Duke Star Cameron Boozer Reveals Fractured Eye Suffered Against UConn
While earning multiple Player of the Year awards, Cameron Boozer discussed the fractures he suffered in the Elite Eight loss to UConn.
Duke forward Cameron Boozer has a visibly swollen eye as he speaks after winning the Oscar Robertson Player of the Year awarded by the Associated Press and the U. S. Basketball Writers Association during a news conference at the Final Four.
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The day before the NCAA basketball championship game — which many expected top overall seed Duke to play in — Blue Devils star Cameron Boozer still carried significant battle scars.
As he went through the award circuit, his right eye was noticeably swollen and bloodshot. “I have a couple of fractures, but I’m all good,” he said, “just going through the healing process. ” Cameron, who decided to forgo surgery, sustained the injury last Sunday in the 73-72 Elite Eight loss to Connecticut on a collision, even though no foul was called.
During the game a Duke staffer even applied a soda can to his eye to alleviate the swelling. In addition to his physical scars, emotional ones remain after Duke lost on a game-ending, miraculous 35-foot shot from Connecticut guard Braylon Mullins. “I don’t have the words,” Duke head coach Jon Scheyer said after the game, “other than just how proud I am of these guys and how disappointed we are.