In an era when teams are incentivized to build around experience, the Blue Devils built a contender with youth.

In Duke’s ACC Tournament bout with Georgia Tech, Cooper Flagg rolled his ankle on an attempted rebound, promptly exiting the game. He luckily avoided long-term injury, but the Blue Devils were left to its next two high-stakes games without their superstar.

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 Men’s March Madness Selection Show Despite spraining his left ankle in Duke’s ACC Tournament opener Thursday, Blue Devils star Cooper Flagg — a frontrunner for National Player of the Year — will be available for the NCAA Tournament,