On Saturday afternoon, the Duke Blue Devils played the Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Duke dominated, winning by a score of 82-56. Cooper Flagg finished with 13 poin

Duke basketball superstar Cooper Flagg played his first game as an 18-year-old on Saturday with a road battle against Georgia Tech on his birthday. The top-ranked player in the Class of 2024 didn't exactly have much left to prove,

Kon Knueppel scored 18 points, Cooper Flagg celebrated his 18th birthday by chipping in 13 and No. 5 Duke romped to an 82-56 victory over Georgia Tech. The Blue Devils improved to 10-2 and led by double figures much of the game against the 5-7 Yellow Jackets.

That’s what Duke gave star freshman Cooper Flagg for his 18th birthday down in the Peach State, controlling the game nearly the entire way en route to its second conference win, a 82-56 mark over Georgia Tech.

Duke basketball phenom Cooper Flagg has already done pretty much everything a player can do in a Blue Devils uniform (in the regular season), but the star freshman will check another box this weekend: playing on his birthday.

So, in wrapping up his postgame talk to the team, Scheyer essentially directed Duke basketball rookie giant and all-smiles 2024-25 Blue Devil entertainer Khaman Maluach to choose the best way to ensure Flagg would become red in the face.

Kon Knueppel paired 18 points with five assists, helping guide the visiting No. 5 Duke Blue Devils to an 82-56 rout of Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday

On Cooper Flagg's 18th birthday, Duke basketball dominated Georgia Tech in an ACC matchup and improved to 2-0 in conference play. Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer praised his team for an impressive performance that was led by freshman Kon Knueppel and his 18 points.