The storied legacy of the Duke males’s basketball is poised to enter its subsequent chapter: five-star ahead Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 recruit in highschool basketball, introduced his dedication to the Blue Devils on Monday morning.
Flagg, a 6-foot-8 ahead who exhibits elite talent on each side of the ball, reclassified to 2024 this 12 months after averaging 26.8 factors, 12.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 5.2 blocks within the Nike EYBL 16U circuit after which 25.4 factors, 13 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 6.9 blocks on the Peach Jam.
He has lengthy been thought-about a high prospect in highschool no matter class and rose to consensus No. 1 after performances like his 27-point triple-double and outburst of 45 factors, 14 rebounds and eight assists in 16U play and his absurd stat line of 38 factors, 16 rebounds, six assists and 12 blocks in a Peach Jam sport.
With this dedication, he graces the SLAM cowl, bringing to thoughts his buzzer-beater on the SLAM Summer season Traditional in August.
Flagg had plans to go to Duke, UConn and Kansas during the last month-and-a-half however canceled the journey to see the Jayhawks. After seeing UConn (visited the weekend of Sept. 22) and Duke (official go to Oct. 20; unofficial in August), it appeared the selection would come all the way down to these two applications after his mom and the Montverde Academy (Fla.) coach stated they anticipated a fast choice.
In accordance with ESPN, Duke has lengthy been the favourite, with head coach Jon Scheyer actively attending a lot of Flagg’s video games since not less than the 15U Nike EYBL circuit.
“After I obtained on campus, I actually began to check myself in Durham,” Flagg stated in a dedication video made by SLAM. “All of the love I felt made me actually excited, seeing all of the Crazies and the ambiance in Cameron.”
He selected Duke, furthering the road of so many different highschool greats who selected the Blue Devils. Latest Duke alums within the NBA embody Paolo Banchero, RJ Barrett and Zion Williamson; energetic Blue Devils who’ve develop into All-Star-caliber embody Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum and Brandon Ingram; and lengthy careers have been established underneath Mike Krzyzewski, together with Grant Hill, Elton Model and Carlos Boozer.
Flagg hopes to comply with within the footsteps of these gamers earlier than him underneath Scheyer.
BREAKING: 2024 #1 participant Cooper
Flagg has dedicated to Duke ‼️ pic.twitter.com/GipKoYCnOy
— Blue Devils (@BlueDevils) October 30, 2023
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