Duke's Cooper Flagg wins Wooden Award, joining elite company as fourth freshman to receive honor

As helium continues playing for a nationalist championship, Cooper Flagg has added different grant to his résumé. 

The Duke superstar was named this year's recipient of the Wooden Award, fixed to the champion assemblage hoops subordinate successful the country.

Flagg becomes conscionable the 4th freshman successful past to triumph the award, joining Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and Zion Williamson.

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Duke Blue Devils guardant Cooper Flagg reacts successful the 2nd fractional astatine Dean E. Smith Center.  (Bob Donnan/Imagn Images)

Flagg received the motion implicit Johni Broome, Walter Clayton Jr., Mark Sears and Braden Smith.

This season, Flagg is averaging 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists. Despite returning from an ankle wounded sustained successful the ACC tournament, helium is putting up 19.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists successful the NCAA Tournament.

Flagg has helped transportation Duke to the Final Four, and the Blue Devils are the favourite to triumph it all.

Duke Blue Devils guardant Cooper Flagg reacts successful the 2nd fractional astatine Dean E. Smith Center.  (Bob Donnan/Imagn Images)

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It volition not beryllium an casual task due to the fact that the Final Four features 4 No. 1 seeds for conscionable the 2nd clip successful tourney history.

The Blue Devils volition instrumentality connected Houston astatine 8:49 p.m. ET Saturday aft Florida and Auburn conscionable successful San Antonio.

Flagg is the favourite to beryllium the archetypal wide prime this summertime if helium enters the NBA Draft. Flagg has said helium wants to stay astatine Duke.

Duke Blue Devils guardant Cooper Flagg heads to the seat during the 2nd fractional against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons astatine Cameron Indoor Stadium.  (Rob Kinnan/Imagn Images)

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"S---, I privation to travel backmost adjacent year," the freshman said successful February. "I inactive consciousness similar a kid. This is the lone mode I’ve ever known college. That’s however I spot it. I truly wouldn’t cognize however kids felt before, and if this feels different, if this feels much similar being a professional. I mean, it’s the aforesaid happening for kids successful precocious school, too, getting paid a batch of money. I don’t know. I consciousness beauteous normal."

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