Since losing to Kansas during Thanksgiving week in Las Vegas, Duke has been a different team. The Blue Devils have won their last eight games and star freshman Cooper Flagg has been the leading scorer in five of them.

Cooper Flagg became the 13th in history to sweep the ACC Player of the Week and ACC Rookie of the Week awards. On Monday afternoon, he became only the fifth to do so twice, a list consisting entirely of Duke basketball names.

Cooper Flagg and the Duke men’s basketball team have been rolling into the new year. The No. 4 Blue Devils (12-2) have won eight straight after sinking ACC opponents Virginia Tech and Southern Methodist University. Conference play continues this week, with matchups against Pittsburgh and Notre Dame on tap.

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer shares how the Blue Devils rookie superstar Cooper Flagg is already a savant.

The 6-foot-9 forward hails from Newport, Me. and played for Nokomis High School, before transferring to powerhouse Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla., reclassifying into the Class of 2024 and graduating from high school a year early.

Cooper Flagg and Duke basketball aren't showing any signs of slowing down. Without Jon Scheyer, the Blue Devils earned a blowout win at SMU.

Cooper Flagg added to his 2025 NBA Draft hype during No. 4 Duke's Saturday afternoon blowout of SMU. Flagg led the Blue Devils with 24 points and 10

Duke star Cooper Flagg will likely never play a second of college basketball with Cam Boozer, but Flagg says the Blue Devils are getting a “prototype player” next season.

But it just seems like what Cooper Flagg is doing at Duke should be a bigger story than it is. Do you agree? Yes, I understand that Flagg entered college with an unusual amount of hype that's even led to a "Cooper Flagg Tracker" here at CBSSports.

The projected No. 1 overall draft pick has been as close to flawless as anyone could ever expect from a Duke basketball freshman.

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg pumped in 24 points as the No. 4 Blue Devils defeated SMU 89-62 without their coach on Saturday afternoon at Dallas. Kon Knueppel and Tyrese Proctor