The Duke football team returned to Wallace Wade Stadium on Friday, and the biggest star on campus came out for the opening victory over Elon.
[autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag], the top-ranked freshman in the Class of 2024, attended the first game of the year along with his new teammates.
Flagg, who recently announced an NIL sponsorship deal with New Balance, is the presumed No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. He took the top spot in every major recruiting ranking, led his high-school team to an undefeated season and a Chipotle Nationals title, and even played for the Select Team at Team USA Olympic training camp.
He didn’t watch those scrimmages from the sidelines, either, with viral clips showing him dunking against NBA stars and scoring back-to-back baskets. Analysts already think he’ll play for the Americans at the 2028 Olympic Games, and some voices clamored for him to make the team in Paris this summer.
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All five of Flagg’s freshmen classmates, including South Sudanese Olympian [autotag]Khaman Maluach[/autotag] and fellow five-stars [autotag]Kon Knueppel[/autotag] and [autotag]Isaiah Evans[/autotag], attended the game as well. Tulane transfer [autotag]Sion James[/autotag], in his first year with the team, also made an appearance.