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By now you surely know that Duke Blue Devils star freshman Cooper Flagg is well worth all of the hype he brought with him to Durham, North Carolina. The 18-year-old came into Saturday’s matchup with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as one of the top candidates to eventually be named college basketball’s National Player of […]

Duke basketball freshman phenom Cooper Flagg is feeling good. Flagg just poured in 42 points in a team win over Notre Dame, that made ACC conference history. Flagg says he was completely focused during that epic performance. “I was just out there playing,” Flagg said after the win when speaking with reporters, per the Associated […]

Duke basketball continues to be buoyed by Cooper Flagg’s brilliance on the court. The Blue Devils defeated Notre Dame 86-78 in Saturday’s ACC contest, and the star guard put on another historic display. Flagg tallied 42 points, breaking both the ACC and Duke freshman scoring records while marking the highest single-game point total for a […]

As Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg continues to impress with each game, his performances have especially caught the eye of his head coach Jon Scheyer. There is no doubt that the Duke basketball big could be the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft as it could be solidified after teams hear what […]

While some teams around the NBA are currently gearing up for the second half of the season in hopes of making the playoffs, others are incentivized to lose as many games as possible in order to try to secure the number one overall pick. This year, teams like the New Orleans Pelicans and Washington Wizards […]

Jon Scheyer and Duke basketball earned an impressive 76-43 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The icing on the cake was an emphatic dunk by star freshman Cooper Flagg. Up 11 early in the second half, Flagg stole the ball and took off. While he was met in the paint, it was no issue for Flagg, […]

It was another rocking night at Cameron Indoor Stadium, as Duke basketball (13-2) continued its path to March through the visiting Pittsburgh Panthers 76-47, led by star freshman Cooper Flagg. Flagg capped off his streak of dominance with his sixth double-double of the season, and he erupted the crowd in signature fashion: A swift defensive […]

Hello friends, and welcome to the latest 2025 NCAA Tournament Bracketology update here at ClutchPoints. In our intro section today, in honor of Dick Vitale, who back in December announced he is once again cancer free, I request that you read the following three italicized paragraphs about the 4th-ranked Duke Blue Devils in your best […]

The Toronto Raptors did not end the year on a good note, as they lost to the Boston Celtics 125-71, which was probably their worst game of the season. The Raptors are now on an 11-game losing streak, and everybody is starting to look toward the NBA Draft and, more specifically, Cooper Flagg. The Duke […]

Jon Scheyer’s Duke basketball team rang in the new year with a dominant 88-65 victory over Virginia Tech. After a 10-day break, the Blue Devils made a strong return, with Cooper Flagg leading the charge, scoring 24 points and dishing out six assists. “[Flagg] is a savant with the game,” said the Duke basketball head […]

Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg continues to showcase his impressive skillset, which was once again on display in the dominant win over George Mason on Tuesday night, 68-37. Consequently, as Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer looks to better his team, he will speak about certain aspects of their performance that put them on a […]

The Duke basketball team secured its fifth-consecutive win on Tuesday night, sticking to its tried-and-true formula with freshman sensation Cooper Flagg leading the way and a dominant second-half defense, ultimately defeating George Mason 68-47. Flagg recorded 24 points and nine rebounds, helping No. 5 Duke secure a 68-47 victory over George Mason by limiting the […]

Duke basketball freshman Cooper Flagg is the type of can’t-miss prospect that could have been safely penciled in as the No. 1 NBA Draft pick in his class before he ever touched a college court. That’s even with Rutgers guard Dylan Harper filling the stat sheet every night in New Brunswick. A third of the […]

The 2025 NBA draft is viewed as one of the best in years, and Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is widely regarded as the top prize. As is the case with all projected No. 1 picks, NBA scouts and executives will analyze the 17-year-old’s game from every angle ahead of June. So where do they think […]

Duke basketball freshman Cooper Flagg is still the can’t-miss prospect he has been for the last two years as he skyrocketed up NBA mock drafts to become the assumed No. 1 pick next spring. That doesn’t mean his game is without its flaws. ESPN’s Jeremy Woo spoke with a horde of NBA scouts and executives […]

Duke Blue Devils freshman Cooper Flagg has been the presumptive No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft since before he even committed to play in Durham. Now that he has a few months of Duke basketball under his belt, not much has changed. ESPN’s Jeremy Woo spoke with NBA executives who have been monitoring […]

NBA contending tiers seem pretty clear-cut going into the last three weeks of 2024. The Boston Celtics (19-5) and Cleveland Cavaliers (21-4) are running away from the Eastern Conference pack. The Oklahoma City Thunder (18-5) and Memphis Grizzlies (17-8) are on course for a Western Conference Finals clash. Everyone else is playing for the upset. […]

As the Duke basketball team beat the Auburn Tigers, 84-78, led by another productive performance from star Cooper Flagg, it was the other freshman in Isaiah Evans who broke out. Duke basketball team Jon Scheyer would speak about Evans’ performance Wednesday night as fans have been waiting to see more playing time for the five-star […]

While the focus of Duke basketball’s win over the Auburn Tigers will be on star Cooper Flagg, it is important to also mention the performance of freshman Isaiah Evans. Flagg himself would say he was “proud” of Evans after the game for his outing Wednesday night as the guard spoke about after the breakout game. […]

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. […]