Cooper Flagg Named First-Team All-American And More

Call it sort of a Duke Roundup today

There’s a fair amount of news to get to here, but we’ll start with the news that Cooper Flagg was named First Team All American Monday. That’s quite amazing for a guy who has never played a minute of college basketball, save an exhibition game against a D-II team.

Sion James has some thoughts about Flagg, saying this: “Cooper is unbelievably talented, but I just try to keep him level. I remember my freshman year was ups and downs and ups and downs. So, I’m trying to help him stay steady, but Cooper is beyond anything I’ve seen at 17. He’s unbelievable.”

He also points out that Flagg is 17 and part of what he has to deal with is just keeping an even keel and that older players can help him there.

Most of us probably noticed that Khaman Maluach’s hand was protected during the Lincoln exhibition. If you haven’t heard, he has a hairline fracture. Fortunately, it’s obviously a manageable situation.

Here are some more links to liven up your Blue Devilish day!

• Duke’s Cooper Flagg leads star-studded AP preseason All-America team packed with NCAAB’s biggest names
• Duke’s Cooper Flagg highlights preseason AP All-America team
• Maine native Cooper Flagg only underclassman named to preseason AP All-America team
• Basketball: Cooper Flagg named preseason All-American ahead of Duke debut
• Duke freshman Cooper Flagg joins seniors RJ Davis, Mark Sears, Caleb Love on preseason AP All-America team
• Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, Alabama’s Mark Sears on 2024-25 AP preseason All-America team
• Mason Gillis Reflects on Choosing Duke as His Top Transfer Destination
• Sharing Duke honor with Tyrese Proctor, senior Mason Gillis dissects what was missing from Jon Scheyer’s side
• “One of the best dunks I’ve seen in a while”: Cooper Flagg heaps praise for fellow Duke freshman Kon Knueppel