Well, any debate about the top prospect in college basketball can officially stop after Saturday, when Duke freshman Cooper Flagg scored 42 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, shooting 11-14 from the field, 4-6 from 3-point and 16-17 from the free throw line. Yes, that’s all real — he scored 42 points on 14 FGA. That’s otherworldly from Flagg, who joined some illustrious company with this performance.
It was the highest-scoring game ever by a Duke freshman, with Flagg passing Jared McCain and Zion Williamson, who were previously tied with 35-point outings.
This is also the first 40-point game from a Blue Devil since JJ Redick in 2006. No matter how annoying JJ might have been at Duke — he was an incredible player. Any time you can do something no one on Duke has done since Redick… that’s pretty good company…