Despite a horrible injury that required wheelchair assistance this week, Duke’s male basketball star, Cooper Flagg, will play in the NCAA tournament, according to his team.
Duke and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) informed the NCAA tournament selection committee that Flagg will be available for the tournament, the main basketball vice-president for basketball.
Gavitt made the comments on CBS before Sunday announcement of the 68 field.
Flagg walked his left ankle during the victory of Duke against Georgia Tech Thursday in the quarter -finals of the Tournament of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Duke Blue Devils Cooper Flagg striker was injured in the first half at the Spectrum Center on March 13, 2025. (Bob Donnan / Imagn images)
It happened when Flagg jumped to get a rebound. As he fell to the ground, he laid on his left ankle. He immediately hit the ground. The recruit of 6 feet 9 inches persisted on the ground for a few moments before being helped by his teammates. Flagg then drink towards the bench, clearly in distress, before sitting.
After leaving the match, Flagg was placed in a wheelchair and taken to the locker room.
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Duke Blue Devils Cooper Flagg striker was injured in the first half at the Spectrum Center on March 13, 2025. (Bob Donnan / Imagn images)
Despite the injury, Flagg returned from the locker room to encourage his teammates in the second half, but he did not return the match.
Duke coach Jon Scheyer said at an post-match press conference there was swelling in the ankle.
Duke Blue Devils Cooper Flagg striker reacts while going to the bench during the second half against the deacons of Wake Forest demon in Cameron Indoor Stadium. (Rob Kinnan / Imagn images)
Flagg, named ACC player and newcomer to the year by the Associated Press on Tuesday, missed the victory of the semi-final on Friday against his rival in North Carolina. Subsequently, Scheyer ruled on Flagg for the match for the title of Saturday evening against Louisville n ° 13.
Flagg sat on the bench in black warm -ups during the UNC match, standing at the back of the Huddles with his injured teammate Maliq Brown. Flagg walked without a major boot or a protective boot in Friday’s match.
Gavitt said that flagg status was not the only injury that the committee was following on the weekend, because players availability can take into account the sowing of a team.
