STORRS — With 10 seconds to go, a fateful 10 seconds on a Palm Sunday in Washington, D.C., Duke freshman Nik Khamenia checked out and left the floor, replaced my Cam Boozer as the Blue Devils needed only to get the ball inbounds, maybe make a foul shot to get to the Final Four. Unable to influence those last 10 seconds, Khamenia watched helplessly as UConn got possession of the ball and ...

Alex Karaban’s last day as a UConn men’s basketball player has come and gone, but the Huskies’ captain and four-year starter wouldn’t leave for the NBA without having some impact on how the program moves forward without him. When he saw that Duke’s Nik Khamenia had entered the transfer portal, a player of similar stature and skillset to his, only from the opposite coast, Karaban knew he had to ...

The Duke Blue Devils faithful were on the receiving end of a cruel joke. A loss to the UConn Huskies in the NCAA Tournament was one thing, but losing a five-star prospect after just one season to that same team? That’s a whole different story.

Nikolas Khamenia is heading to UConn after just one season in Durham playing for Duke.

The Duke Blue Devils lost a key player from last season’s team to the transfer portal and UConn in Nikolas Khamenia.

Nik Khamenia's portal commitment is a little personal to Duke fans.

Duke transfer small forward Nikolas Khamenia has found his new home via the NCAA transfer portal. After spending one year with the Blue Devils, he’s heading to join the Connecticut Huskies. It’s a solid get for UConn. In 38 games as a freshman, Khamenia averaged 5.7 points per game, 3.3 rebounds per game and one assist per game. […]

Cayden Boozer and the Duke Blue Devils had an impressive 2025-26 college basketball season. Boozer had a solid freshman season for the Blue Devils. The former five-star guard out of Christopher Columbus High School in Miami finished the year averaging 7.7 points on 50% shooting, along with 2.3 rebounds and 3 assists per game.

There could be a short move here.