The projected No. 1 overall draft pick must continue to embrace and build on his time as a Duke basketball rookie.

Retired Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski has high praise for Blue Devils freshman Cooper Flagg’s season to date: “He’s the best player in the country.”

In his closest game to his home state, Flagg scores 28 points to lead Blue Devils in front of a sold-out crowd.

Cooper Flagg did a little bit of everything for Duke basketball on Saturday night, en route to a rout over Boston College.

Duke basketball has its longest winning streak since 2015. Here's what Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils did at Boston College.

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg won’t be making it all the way up to Maine, so his fans trekked to Chestnut Hill on Saturday night to see the likely No. 1 overall draft pick play Boston College in his only game in New England this season.

Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg received praise from Coach K, one of the best coaches in the history of the game.

After a summer that saw him scrimmage against—and wow—some of the best basketball players in the world, Cooper Flagg is now impressing against some of the best college players in the nation as a freshman for Duke.

Flagg's appearance in Chestnut Hill is drawing plenty of interest, thanks both to his growing national stardom and his local roots. The game has been sold out since December, and the get-in price is over $160.

That's not all. Flagg also became the first Duke basketball talent to record at least 35 points, five rebounds, and five assists in any game since his head coach, Jon Scheyer, dropped 36 points, eight rebounds, and nine assists in a home win over Gardner-Webb on Dec. 15, 2009.