Per Duke Comms: Cooper Flagg, the consensus 2025 Men’s Basketball National Player of the Year, has been selected as the 2024-25 recipient of the Anthony J. McKevlin Award as the ACC Male Athlete of the Year, as voted on by 55 members of the Atlantic Coast Conference media. Flagg is the 17th Duke player to earn the award – the most in league history. Flagg led Duke to the ACC regular season and tournament titles, a Final Four appearance in the NCAA Tournament and a 35-4 overall record.
The 6-9, 225-pound freshman topped Duke in points (709), rebounds (278), assists (155), steals (52) and blocks per game (1.