When he continued to compete in the national championship, Cooper Flag Added another honor to his resume.
Duke superstar named as recipient of this year Wooden Awardawarded the best college basketball player in the country.
Flagg became the fourth freshman to win the award, joining Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and Zion Williamson.
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Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg reacted in the second half at the Dean E. Smith Center. (Bob Donnan/Imagn image)
Flagg nodded to Johnny Broome, Walter Clayton Jr., Mark Sears and Braden Smith.
This season, Flag averaged 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists. Despite an ankle injury in the ACC Championship, he still scored 19.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists in the NCAA Championship.
Flag helped bring Duke to The last fourBlue Devil is the favorite to win everything.
Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg reacted in the second half at the Dean E. Smith Center. (Bob Donnan/Imagn image)
Former NBA star first says Cooper Flagg should return to Duke
It’s not an easy task, as four fourth seeds appeared for the second time in competition history.
The Blue Devils will contact Houston at 8:49 p.m. Saturday after Florida and Auburn meet in San Antonio.
Flagg is a favorite to enter the NBA draft for the first time this summer. Flag said he wanted to stay at Duke.
In the second half, Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg headed to the bench against Wake Forest Demons at Cameron Indoor Stadium. (Rob Kinnan/Imagn image)
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“S — I want to come back next year,” the freshman said in February. “I still feel like a kid. It’s the only way I know college. That’s what I think. I really don’t know how kids feel, if it feels different, if it’s more like a professional. I mean, I mean, that’s the same thing for kids in high school, and that’s the same, getting a lot of money. I don’t know. I don’t know.
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