Cooper Flagg is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, but he won’t be going to the next level without racking up some hardware first. On Saturday, the Duke freshman was named the winner of the 2025 Wooden Award, given to the best college men’s and women’s basketball players.
Flagg was hyped up coming into Duke and has only exceeded expectations. He didn’t lead the nation in scoring, averaging 18.9 points per game, but he added 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game while playing All-World defense. Duke finished the regular season 35-3 and in first place in the ACC.
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Flagg is the first Duke player to win it since Zion Williamson in 2019. He becomes the eighth Blue Devil overall to be named the Wooden Award winner.
Here’s more on Flagg winning the 2025 Wooden Award and the other freshman to have also won it.
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Cooper Flagg wins Wooden Award
The Wooden Award is college basketball’s version of the Heisman Trophy.
Flagg re-classified and ended up skipping his senior year of high school. He started at Duke at only 17, but his high level of play kept him on the Wooden Award watchlist for the entire season. Flagg was included in the…
