Duke Blue Devils star Cooper Flagg has taken college basketball by storm this season. The true freshman guard is on the fast track to win the 2024-25 Wooden Award, leads the Blue Devils in points (19.

It was long ago accepted that he'd be the best player in college basketball this season. But could he be the best freshman ever?

Counting a 3-for-6 clip last time out, Duke basketball guard Tyrese Proctor is shooting 40.0 percent from 3-point land as a junior. That marks almost a five-percent jump from his sophomore campaign and is exactly eight percent higher than his freshman year.

Cooper Flagg scored 27 points as No. 3 Duke bounced back from a loss with authority, beating visiting California 78-57 on Wednesday night in Durham, N.C.

Flagg has looked great in most Duke basketball games, and Wednesday night's contest against Cal was no different. The Blue Devils came into this one as big favorites as Cal has struggled this year. The Golden Bears were 12-12 overall and 5-8 in ACC play entering the game, and Duke gave them another loss.

Two of Duke basketball freshman phenom Cooper Flagg's 27 points in Wednesday night's 78-57 victory over the visiting Cal Golden Bears (12-13, 5-9 ACC) came in the form a fastbreak flush deserving of several more looks.

Here are the three standout players from Duke basketball's blowout win against California on Wednesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Here's a look at how the ACC's 18 men's basketball programs stack up after Clemson's win last Saturday vs. Duke:

Duke men’s basketball freshman and Maine native Cooper Flagg turned some heads Wednesday with an electrifying reverse dunk during a game against California. Flagg, the presumed No. 1 pick in the NBA draft,