Duke Freshman Star Cooper Flagg Named AP Men’s College Basketball Player of the Year

Duke Freshman Star Cooper Flagg Named AP Men’s College Basketball Player of the Year
Duke forward Cooper Flagg, Associated Press Player of the Year, listens to a question during a news conference ahead of the Final Four college basketball games in the NCAA Tournament in San Antonio on April 4, 2025. Eric Gay/AP Photo
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SAN ANTONIO—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.