Duke moved up one spot to No. 3 in the latest AP Poll following another impressive win on the road, this time a 66-60 victory in East Lansing against Michigan State.
Jon Scheyer has started to find more consistent contributors, but everything flows through freshman superstar Cameron Boozer. The 6-foot-9 forward leads the team with 23 points, 9.9 assists, 3.8 rebounds, 1.7 steals and one block per game.
Boozer has connected on 55.9% of his shots from the field, including 37.2% from beyond the arc. He’s aggressive defensively, but where Boozer really inspires fear is under the rim on offense. That’s what has him in conversations surrounding national player of the year awards.
The Blue Devils have picked up four wins against ranked foes so far (Kansas, Arkansas, Florida and Michigan State) and have an argument to feel a little bit disrespected in the AP Poll. They received seven votes to take the top spot, but significantly fewer than No. 2 Michigan (19) and No. 1 Arizona (33)…