Duke Twins Cameron and Cayden Boozer Are Ready for March Madness: 'We're Just Focusing on Winning' (Exclusive)

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Duke stars Cameron and Cayden Boozer are hoping to do what their dad Carlos did 25 years ago

With a 29-2 regular-season record, the Blue Devils are a presumptive No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament

Just in time for March Madness, the brothers display their acting chops in a new State Farm commercial

Not to put too fine a point on it, but it’s been exactly 25 years since Cameron and Cayden Boozer’s dad won a national championship at Duke.

Now, the fraternal twin freshmen phenoms, sons of two-time NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer, look to do the same. No pressure, right?

“I wouldn’t say there’s any pressure from last year,” Cameron, 18, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview for the twins’ new partnership with State Farm. “Comes with the name, comes the brand, but right now we're just focusing on what's at hand.”

One year after making the Final Four but coming up just short of the national championship game, Duke is coming off the regular season with a 29-2 record — their two losses by a combined 4 points.

A presumptive No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament, the Blue Devils stand poised to make a deep run, behind star forward Cameron at 6’9” and his younger, “little” brother, backup point guard Cayden, 6’4”.

Growing up, some of their first memories are going to NBA games to watch their dad, a journeyman for the Lakers, Bulls, Jazz and Cavaliers, play.

“Being around the game for so long just has helped us fall in love with the game,” Cayden tells PEOPLE. “Obviously seeing it at the highest level and just being around it, it's a real feeling.”

After toying with hockey, tennis, football and baseball, the Florida natives settled into their sports destiny in the sixth grade, they say — with sibling rivalry always a part of the game.

“Of course we're super competitive,” Cameron laughs. “I think it’s natural for all siblings, you always wanna beat your sibling, you know, whether you're playing UNO, basketball, a video game. So I think just that competitive spirit with your siblings is super important growing up, something that's still within us today for sure.”

In their new State Farm commercial, the brothers hilariously argue after a minor car accident in which Cameron says that Cayden told him he had “this much” space from the curb.

As far as Cameron is concerned, talk of being a top NBA draft pick is not currently a distraction, either.

“You choose not to focus on it, obviously you see some things, but for the most part, we're just focusing on winning,” he says. “What we gotta do against the next couple teams. That's the biggest thing for me.”

As they embark on March Madness, the brothers credit their dad — and mom CeCe — for supporting them through it all.

“I think he's only missed one game, so he basically has been to every game, especially with my mom too,” Cayden says. “So I think just having family that's so supportive that comes to every game just makes this college life a lot easier."

He adds: “Obviously he's a great dad. You know, he doesn't put any pressure on us to do anything. So yeah, I mean, he's a good dude.”

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