It was long ago accepted that he'd be the best player in college basketball this season. But could he be the best freshman ...

The Duke basketball centerpiece is the clear Blue Devil MVP through 23 games and frontrunner for loads of accolades.

With 6:05 to play in the 77-71 Duke basketball road loss to the Clemson Tigers (19-5, 11-2 ACC) on Saturday night, the No.

Duke trailed 37-33 at halftime. RECAP OF DUKE-NCSU:Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel help Duke basketball fend off NC State ...

Cooper Flagg had another gem of a performance ... the second half to help the Wolfpack stick close to the Devils. Rodd Baxley ...

Also in the ACC Saturday, a Landstown High graduate scores a career high in a Boston College victory, and Georgia Tech upends ...

Cooper Flagg scored 23 of his 28 points in the second half as No. 2 Duke rallied past North Carolina State to win 74-64 on Monday night in Durham, N.C.

Duke's Cooper Flagg will get his first taste of the Tobacco Road rivalry Saturday evening when the No. 2 Blue Devils welcome ...

DURHAM — Soft isn’t a word you would associate with Cooper Flagg ... Rodd Baxley covers Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network.

DURHAM — The Duke Blue ... host rival North Carolina on Saturday. After halftime, the mascot changed the headband message to “Pack up” and Duke leaned on Cooper Flagg to secure a 74-64 ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Cooper Flagg wrapped the first half of Duke's 74-64 win over NC State with just five points, and during a late timeout, Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer had some particularly pointed ...

The ACC is Cooper Flagg ... Duke picked up its latest blowout win on Saturday afternoon at home while its star freshman looked incredibly comfortable in his first rivalry game with North Carolina.