Cooper Flagg wins the Player of the Year Prize of Male College 2025 Naismith Men’s College

The Duke Cooper Flagg star added to his trophy firm overflowing on Sunday, winning the player of the year of the Naismith Men’s College.

He is the fourth first -year student to win the award, joining Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and Zion Williamson.

Auburn Center Johni Broome, Florida goalkeeper Walter Clayton Jr. and Purdue Braden Smith was the other finalists.

In addition to being an All-American from the first team, Flagg received the wooden prize and the Julius Erving Prize, the latter being reserved for the best small striker in the country.

Before getting on the field for the Blue Devils, the 6’9 “striker was presented not only as the best talent in the 2024 recruitment class, but also the type of prospect that could anchor a NBA franchise.

The 18-year-old was exactly as announced and perhaps even better. In 37 appearances, he collected on average 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 interceptions and 1.4 blocks. It pulled 48.1% overall and 38.5% beyond the arc.

With Flagg in the foreground, Duke achieved a double of the ACC regular season tournament before making his first Final Four race under head coach Jon Scheyer.

The year of Blue Devils reached a bitterly disappointing end on Saturday evening when they were wasting a six-point lead in the last minute to lose 70-67 against Houston.

However, there is no challenge to the fact that Flagg was the biggest off competition in male basketball, and he won a place alongside the grown-ups who once called Cameron Indoor Stadium Home.

From there, this is only a question of time before Flagg won another notable distinction because he is the big favorite to go first in the draft of the NBA 2025. Jonathan Wasserman of Bleacher reports projected him to be the n ° 1 choice of UTAH jazz, writing that there is no longer to say about the versatility of Flagg, in rapidly evolving, in competitiveness and in the ability to take control. “”

Perhaps Flagg has unfinished affairs thanks to the nature of Duke from the Great Dance. Otherwise, it has nothing to prove at the college level.