Have You Seen This? Duke's 'real-life Troy Bolton' shoots to stardom ahead of Sweet 16

TWO DAYS INTO COLLEGE — Corbin Bleu's character, Chad, famously once told Zac Efron's Troy Bolton, "You're a hoops dude. Not a musical singer person. Have you ever seen Michael Crawford on a cereal box?" in the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie "High School Musical."

Well, one up-and-coming basketball star in March Madness might be changing that narrative.

Blue Devils guard Jared McCain dropped 30 points and eight 3-pointers to help Duke defeat James Madison en route to a Sweet 16 berth in the NCAA Tournament last week. But he also sings at pep rallies and makes frequent TikToks singing and dancing to popular tunes.

The above TikTok where McCain covers Aimee Carty's "Two Days Into College" has over 10 million views, and he has several other musical videos well over the million-view threshold.

A behind-the-scenes video of McCain's teammate helping him record a new TikTok made the rounds on X this week, introducing the NBA hopeful's dual-threat talents to a new audience.

Several social media users have commented on McCain's videos, calling him a "real-life Troy Bolton" for his impressive ability to combine basketball and musical talents.

The Blue Devils take on No. 1-seed Houston on Friday at 7:39 p.m. MDT at American Airlines Center in Dallas and broadcast on CBS.

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