The 2024-25 Duke basketball centerpiece rookie has been a Blue Devil fan all his life.
Duke basketball guard/forward Cooper Flagg will wear No. 2 in what looks certain to be a one-and-done college campaign. As a decorated prep, though, the 6-foot-9, 205-pound do-it-all phenom from Newport, Maine, who finished No. 1 overall on the 247Sports 2024 Composite and arrived in Durham as the featured talent in the Blue Devils' six-deep, top-ranked freshman class, sported No. 32 while shining for powerhouse Montverde Academy .Of course, No.
I asked Cooper Flagg about his Duke fandom and why he wore No. 32 in high school. Good thing he was raised by Duke basketball fans..."When I was younger, both of my parents were kind of Duke fans," Cooper Flagg noted. "It was kind of always on TV. And I think it just was always a fun team to watch. So, like growing up, being a young kid, to see the top players from high school moving on to college, playing all on one team, like it was just really an exciting thing to watch.
"And as far as 32, it didn't really have anything to do with Laettner. My mom wore No. 32 in high school also. So, I kind of just got it from that. And that's kind of where that stemmed from."Matt Giles is the editor and publisher of Duke Blue Devils on SI, North Carolina Tar Heels on SI, and NC State Wolfpack on SI, making him a key source for comprehensive coverage of these storied college basketball programs.
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