rookie Team. Sophomore guard/forward Isaiah Evans earned All-ACC Third Team recognition, while sophomore center Patrick Ngongba II was named All-ACC Honorable Mention. Freshman guard/forward Dame Sarr garnered All-Defensive Team honors.
Boozer Earns Player and Rookie of the Year Awards
Boozer becomes the fifth player in ACC history to capture the league's Player and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season, joining former Duke standouts Cooper Flagg (2025), Zion Williamson (2019), Marvin Bagley III (2018) and Jahlil Okafor (2015). Boozer is the 20th Blue Devil to be saluted as the ACC Player of the Year and 16th to be declared ACC Rookie of the Year.
Duke's 20 Player of the Year awards, 16 Rookie of the Year recipients, 162 All-ACC selections, 42 All-Rookie Team picks and 36 All-Defensive Team merits are the most in conference history in each category.
In addition, the Blue Devils have had an All-ACC First Team honoree in 18 of the last 19 seasons.
Boozer is the highest rated player in the history of the KenPom Player of the Year Standings (since 2011) with a rating of 3.253, eclipsing Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin in 2015 (2.794). He is also the top-rated player by EvanMiya with a combined offensive and defensive performance rating of 15.09.
The Miami native led the ACC in both scoring (705 points/22.7 points per game) and rebounding (315 rebounds/10.2 rebounds per game), while also averaging 4.1 assists and shooting 58.3% from the field. The freshman forward earned ACC Player of the Week honors five times and Rookie of the Week recognition 10 times this season.
His historic campaign includes becoming the only Division I player in the last 30 seasons to record at least 700 points, 300 rebounds and 100 assists while shooting better than 50 percent from the field in a single regular season. Boozer's consistent production is demonstrated by recording at least 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in all 31 games this season, the longest such streak by any player (men's or women's) at any point in a Division I career this century.
Brown Named Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year
Brown anchored the nation's top-rated defense and was named both ACC Defensive Player of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year.
The senior leads Duke and ranks third in the conference with 60 steals and owns the ACC's top steal percentage (5.61%), which ranks second nationally according to KenPom. Brown has also compiled 168 deflections this season, more than 31 percent of the team's total, while helping the Blue Devils post the nation's No. 1 defensive efficiency rating.
According to BartTorvik metrics, Brown's 9.1 defensive box plus-minus is the highest mark in the platform's history. Offensively, he is shooting 60.5 percent from the field, while averaging 5.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.
Scheyer Named ACC Coach of the Year
Scheyer collected 51 votes to earn ACC Coach of the Year honors after leading Duke to a 29-2 overall record and a 17-1 mark in conference play.
The Blue Devils finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in both the Associated Press and USA TODAY Coaches polls and sit atop the NCAA NET rankings with 15 Quad 1 victories, tied for the most in the country.
Duke leads the nation in scoring margin (+20.5) and owns the top-rated defense nationally, according to KenPom. The Blue Devils are also among the nation's elite on both ends of the floor, ranking first in defensive efficiency and fifth in offensive efficiency.
Despite losing all five starters to the NBA Draft and returning just 20 percent of its offensive production from last season, Duke captured the outright ACC regular-season title for the second consecutive year and became the first team in the history of the ACC to win at least 11 regular-season games against ranked opponents.
Scheyer's success has also been historic. He owns a 118-24 career record and has recorded the most victories by a Division I head coach in their first four seasons.
Additional Duke Honors
Evans earned All-ACC Third Team recognition after averaging 14.5 points per game, while ranking among the ACC leaders in three-point shooting and free-throw percentage. The Fayetteville, North Carolina, native has connected on 81 three-pointers this season and ranks fifth in the conference with an .868 free-throw percentage.
Ngongba received All-ACC Honorable Mention after a breakout sophomore campaign. The 6-foot-11 center is averaging 10.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, while shooting 60.2 percent from the field. Hailing from Manassas, Virginia, he more than doubled his production from last season in points, rebounds, assists and blocked shots.
Sarr was selected to the All-Defensive Team after earning the reputation as a lockdown defender. The Italian freshman ranks third on the team with 30 steals, while averaging 6.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
No. 1 Duke (29-2, 17-1 ACC), the ACC regular-season champions, will compete in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m., facing the winner of Wednesday's Florida State versus California game.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMBB".
