The freshman has taken college basketball by storm. Now he must cement his legacy in its most storied rivalry.

On the recruiting front, Duke probably faced more competition for Kon Knueppel than almost anybody else on their roster. In fact, in just over a one-week span shortly before his commitment, Knueppel took official visits to Alabama, Wisconsin, Virginia and Duke.

Cooper Flagg heads into his first meeting with rival UNC on Saturday leading Duke in scoring, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots.

The freshman All-America team includes two SEC players, two Big Ten players and Player of the Year candidate Cooper Flagg from Duke.

Duke basketball's Cooper Flagg wasn't pleased with his first half against N.C. State, and neither was Jon Scheyer. Here's what changed.

On Monday night, the Duke Blue Devils beat NC State (at home) by a score of 74-64. Cooper Flagg finished the win with 28 points, seven rebounds, three assists,

While Cooper Flagg grabbed attention with a huge stat line vs NC State, the Duke basketball star revealed what drove him to have a dominant second half. He told ESPN about his interaction with head coach Jon Scheyer during a timeout.

Flag scored 23 of his game-high 28 points in the second half to power the Blue Devils past the Wolfpack 74-64 to improve to 18-2 and 10-0 in ACC play. Duke outscored NC State by 14 in the second half thanks largely to the play of Flagg and fellow freshman phenom Kon Knueppel, who added 19 points of his own.