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It was another productive night for Duke basketball star Cooper Flag in the win over the Auburn Tigers on Wednesday night, 84-78, as it garnered a response from head coach Jon Scheyer. While Flagg would compliment Duke basketball guard Isaiah Evans, he also spoke about his performance that anchored the ninth-ranked team in the country […]

The Duke Blue Devils had already dropped a pair of games to ranked opponents this year, one to Kentucky and one to Kansas, but on Wednesday night, they had the opportunity to secure what could be viewed as arguably the best win of the season thus far… a victory over the 2nd-ranked, Maui Invitational winning […]

The Duke Blue Devils basketball team has yet to prove themselves against tough opposition in the 2024-25 season; in fact, the much-ballyhooed Cooper Flagg is coming off a major struggle in Duke’s loss to Kansas last week. But on Wednesday night, Duke showed why they entered the season with much hype as they took down […]

In his first (and probably only) season of college basketball, Duke star Cooper Flagg has had no shortage of national exposure early in the season. Duke basketball has played an absolutely loaded non-conference schedule that has exposed Flagg to the best of the best around the college basketball landscape. His early results have been mixed. […]

Cooper Flagg is currently projected to be a top pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. He dominated at the high school level, taking the Gatorade Player of the Year honors, averaging 16.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game and is now starring for Duke basketball. He continued to make waves this summer after […]

Tanking in the NBA is at least entertaining because it involves general weirdness like Josh Green’s last-second toilet-bowl shot to lose the Hornets game against the Knicks on Thursday and hilarity like Will Hardy calling a puzzling timeout to lose the Jazz game versus the Lakers on Sunday. In the final seconds, Collin Sexton drove […]

Duke basketball’s Cooper Flagg was the preseason hype magnet in college basketball, and for good reason. The 17-year-old’s hoops IQ is well above most players his age on both ends of the floor, but Rutgers basketball superstar Dylan Harper is quickly showing why he should be mentioned in the same breath. Flagg still has the […]

Duke basketball freshman Cooper Flagg has quickly become one of the most talked-about players in college basketball, but former NBA star Gilbert Arenas remains unconvinced about Flagg’s potential as a high-level prospect. While Flagg has impressed with his early highlights and versatile play, Arenas argues that he doesn’t see him becoming a superstar at the […]

The 2024-2025 college basketball season has been the Cooper Flagg show through the first month but the Duke freshman has been quietly surpassed by another rising star in the betting market. After being the favorite to win the 2024-2025 John Wooden Award for all of November, Flagg is no longer the first name according to […]

Just seventeen days after knocking off the North Carolina Tar Heels by three points, the Kansas Jayhawks eked out another three-point win over one of the ACC’s best on Tuesday night, as they defeated the Duke Blue Devils by the final score of 75-72 in Las Vegas. While there were storylines aplenty heading into this […]

Duke basketball sensation Cooper Flagg earned some big-game redemption when he scored 24 points in a road win against Arizona last Friday, but he still had plenty to prove entering Tuesday’s collision with No. 1 Kansas. His costly turnovers in a loss to Kentucky a couple weeks ago are still on top of mind for […]

The Duke basketball program faced one of its most challenging matchups of the 2024 season against the No. 1-ranked Kansas Jayhawks just before Thanksgiving. The contest did not disappoint. Duke battled back from an early deficit and nearly stole the victory, but Kansas put the Blue Devils away 75-72. The loss did not stop fans […]

Cooper Flagg has been ticketed by many to be the next big thing in the world of basketball, as the Duke Blue Devils forward can do it all — defend at a high level, handle the rock with confidence, and tip the scales in his team’s favor by being a walking mismatch problem. However, Flagg […]

Arguably the biggest game of the young 2024 NCAA basketball season will be taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The number one ranked Kansas Jayhawks will be taking on the biggest name in college basketball: Cooper Flagg and his Duke Blue Devils. The matchup will be taking place in the Vegas Showdown, and in this […]

If the Cooper Flagg effect was not already in full swing, it will be on Tuesday. With Flagg and Duke set to take on No. 1-ranked Kansas in Terry’s Chocolate Vegas Showdown, NBA scouts are already in Las Vegas to witness the game in person. It is common for scouts to want to watch a […]

Duke men’s basketball freshman and presumptive No. 1 NBA Draft pick Cooper Flagg swept the ACC awards this week, winning conference player of the week and freshman of the week after the Blue Devils’ road win at Arizona. The Blue Devils defeated the Wildcats, 69-55, on Friday night behind 24 points from Flagg. Just five […]

It is still early in the 2024-2025 college basketball season but Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is already expected to be the consensus No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. Performances like the one Flagg had against No. 17-ranked Arizona only boost that case. In their fifth game of the season, Duke improved to 4-1 […]

Behind 24 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists from freshman phenom Cooper Flagg, the Duke Blue Devils scored a 69-55 win over the Arizona Wildcats on Friday night in Tucson in a rare early-season matchup between top 25 programs not played at a neutral site. After the game, Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd took the time to […]

In all of sports, you need to prove yourself for a while at the professional level before you are solidified as a star and looked at as a great. For example, Tom Brady didn’t walk into the NFL as the biggest thing in the league; it took him years to establish himself as the face […]

Cooper Flagg has an elite standard to live up to in his freshman year at Duke basketball. The 2024 National High School Player of the Year is not only poised to be one of the best players in the country, but he’s playing for a Blue Devils program that only accepts National Championship runs annually. […]

Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg made mistakes that left their fans stunned in the upset loss to Kentucky basketball. Regardless, Flagg spoke after the game about his adoration for his head coach Jon Scheyer, and his level of trust. “I’m glad he had that trust in me to put the ball in my hands,” Flagg […]

The Kentucky basketball program picked up a huge 77-72 win over Duke in the Champions Classic on Tuesday, and Otega Oweh made a key stop on Cooper Flagg to force a turnover that ultimately sealed the comeback win for the Wildcats. Oweh spoke about what he saw on the play and how he came up […]

No. 6 Duke basketball lost a heartbreaker to No. 19 Kentucky 77-72 in the Champions Classic on Tuesday. With 12 seconds left in regulation and the score tied at 72, Kentucky junior guard Otegah Oweh stole the ball from Duke freshman forward Cooper Flagg, was fouled in transition and made the go-ahead free throws to […]

For 39 and a half minutes of Tuesday’s Duke-Kentucky matchup, Cooper Flagg showed why he’s the consensus No. 1 pick in next June’s NBA draft. The 17-year-old dominated the Wildcats to the tune of 26 points, 12 rebounds and two assists. Then, his inexperience finally showed. After Duke blew a nine-point lead, head coach Jon […]

One of the biggest matchups of the non-conference slate in college basketball lived up to the hype on Tuesday night. Kentucky took down Duke 77-72 at the State Farm Champions Classic in Atlanta, pulling off the upset to get to 3-0 in Mark Pope’s first season as head coach. Kentucky trailed by nine points at […]

Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg has his first big matchup of his college career on Tuesday night as the Blue Devils will be taking on Kentucky in the Champions Classic in Atlanta. Duke participates in the Champions Classic every year, and there are always good matchups that provide a lot of excitement. This year, everyone […]

Cooper Flagg just got his Duke basketball career started last week, and he will more than likely be the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. He’s that good. It didn’t take scouts long to realize that Flagg was a special talent as people have been anticipating his arrival into the NBA for awhile. […]

The Kentucky basketball program is gearing up for one of its most challenging 2024-25 season matchups against the Duke Blue Devils. Mark Pope’s squad will take on Cooper Flagg in what should be a highly competitive game on Tuesday. Before the contest, backup guard Kerr Kriisa got honest about facing Flagg amid his prospect hype. […]

It’s hard to stand out at Peach Jam, especially if you’re not one of the best rising high school seniors in the country. But when Duke men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer saw 15-year-old Cooper Flagg two summers ago, he was hooked. Scheyer told ESPN’s Baxter Holmes about going down to North Augusta for the annual […]

Through two games as a member of the Duke Blue Devils, Cooper Flagg is averaging 15.5 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. These are not spectacular numbers by any means, but this is the kind of well-rounded stat-line you’d expect from a dominant young player whose singular motivation on […]

Cooper Flagg has dealt with sky-high expectations for years now. Before Flagg suited up for the Duke Blue Devils, his recruitment was as high-profile as they come, starting when he burst onto the scene as the first freshman to ever be named Gatorade State Player of the Year in Maine. The hype followed him for […]

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg has become the next big thing in college basketball but Gilbert Arenas has yet to be sold on him as a high-level prospect. Despite Flagg’s early highlights and statistical success, Arenas believes he has yet to see him display elite talent against formidable opposition. “I got to watch some more games,” […]

The Duke basketball program has quickly gotten off to a hot start. Duke won their first game of the season with a commanding 96-62 victory over the Maine Black Bears. Of course, all eyes are on Cooper Flagg, who once his freshman season is over, is expected to be a top NBA Draft pick. Former […]

College basketball is back, and everyone is trying to take down UConn. The Huskies became national champions for the second straight year last season. However, a lot of their best players left for the NBA. Speaking of the NBA, the 2024 Draft class was considered one of the weakest ever, and that was largely due […]

Considered by many to be the next big thing in college hoops, Cooper Flagg has announced his arrival on the scene with a solid regular-season debut for Duke basketball on Monday against the Maine Black Bears in Durham. Inside a packed Cameron Indoor Stadium, Flagg put up 18 points and added seven rebounds and five […]

The college basketball season got started on Monday night and day one already provided a ton of excitement as there are some good games going on. One game that everyone was excited to see was between the Duke basketball team and Maine. Doesn’t sound like a very entertaining matchup, but that’s not why people wanted […]

The Cooper Flagg era has officially begun with Duke basketball. The 2025 NBA Draft’s top prospect started things right against Maine basketball with an emphatic dunk that had Cameron Indoor Stadium rocking. COOPER FLAGG THROWS IT DOWN WITH AUTHORITY 😱pic.twitter.com/ghsHYZgFbw — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 5, 2024 Fans took to social media to revel in Flagg’s […]

The 2024-2025 college basketball season has tipped off, and one of the biggest stories in the sport is freshman Cooper Flagg’s arrival at the Duke basketball program, and Matt Norlander of CBS Sports indicated that there has not been this much hype for a freshman before the start of a season since Anthony Davis at […]

The UConn Huskies have a chance to make history next April, with the first three-peat since the 1970s looming. But even Huskies coach Dan Hurley knows that UConn’s path to a third straight National Title will be treacherous. His team is inexperienced and has legitimate question marks, and the rest of the nation has loaded […]