Duke men’s basketball freshman Cooper Flagg is a consensus First Team All-American, being named to the All-America First Team by Sporting News, Associated Press (AP), National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).
Flagg currently leads Duke in points (18.9), rebounds (7.5), assists (4.1), blocks (1.3) and steals (1.5) – the only player to rank among the ACC’s top-10 in all five major statistical categories. The freshman is currently the third-highest rated player in the history of the KenPom Player of the Year Standings (since 2011) with a rating of 2.582, trailing Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin in 2015 (2.794) and Zach Edey of Purdue in 2024 (2.699).
The Newport, Maine native is the first consensus First Team All-America selection for Duke since RJ Barrett and Zion Williamson accomplished the feat in 2019. Flagg is the 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). As a freshman, Flagg is the 10th Blue Devil rookie to garner All-America honors.
Flagg was a unanimous first-team selections both to the AP and Sporting News All-America lists.
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