Christopher Columbus HS (28‑5)

Top Players

• 6-9 SR Cameron Boozer (DUKE) ESPN-2, Rivals-2
• 6-4 SR Cayden Boozer (DUKE) ESPN-17, Rivals-20
• 6-5 JR Jaxon Richardson ESPN-29, Rivals-27
• 6-4 JR Marcellous "Cello" Jackson
• 6-6 JR Keeper Jackson
• 6-10 SR Eric Dibami Tomou

Explorers At A Glance

CITY OF PALMS SEED: 1

The “Boozer Era” begins its final act, as Columbus looks to make history under sixth-year coach Andrew Moran with a fourth consecutive state championship, something that hasn’t happened in Florida’s largest two classifications since Fort Lauderdale Dillard’s “four-peat” from 2000-03. It’s been a remarkably consistent ride for Duke commits 6-9 SR Cameron Boozer (22.3 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 2.7 apg, 2.1 blocks) and 6-4 SR Cayden Boozer (12 ppg, 7.6 apg, 2.7 rpg), and Cameron’s 24 points, 11 boards, five assists and three steals – including a game-tying dunk with five seconds left in regulation – sparked a 72-67 OT win over Orlando Oak Ridge in the Class 7A title game. … Another top-40 talent, the high-flying and rapidly improving 6-5 JR Jaxon Richardson, is joined by transfers 6-6 JR Keeper Jackson (Memphis Christian Brothers), 6-4 JR Cello Jackson (Memphis FACS) and Cameroonian import 6-10 SR Eric Dibami Tomou, who averaged 6.2 points and 5.2 rebounds for Boulogne-Levallois in France’s LNB Espoirs U21 League. … The Explorers won the prestigious Les Schwab Invitational in Portland, Ore., and had signature wins over Paul VI, Long Island Lutheran, Prolific Prep and Harvard-Westlake along the way. … The Boozers are 85-13 in their first three seasons.