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.

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 ... 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 ...

N.C. State didn ... Blue Devils 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 ...

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.

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 ...

It was never more clear than on Saturday night that the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels are a pair of programs ...

The ACC is Cooper Flagg’s to lose ... in his first rivalry game with North Carolina. The Blue Devils, thanks to 21 points and eight rebounds from Flagg, rolled to the 87-70 win.