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Duke freshman Cooper Flagg dunks over a Pittsburgh Panther (1/7/25)

Cooper Flagg dunks the ball at Louisville

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Cooper Flagg 2024-25 Duke Men's Basketball

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Cooper Flagg - Duke Men's Basketball (2024)

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Cooper Flagg

Position:
Guard/Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
225
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Newport, Maine
High School:
Montverde Academy

2024-25

National Player of the Year (USBWA, NABC, AP, Wooden, Naismith, CollegeInsider.com) and National Freshman of the Year (Sporting News, USBWA, NABC, CollegeInsider.com)
Presented with the Anthony J. McKevlin Award as the ACC Male Athlete of the Year
Announced as the ACC Player of the Year and ACC Rookie of the Year, while being named to the All-ACC First Team, ACC All-Defensive Team and ACC All-Rookie Team
Consensus First Team All-American, being named to the All-America First Team by Sporting News, AP, NABC and USBWA
22nd all-time Duke player to be named a consensus First Team All-American and his selection is the 25th total in program history - which leads college basketball in the modern era (since 1949)
Flagg was a unanimous first-team selections both to the AP and Sporting News All-America lists
10th Blue Devil rookie to garner All-America honors
Julius Erving Award winner
12-time ACC Rookie of the Week (11/18, 11/25, 12/9, 12/23, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/17, 2/24, 3/10), five-time ACC Player of the Week (11/25, 1/6, 1/13, 2/3, 2/24)
Became the first ACC player to sweep the league’s weekly awards since former Blue Devil Vernon Carey Jr., accomplished the same feat on Feb. 3, 2020
Is the only player in ACC history to sweep the weekly awards five times in one season
His 12 Rookie of the Week selections sets a new ACC record
Earned ACC All-Academic honors
Scored 709 points to place 20th overall and third among freshmen on Duke's single-season records list
Broke Duke freshman single-season record for free throws made with 179
Logged a double-double in the first half of Duke’s win versus Army West Point, finishing with 13 points and 11 rebounds in just 25 minutes of play.
Showcased his skill set in the Champions Classic, tallying another double-double, scoring 26 points and grabbing 11 boards while also adding two blocks and two assists.
Stuffed the stat sheet versus Wofford (11/16), scoring eight points while also adding nine rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks.
Scored a game-high 24 points at No. 17 Arizona (11/22), leading Duke to a 69-55 win, while also tallying seven boards and three blocks.
Posted a 22-point, 11-rebound, double-double against No. 2 Auburn (12/4) while also dishing four assists, blocking two shots and swiping three steals.
Poured in 24 points, his sixth 20-point game, on 9-of-14 (.643) shooting against Virginia Tech (12/31), while adding six assists and a career-high four steals .
Followed up with another 24-point outing, at SMU (1/4), while tallying his fifth double-double of the year with 11 boards.
Registered 19 points and 10 rebounds against Pittsburgh (1/7), for the freshman’s second double-double in as many games - highlighted by a posterizing fast-break dunk in the second half.
Broke the Duke and ACC freshman scoring records with 42 points against Notre Dame (1/11), shooting 11-of-14 from the field, including 4-of-6 from three-point range, and connecting on 16-of-17 free throws.
Joins JJ Redick (2005-06) as the only Duke players to score at least 40 points while attempting 14 or fewer field goals
Also added seven assists and six rebounds against the Fighting Irish, becoming just the second Blue Devil to finish with at least 40 points, seven assists and six boards (Danny Ferry, 1988-89)
The 42 points scored in Cameron Indoor Stadium is tied for third-most by a Duke player in the building and the most since the 1975-76 season. Tate Armstrong was the most recent to do so, scoring 42 against Clemson on Feb. 5, 1976 -- Flagg is one of just three Blue Devils to score at least 42 on Duke’s home floor, joining Armstrong (1975-76) and Dick Groat (1951-52, twice)
Was responsible for scoring or assisting the first 18 points in Duke’s win over North Carolina (2/1), finishing as just the third Duke player to tally a 20/7/7 game against the Tar Heels, posting 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists
Set a new career high with 14 rebounds at Virginia (2/17), while also adding 17 points, two assists, two blocks and two steals
Helped Duke close out a 17-0 season at Cameron Indoor Stadium with 28 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, three blocks and two steals against Wake Forest (3/3)
After playing just nine minutes in the first half at North Carolina (3/8) due to foul trouble, played all 20 minutes after halftime, en route to 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists and a career-high four blocks
Returned from injury, starting against Mount St. Mary’s (3/21), scoring 14 points alongside seven rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 22 minutes of action
Collected 30 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three blocks against Arizona (3/27) - the first player in Duke and NCAA Tournament history with that stat line
Named East Region Most Outstanding Player after helping lead Duke to wins over the Wildcats and Alabama (3/29)
Scored 27 points, while adding seven rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals in the Final Four against Houston (4/5) -- the first player, since defensive stats became official in 1986, to lead a team in all five categories in a Final Four game.
Earned NCAA All-Tournament Team honors, just the fifth player in the 2000s to do so without playing in the national title game
Selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, becoming the second-youngest (18 years, 186 days old) No. 1 pick in draft history behind LeBron James (18 years, 178 days old) in 2003
Won 2025 ESPY award for the Best College Athlete in Men's Sports

High School

Five-star prospect out of Montverde Academy (Florida) and rated as the top player in the 2024 class by both 247Sports and ESPN - originally a member of the 2025 class before reclassifying.
Second Duke signee all-time with a 1.0000 rating from 247Sports, joining RJ Barrett.
Named the Gatorade National Player of the Year, Naismith Player of the Year and McDonald's All-American as a senior in 2023-24, averaging 16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.7 blocks per game to lead Montverde to a 33-0 record and a national championship title (Chipotle High School Nationals).
Became the first freshman to be named the Maine Gatorade Player of the Year, averaging 20.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 3.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game.
Led Nokomis Regional High School to a Class A state championship, scoring 22 points and securing 16 rebounds in a 43-27 win against Falmouth High School in the state title contest.
Transferred to Montverde Academy in 2022.
Made his presence known at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam event, averaging 25.5 points, 13.0 rebounds, 6.9 blocks, 5.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game – including a 38-point, 16-rebound, 12-block game, followed up by another triple-double in an elimination game.
Competed on the 2024 USA Men's Junior National Select Team and the 2022 USA Men's U17 National Team.
Member of the 2024 USA Men's Nike Hoop Summit team that defeated the World Select squad 98-75, posting a team-best 19 points (8-11 FG, 1-2 3FG, 2-2 FT), team-high 11 rebounds, two assists and a steal in 25 minutes.
Member of the 2022 Men’s U17 National Team, which won gold at the 2022 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup, averaging 9.3 ppg and a team-leading 10.0 rpg and 2.9 bpg, including 10 points, 17 rebounds, eight steals and four blocks in the final game to help lead the USA to gold.
Named MVP of the 2022 FIBA U17 Men's World Cup.
Only teenager and lone collegiate player (first collegian since 2013) among 15 athletes named to the 2024 USA Basketball Men's Select Team selected to train with the USA Basketball Men's National Team as they prepared for the Paris Olympic Games.
Named 2022 USA Basketball's Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the youngest to win the award since its inception in 1980.