Duke star Coooper Flagg, who has shown he is past the ankle injury he suffered in the ACC tournament in the first two rounds, with 32 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists in two games, said the team is well aware of the history.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Cooper Flagg will make his return from an ankle injury when Duke, the No. 1 seed in the East Region, begins its 2025 NCAA Tournament campaign on Friday. The school confirmed that Flagg carries no injury designation and is active, marking his return to the lineup after missing the final two games of the ACC Tournament.

Cooper Flagg has been a Duke star and will try to lead Jon Scheyer's squad to the Final Four. (Photo Credits: IMAGN) Duke has carried the flag for the ACC this season, but the Blue Devils could ...

Several contenders in the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments are dealing with significant injuries.

Cooper Flagg will have to thrive amid the biggest spotlight of the sport in the NCAA Tournament, where college stars can become even bigger names amid the upsets and buzzer-beaters that captivate the country every spring.

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Flagg is only the fourth player in history to win both honors in the same season, according to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. He’s also the ninth Duke player to claim the National Player of the Year title and the sixth to earn Freshman of the Year.

Kelly Flagg, the mother of Duke basketball superstar Cooper Flagg, reacted to detractors who are ‘upset’ about her passionate behavior

Cooper Flagg’s rise to the top of college basketball talk has been phenomenal. However, ESPN’s sports personality Stephen A. Smith suggests that the freshman should sit out NCAA’s first-round game. Flagg sustained an injury during the game’s dying minutes against Georgia Tech in the ACC tournament.