Cooper Flagg is a superstar Duke University basketball player from Newport, Maine.
Flagg, a freshman forward, was named the recipient of the Wooden Award in 2025. The award is given to the best college basketball player in the country. He is the eighth Duke basketball athlete to earn the prestigious award.
In March 2025, former Duke elite and NBA star Seth Curry, brother of Golden State Warriors' Steph Curry, praised Flagg for his gameplay and touted the athlete as "wise beyond his years."
The Blue Devils star, born to his parents Ralph and Kelly Flagg, has two brothers, Hunter and Ace, Flagg's twin brother.
