Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates were days away from clinching a spot in the Final Four, and the Blue Devils' freshman star was planning ahead.It wasn't about anything on the court, though. It was to be ready the next time teammates Khaman Maluach and Patrick Ngongba broke out water guns at the cold tubs.
For decades, college athletes had to not only refuse commercial opportunities but pretend they didn’t exist. Now, everyone can cash in, but no basketball player has cashed in like Duke’s Cooper Flagg.
Sports National Basketball Director Eric Bossi breaks down how Khaman Maluach has been one of the building blocks that led Duke to the Final Four.
The SEC regular-season champion Tigers face the conference tournament-winning Gators on Saturday in the first all-SEC matchup in the history of the Final Four.
The Blue Devils’ trip to San Antonio, after Saturday’s 85-65 win over Alabama, was the product of years of planning to build around Cooper Flagg, and hard-learned lessons.
Jordan Cornette and Nicole Auerbach discuss why Duke is more likeable this season, and how the Blue Devils' physicality and star power separates them from the rest of the remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament.
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