Duke coach Jon Scheyer secured perhaps the biggest win of his career on Monday when five-star forward Cooper Flagg, who ranks as the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2024 recruiting cycle by 247Sports, committed to the Blue Devils. Flagg’s commitment not only gives Scheyer and his coaching staff a major building block for the 2024-25 season, but it also jumps the Blue Devils to the No. 1 spot in the 247 Sports Class of 2024 Team Recruiting Rankings after finishing the 2023 recruiting cycle with the No. 2 overall class behind Kentucky.
Flagg is the third No. 1 overall prospect in Duke’s history and is he regarded as one of the more polished and heralded high school players in recent memory. The 6-foot-8 forward out of Montverde (Florida) Academy, committed to the Blue Devils over reigning national champion UConn. Flagg took only two official visits during his recruiting process and canceled his official visit to Kansas in early October.
“I think after I got on campus at Duke, I really started to feel it, to be honest,” Flagg told SLAM in an article explaining his decision. “… [I knew then] I wanted to go to Duke and that’s where I wanted to play college basketball. What went into the decision, I mean, I was just looking for a coaching staff I was really comfortable with, but [also] a coach and staff that was really going to hold me accountable. Being on the visit, I got to see them in practice, and see how they were holding their guys accountable, and really pushing them to be better. For me, ever since I was a little kid, I always had dreams of playing Division I basketball at the highest level. Especially with a place like Duke, once we got to campus, we felt it.”
Flagg joins a Duke recruiting class that already features three top-60 prospects in five-star forward Isaiah Evans, five-star forward Kon Knueppel and four-star forward Darren Harris. The Blue Devils are also in contention to land five-star…
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