The 19-year-old Kon Knueppel did not remember what he said to soothe the nerves of fifth-year transfer Sion James.  "Ummm, I don't really remember, but he seemed a little jacked up, a little nervous," Knueppel said after No.

Flagg made headlines going into and then coming out of a game against North Carolina, the Blue Devils’ top rival, by scoring 21 points in an 87-70 victory. This followed a performance against North Carolina State in which his 28 points led Duke to a 74-64 victory.

Following Duke basketball's blowout win vs rival UNC, Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils highlighted a key stat from the dominant performance.