Cooper Flagg Going To Help 5th Ranked Duke Get Win On His 18th Birthday When 5th Ranked Duke Opposes Georgia Tech Saturday At Noon In Atlanta?
Cooper Flagg was born December 21, 2006!
With that in mind,
This question comes to mind!
Cooper Flagg going to help 5th ranked Duke get win on his 18th when Duke opposes Georgia Tech Saturday at noon in Atlanta?
5th ranked Duke, Georgia Tech are facing are opposing each other once during 2024-2025 regular season as they’re facing, opposing each other Saturday at noon in Atlanta.
Where?
On the hardwood!
5th ranked Duke comes into the only regular season match up with Georgia Tech with record of 9-2 overall 1-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is first in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they won their first Atlantic Coast Conference game of the season on Sunday December 8, 2024 at Louisville 76-65 though then 9th ranked Duke was behind 37-33 at halftime at Louisville Sunday night!
Though, then 9th ranked Duke was behind 37-33 at halftime to Louisville Sunday night in Louisville Kentucky Duke came back to win 76-65 to win Atlantic Coast Conference opener.
As 9th ranked Duke came back to win at Louisville 76-65 to win Atlantic Coast Conference opener as a team Duke shot 45.2 % on field goals 26.7 % on 3 pointers , 85.7 % on free throws. Four players scored in double figures. Cooper Flagg was 8-17 on field goals 1-3 on 3 pointers, 3-3 on free throws to go along with 12 rebounds , 1 assists, 2 steals , 1 block, 20 points before fouling out of the game.Kon Knueppel was 4-12 on field goals , 2-9 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 1 rebound , 6 assists , 12 points . Tyrese Proctor was 6-13 on field goals , 1-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 1 assists , 13 points. Sion James was 2-5 on field goals , 1-2 on 3 pointers , 6-6 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds , 1 assists , 1 steal , 11 points.
According to espn app
Following Duke coming back to win at Louisville 76-65 to win Atlantic Coast Conference Duke graduate transfer Maliq Brown who previously played in the Atlantic Coast Conference for Syracuse had this to say about his teammate Mason Gillis who like him is a graduate transfer though unlike him Mason Gillis is a graduate transfer from Purdue!
Following Duke coming back to win at Louisville 76-65 to win Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about his team!
This team is way more than one player,”It’s way more than just a couple of players.”“He came in and set the tone, told us, you know, we’ve got to get locked in and just get a stop.”
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article296480109.html
Unlike Duke,
Georgia Tech comes into the only match up of the regular season with record of 5-6 overall 0-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is 16th in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because unlike Duke Georgia Tech lost their first Atlantic Coast Conference game of the season because on Saturday December 7, 2024 Georgia Tech lost to then 20th ranked North Carolina 68-65. In the 68-65 loss to then 20th ranked North Carolina where as a team they shot 31.3% on field goals 29.6% on 3 pointers , 70.8 % on free throws. Three players scored in double figures. Baye Ndongo was 7-13 on field goals , 0-1 on 3 pointers , 5-10 on free throws to go along with 12 rebounds , 1 assists , 1 block, 19 points. Naithan George was 4-14 on field goals 2-6 on 3 pointers , 2-2 on free throws to go along with 8 rebounds, 4 assists , 2 steals , 1 block, 12 points. Lance Terry was 5-19 on field goals , 5-13 on 3 pointers , 7-8 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds, 2 assists , 1 steal , 22 points.
According to espn app
Following Georgia Tech’s 68-65 loss to North Carolina Damon Stoudmire had this to say! We put ourselves in position. I love the guys for fightin trying something on the pass that has to be the next step. Defensively they’re playing their ass off. I’ve challenge each guy play with pride play with passion and help your brother out.
According to https://ramblinwreck.com/mbb-recap-georgia-tech-at-no-20-22-north-carolina-1207024/
Tip off is set for 12:00pm from McCamish Pavilion!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with with Kevin Brown, Jim Boeheim!
Jim Boeheim is Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim joined ESPN as a college basketball analyst in December 2023 after 47 years at Syracuse. Boeheim calls games on ESPN and ACC Network and provides studio analysis on Nothing But Net, ACCN’s signature basketball show.
Boeheim retired in March 2023 after 44 remarkable years as the head coach of his alma mater, finishing his career as the second winningest coach in history behind only Mike Krzyzewski. Syracuse made 34 trips to the NCAA Tournament with Boeheim as the head coach, including Final Four appearances in four straight decades (1987, 1996, 2003, 2013, and 2016). The Orange won the national championship in 2003.
Boeheim was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. In addition to his work with Syracuse, Boeheim served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Olympic teams that won gold medals in 2008, 2012 and 2016, and the World Cup in 2010 and 2014.
According to https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/jim-boeheim/