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Liam McKeone

Cooper Flagg Joins Elite Company After Winning Wooden Award As Freshman

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Flagg was dominant in his first college season | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg had his excellent year of play cemented in history on Saturday when it was announced the 18-year-old had been named the Wooden Award winner for the season. The Blue Devils star averaged 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game this year and his elite two-way play resulted in well-deserved national recognition.

Flagg joined elite company with his Wooden Award win, too. He became just the fourth freshman to take home that piece of hardware; Kevin Durant, Zion Williamson and Anthony Davis are the only other freshmen in NCAA history to win the Wooden Award.

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