Cooper Flagg’s Full College Stats, Awards, & Accolades at Duke

After an outstanding freshman season with the Blue Devils, the star is set to make his NBA debut on Wednesday.
Former Duke star Cooper Flagg makes his NBA debut on Wednesday night.
Former Duke star Cooper Flagg makes his NBA debut on Wednesday night. / Bob Donnan-Imagn Images
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Cooper Flagg is set to make his NBA debut on Wednesday night, as the No. 1 pick and the Mavericks take on the Spurs to kick off their 2025-26 season.

Flagg heads into the game as one of the most hyped NBA prospects in recent memory. He had been tapped as a future No. 1 pick since high school, and so far lived up to those expectations during his one season of college basketball at Duke. Now, the 18-year-old is about to get his pro career started.

Before Flagg's NBA career officially begins on Wednesday, here's a look back at what he accomplished at Duke.

Cooper Flagg college stats

During his freshman season at Duke, Flagg led the team in scoring and rebounds per game and ranked 39th in the NCAA in points per game. For comparison, the top scorer was Villanova's Eric Dixon, who averaged 23.3 points per game.

Season

Games

Points Per Game

Rebounds Per Game

Assists Per Game

Field Goal %

Three-Point %

2024-25

37

19.2

7.5

4.2

48.1%

38.5%

Full list of Cooper Flagg's awards and accolades at Duke

While Flagg only spent one season at Duke before heading for the NBA, he compiled a lengthy list of accomplishments during his freshman campaign. Flagg notably joined Texas forward Kevin Durant, Blue Devils forward Zion Williamson and Mavericks teammate (and ex-Kentucky forward) Anthony Davis as the only players to win National College Player of the Year as freshmen.

-National College Player of the Year (USBWA, NABC, AP, Wooden, Naismith)
-National Freshman of the Year (USBWA, NABC, Sporting News)
-Consensus first-team All-American
-Lute Olson Award (most outstanding men’s college basketball player)
-Julius Erving Award (small forward of the year)
-ACC Male Athlete of the Year
-ACC Player of the Year
-First-Team All-ACC
-ACC Rookie of the Year
-ACC All-Defensive Team
-ACC All-Freshman Team
-12-time ACC Rookie of the Week (an ACC record)
-Five-time ACC Player of the Week 

Notable High School Awards

-National High School Player of the Year 
-McDonald’s All-American
-Gatorade National Men’s Athlete of the Year 


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Eva Geitheim is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in December 2024, she wrote for Newsweek, Gymnastics Now and Dodgers Nation. A Bay Area native, she has a bachelor's in communications from UCLA. When not writing, she can be found baking or re-watching Gilmore Girls.