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Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates were days away from clinching a spot in the Final Four, and the Blue Devils' freshman star was planning ahead. It wasn't about anything on the court, though. It was to be ready the next time teammates Khaman Maluach and Patrick Ngongba broke out water guns at the cold tubs.

Flagg and the Duke men’s basketball team are in the Final Four following wins over Arizona and Alabama, the first of which featured a performance that dazzled a national audience and may have just been the most complete and impressive effort of his career, and which set the stage for his being named the regional tournament’s MVP.

The freshman star did it all this season amid high expectations as the potential No. 1 overall NBA draft prospect.