2025-26 ACC AWARDS
Player of the Year – Cameron Boozer, Fr., F, Duke
Defensive Player of the Year – Maliq Brown, Sr., F, Duke
Rookie of the Year – Cameron Boozer, F, Duke
Most Improved Player – Juke Harris, So., G, Wake Forest
Sixth Man of the Year – Maliq Brown, Sr., F, Duke
Coach of the Year – Jon Scheyer, Duke
2025-26 ALL-ACC TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Name, School, Points
Cameron Boozer, Duke, 425
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina, 410
Ebuka Okorie, Stanford, 356
Malik Reneau, Miami, 344
Thijs De Ridder, Virginia, 302
SECOND TEAM
Boopie Miller, SMU, 293
Juke Harris, Wake Forest, 237
Henri Veesaar, North Carolina, 215
Tre Donaldson, Miami, 204
Ryan Conwell, Louisville, 201
THIRD TEAM
Isaiah Evans, Duke, 151
Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville, 147
Quadir Copeland, NC State, 98
Robert McCray V, Florida State, 90
Dai Dai Ames, California, 51
HONORABLE MENTION
Jaron Pierre Jr., SMU, 45
Donnie Freeman, Syracuse, 36
RJ Godfrey, Clemson, 32
Amani Hansberry, Virginia Tech, 29
Seth Trimble, North Carolina, 27
Patrick Ngongba II, Duke, 26
Justin Pippen, California, 18
Darrion Williams, NC State, 16
Jalen Haralson, Notre Dame, 15
B.J. Edwards, SMU, 15
Note: All-ACC Team points are determined on a 5-3-1 system (five points for first team, three points for second team, one point for third team).
Player of the Year
Cameron Boozer, Duke, 84 votes
Ebuka Okorie, Stanford, 1
Thijs De Ridder, Virginia, 1
Defensive Player of the Year
Maliq Brown, Duke, 25
Dame Sarr, Duke, 15
Ugonna Onyenso, Virginia, 13
Cameron Boozer, Duke, 10
B.J. Edwards, SMU, 8
Ernest Udeh Jr., Miami, 4
William Kyle III, Syracuse, 3
Patrick Ngongba II, Duke, 2
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina, 2
Quadir Copeland, Syracuse 2
Johann Grünloh, Virginia, 2
Rookie of the Year
Cameron Boozer, Duke, 82 votes
Ebuka Okorie, Stanford, 3
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina, 1
Sixth Man of the Year
Maliq Brown, Duke, 38
Jacari White, Virginia, 20
Tru Washington, Miami, 19
Adrian Wooley, Louisville, 5
Jeremy Dent-Smith, Stanford, 2
Nojus Indrusaitis, Pitt, 1
Cayden Boozer, Duke, 1
Most Improved Player
Juke Harris, Wake Forest, 55 votes
Dai Dai Ames, California, 8
Isaiah Evans, Duke, 6
Cole Certa, Notre Dame, 5
Malik Reneau, Miami, 3
B.J. Edwards, SMU, 3
Fred Payne, Boston College, 2
Paul McNeil, Jr., NC State, 1
Ugonna Onyenso, Virginia, 1
Ben Hammond, Virginia Tech, 1
Patrick Ngongba II, Duke, 1
Coach of the Year
Jon Scheyer, Duke, 51 votes
Jai Lucas, Miami, 19
Ryan Odom, Virginia, 9
Luke Loucks, Florida State, 4
Brad Brownell, Clemson, 2
Mark Madsen, California, 1
All-Defensive Team
Maliq Brown, Duke, 63 votes
Ugonna Onyenso, Virginia, 58
B.J. Edwards, SMU, 55
Dame Sarr, Duke, 48
Ernest Udeh Jr., Miami, 40
All-Rookie Team
Cameron Boozer, Duke, 84 votes
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina, 84
Ebuka Okorie, Stanford, 82
Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville, 64
Thijs De Ridder, Virginia, 62
86 total votes
Note: coaches cannot vote for their players
#GoDuke
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