Cooper Flagg could attract Caitlin Clark type of popularity in a male game, says college coach
Cooper flagg He recently admitted that he could actually stay in Duke, despite the choice of number 1 on this year’s NBA draft.
Well, if he did it, he could put Men’s Faculty Basketball Return to the map, one faculty coach believes.
The March Madness 2024 tournament was the first time women fascinated men, mostly partly Caitlin Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes, making another victory in the women’s NCAA title game.
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Cooper Flagg and Caitlin Clark (AP Newsroom/Imagins)
Still, as far as the male game is concerned, with the Nilo, transfers and one and the files, it is easy to see why the man’s game is not stuck with the viewers.
But that could change if Flagg stays in Durham, said Illinois coach Brad Underwood.
“If he had stayed at school, he would have been the face of college basketball and raised basketball to the levels that Caitlin Clark made on the woman’s side,” Underwood at Outkick’s said “No @ me” with Dan Dakich. “I don’t know him as a young man, but all I heard was what a great guy was. I think he’s a super talent. I think he would be great for NBA.
Duke’s Cooper Flagg drives while the Trever’s proprietary Wake Forest defends in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, January 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
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“I always hope with little children that when they go, it’s a real mental space for them. These are the locker rooms of the great boys they go into. I love his Mojo, I love his swag. He just carries himself a way that exudes confidence, he is really talented .
A 6-foot-9 striker dominated the team number 3 in the country, an average of 19.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per competition. He started all his 26 games played this season, shooting 48.6% from the floor and 36.6% from Deep.
It is rare to see the top NBA choice that returns to school, but Flagg surprised a lot of people last week.
“S —, I want to come back next year” Said the freshman.
“I still feel like a child,” he continued. “That’s the only way I ever knew college. So I see it. I really wouldn’t know how children feel before, and if this is felt different, if this feels more like a professional. I mean, it’s the same thing for children In high school, paid a lot of money.
Duke Blue Devils Guardian Cooper Flagg before the game against Syracuse Orange on the JMA wireless dome.
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Flagg actually started the college season as a 17-year-old, turning 18 days before Christmas (he graduated from high school a year earlier). He was the highest rated recruit for class 2024 and received a division I offered from Bryant before he even graduated from high school.
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