Consensus all-American Cooper Flagg, the ACC player of the year, sprained his left ankle in the ACC Tournament and missed Duke’s last two games. The Blue Devils play Mount St. Mary’s on Friday.

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.

Cooper Flagg will be back in uniform this week. On Thursday, Duke announced its star freshman forward will be active when the team opens the NCAA tournament on Friday. Flagg suffered an ugly ankle injury during Duke's first game in the ACC tournament.