Cooper Flagg has arrived on the college basketball scene. The potential No. 1 pick in next year's NBA Draft is off to a hot start for the Duke Blue Devils, averaging close to 18 points and nine rebounds per game through the early season.

Duke star freshman Cooper Flagg scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half, but it wasn't enough as No. 1 Kansas defeated No. 11 Duke 75-72 in a thrilling nonconference game in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Cooper Flagg may be the top player in the country, but Kansas is the top-ranked team. And the Jayhawks proved why Tuesday. No. 1 Kansas defeated Flagg and

Dajuan Harris scored 14 points and the top-ranked Jayhawks withstood the loss of star center Hunter Dickinson to beat the Blue Devils.

Fresh off a dominant showing against Arizona, Flagg and the Blue Devils prep for perennial power Kansas as another big week looms.

Kansas men’s basketball will enter Tuesday’s Vegas Showdown against Duke with a healthy dose of respect for freshman sensation Cooper Flagg, a 2024-25 AP preseason All-American regarded as a strong favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg came alive in the second half against No. 17 Arizona, continuing to get Brooklyn Nets fans excited.

When Kansas basketball faces Duke on Tuesday in Las Vegas, it’ll be a matchup of two national title contenders. Also, Duke has Cooper Flagg.

Arguably the biggest game of the young 2024 NCAA basketball season will be taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The number one ranked Kansas Jayhawks will be taking on the biggest name in college basketball: Cooper Flagg and his Duke Blue Devils.