Duke star Cooper Flagg uncertain about future as fans chant 'one more year' in possible final home game

Duke phenom Cooper Flagg got a lasting ovation from the Cameron Indoor faithful connected Monday nighttime successful what whitethorn person been his last location crippled successful a Blue Devil uniform.

Last month, Flagg admitted that helium "want[ed]" to travel back" to Durham adjacent play – but being the projected No. 1 prime successful the NBA Draft doesn't precisely marque that likely.

The "Cameron Crazies" cognize that fact, truthful arsenic helium was taken retired of the crippled successful the last minutes, they deed him with chants of "one much year."

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Duke Blue Devils guardant Cooper Flagg reacts arsenic helium heads to the seat during the Wake Forest Demon Deacons crippled astatine Cameron Indoor Stadium.  The Blue Devils won 93-60. (Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images)

Flagg said helium "for sure" heard the chants, but was murky astir his aboriginal with the team.

"I mean, I'm surviving successful the contiguous close now, surviving successful the moment, taking it time by day," he said. "I don't cognize what the aboriginal holds."

"I mean, this is the champion spot successful assemblage hoops for sure," Flagg added. "I've loved each azygous infinitesimal of being here. I've loved everybody I've met, everybody I've been astir for this full year. It's been an astonishing year."

When the clip came for him to cheque retired with 3:34 left, helium slapped hands with teammates Sion James and Isaiah Evans, past started untucking his jersey arsenic helium made his mode to the Duke bench. He greeted manager Jon Scheyer with a high-five and a hug, past made his mode down the seat embracing coaches, staffers and teammates arsenic the assemblage began asking for an improbable 2nd enactment adjacent season.

Duke Blue Devils defender Cooper Flagg earlier the crippled against the Syracuse Orange astatine the JMA Wireless Dome. (Rich Barnes-Imagn Images)

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"The endowment speaks for itself. Love coaching his talent," Scheyer said. "But I emotion coaching the person. He’s each astir the close stuff."

Duke closes retired its regular play connected Saturday with a travel to Chapel Hill to revisit their rivalry with the University of North Carolina. After that, they're disconnected to the ACC title earlier going to the large dance.

If it was his last crippled astatine Duke, helium gave the fans a bully parting gift, dropping 28 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, and dishing retired 7 assists successful their 93-60 triumph implicit Wake Forest.

Duke's Cooper Flagg high-fives caput manager Jon Scheyer during the North Carolina State crippled successful Durham, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

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Flagg, 18, has enactment up 19.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per crippled and is shooting 49.7% from the level and 38.3% from three-point land.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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