Duke Phenom Cooper Flagg obtained an ovation standing from the faithful of Cameron Indoor on Monday night in what could have been his last game at home with a Blue Devil uniform.
Last month, Flagg admitted that “he wants[ed]”Back” Durham next season, but being the number 1 selection projected in the NBA draft does not make it exactly likely.
The “Cameron Crazies” know that fact, so when he was taken from the game in the last minutes, he was hit with “one more year” songs.
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Duke Blue Devils striker, Cooper Flagg, reacts while heading to the bank during the Demon Deacons game at Wake Forest in the Indoor Stadium Cameron. The Blue Devils won 93-60. (Rob Kinnan-Imagn images)
Flagg said “sure” heard the songs, but that he was murky about his future with the team.
“I mean, I am living in the present at this time, living at the time, taking it day by day,” he said. “I don’t know what the future holds.”
“I mean, this is the best place in university basketball,” Flagg added. “I loved every minute of being here. I have loved all I have met, all that I have been throughout this year. It has been an incredible year.”
When it was time for him to check with remaining 3:34, he hit his hands with teammates Sion James and Isaiah Evans, then began to disable his shirt while heading to the Duke Bank. He greeted coach Jon Scheyer with a stop and a hug, then headed by the bank that covers coaches, employees and teammates when the crowd began to ask for a second unlikely act next season.
The Duke Blue Devils Cooper Flagg guard before the game against Syracuse Orange at Jma Wireless Dome. (Rich Barnes-Imagn images)
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“Talent speaks for itself. I love to train its talent,” Scheyer said. “But I love to train the person. It’s about the right things.”
Duke closes his regular season on Saturday with a trip to Chapel Hill to visit his rivalry again with the University of North Carolina. After that, they go to the ACC championship before going to Big Dance.
If it was his last game in Duke, he gave fans a good farewell gift, falling 28 points, grabbing eight rebounds and distributing seven assists in his 93-60 victory over Wake Forest.
Duke’s coach Cooper Flagg Flagg, Jon Scheyer, during the North Carolina state game in Durham, on January 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
Flagg, 18, has put 19.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game and is shooting 49.7% from the floor and 38.3% of the land of three points.
