In any year without [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag] on the roster, [autotag]Kon Knueppel[/autotag] would be the runaway preseason darling for Duke basketball fans.
The support for the Wisconsin native has grown all offseason, from a writer for The Athletic calling him the second-best freshman in Duke’s loaded 2024 class to Flagg himself saying Knueppel impressed him the most during the first days of practice.
During last week’s episode of The Brotherhood Podcast, Knueppel gained another vocal supporter in classmate Isaiah Evans.
“Bro don’t miss,” Evans said. “He don’t miss, bro.”
When sophomore teammate Caleb Foster, the podcast host, said that everyone else had the same answer, Evams seemed unsurprised.
“You just can’t leave him, bro,” Evans said. “If I’m guarding him, you got no help. I can’t help you.”
“I’m excited for everybody to see him play,” Foster added.
The reigning Wisconsin Mr. Basketball was one of the top 20 prospects in the country, earning MaxPreps All-American honors and leading Wisconsin Lutheran High School to a state title.