It appears Duke Blue Devils freshman phenom Cooper Flagg likely will play in the NCAA tournament. Speaking on ESPN during a segment Saturday, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt shared what he's hearing about Flagg's status from members of the Duke program.

One of the advantages of being a program like Duke is having players of Knueppel’s caliber to step up in the absence of the projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Duke men's basketball finds itself two wins away from claiming its second ACC tournament championship in the last three years. But to play for the title, the top-ranked Blue Devils will first need to take down rival North Carolina on Friday night in the ACC semifinals at the Spectrum Center — likely without leading scorer Cooper Flagg.