Twitter Gold: Boumtje Boumtje Video Video

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Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje of the United States displays his medal during the medal ceremony after the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup final match between the United States and Serbia at BDC Main Venue in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 5, 2026. (Photo by Yagiz Gurtug/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images

There has been a sort-of theme in stories about Duke Basketball next season that goes something like this: well, they won’t have Cooper Flagg or Cameron Boozer this time, so…

Well, maybe, maybe not.

Duke had a really solid group for next year and then managed to sign Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje.

An American citizen, Boumtje Boumtje has been playing in Spain and was off the radar for a lot of people.

Things have gone like this since he announced for the Blue Devils: well, he’s another promising big man. He’s going to come off the bench next season…if he played stateside, he might be the #1 player in this class…Actually, he is the #1 player in this class…

Now, after his highly impressive performance in the U17 World Cup, the reaction mostly has been: OMG.

He’s a really skilled player. Like Flagg and Boozer, he’s a big with guard skills. Like Boozer, his physical development is ahead of schedule. Unlike either of them, he is either 7-0 or 7-1 (both have been listed).

Sometime this week, he’ll be on campus, and we’ll find out where he stands with Duke’s other bigs. Given Cameron Williams’ agility, we could imagine Jon Scheyer occasionally putting out a frontcourt with Boumtje Boumtje, Williams, and Ngongba, if only to shut down the lane. Add Dame Sarr and Caleb Foster, and doing anything on offense would be profoundly difficult.

Anyway, for today’s Twitter Gold, we thought we’d just have some video of Boumtje Boumtje’s impressive play in Istanbul during the FIBA Tournament. He really left a big impression, and Duke fans are right to be excited.

Some of the highlights overlap, obviously, but we tried to get a good range.

Another elite showing from Duke commit Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje in the U17 World cup in Türkiye.

The 17-year old incoming duke freshman was unbelieve all WC averaging 19.7 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 2.8 APG and 4.2 stocks per game while shooting 59/53/88 splits.

The 7-1 forward continues… pic.twitter.com/S2Xfk9Tay8

— Arman Jovic (@PDTScouting) July 5, 2026

Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje wins FIBA U17 Finals MVP, helping team USA to a dominant win over Serbia

20 points
15 boards
3 blocks
6-14 FG
2-5 3P
6-7 FT

The 7’0 Duke commit averaged 19.6 PPG, 10.7 RPG and 2.0 APG through 7 games played pic.twitter.com/BojSBXxLMT

— nbadraftpoint (@nbadraftpoint) July 5, 2026

Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje in the U17 World Cup semifinals:

24 minutes
23 points
9/16 FG (5 dunks)
3/5 3PT
14 rebounds
3 steals

On his way to another MVP of a tournament this summer w/ a solid game tomorrow
pic.twitter.com/N1ZJZ46cvw

— Zion O. (@DukeNBA) July 4, 2026

Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje is not Jabari Smith.

This is a future all NBA guy.

This is pretty unbelievable stuff for a seven footer. pic.twitter.com/CvEcURI9mD

— JPR (@Scouting_Col) July 4, 2026

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