RALEIGH, N.C. -- Cooper Flagg will make his return from an ankle injury when Duke, the No. 1 seed in the East Region, begins its 2025 NCAA Tournament campaign on Friday. The school confirmed that Flagg carries no injury designation and is active, marking his return to the lineup after missing the final two games of the ACC Tournament.

While Duke did cut down the nets in Newark, it wasn’t due to a tour-de-force performance from Cooper Flagg. Instead, Kon Knueppel and Khaman Maluach took over.

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Duke superstar freshman Cooper Flagg will play in today’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Mount St. Mary’s, according to CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. The No. 1-ranked Blue Devils (31-3) opens NCAA Tournament play at 2:50 pm ET Friday against the 16th-seeded Mountaineers (23-12) out of the East Regional from the Lenovo Center in

Duke star freshman Cooper Flagg — who missed the last two games of the ACC tournament with a sprained left ankle — is officially active for the No. 1 Blue Devils’ NCAA Tournament opener against No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s on Friday, the program confirmed shortly before its first media availability of the tournament Thursday.

Duke got a scare last Thursday during the ACC Tournament when the freshman rolled his ankle and was put in a wheelchair on his way to get examined.

Duke freshman star Cooper Flagg looked comfortable and unbothered in his NCAA Tournament debut as he returned from a sprained ankle.

Since entering college basketball this season, Cooper Flagg has become an unstoppable force who mesmerizes fans. Flagg immediately took command of the Duke program, dominating opponents with a combination of freakish genetics,