During his freshman year at Duke, forward Cooper Flagg has teased and shown glimpses of his otherworldly potential that has him being the favorite to be taken first overall in the 2025 NBA Draft. The teasing ended on Saturday, however, as Flagg rewrote the ACC record books in a Blue Devils 86–78 victory over Notre Dame.
The prized freshman scored a career-high of 42 points to give No. 4 Duke its 10th straight victory, setting a conference record in the process. It’s the most points by an Atlantic Coast Conference freshman, ever, as he notched one more point than Boston College’s Olivier Hanlan, who had 41 back in 2013. The outing was the first 40-point game by any Blue Devil since J.J. Redick in 2006 and was the most by any Duke player since 1976.
