The Newport native and Dallas Mavericks rookie became the first basketball player to win the award in nine years.

Cooper Flagg celebrated a stellar year with an ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, while the Mavericks rest him after a strong Summer League showing, eyeing training camp ahead.

To add to the accolades, Flagg won ESPN’s ESPY award for the 2025 Best Male College Athlete on Wednesday afternoon. 🏀 ...

The Duke Blue Devils went on a great run during the 2024-25 college basketball season. Led by Cooper Flagg, the storied ...

Duke Blue Devils star and recent No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg. Throughout the year, there was little doubt that Flagg ...

Cooper Flagg, fresh off a dominant freshman year at Duke, clinched the Best College Athlete ESPY. The Dallas Mavericks rookie ...

ESPY Awards took over Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 16 with all the top athletes like Simone Biles, Trinity Rodman, Shai ...

ESPN hosted its annual ESPY Awards on Wednesday night, hosted by comedian Shane Gillis, and Cooper Flagg took home the award for Best Male College Athlete. He led Duke to a 35-4 record and the Final ...

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg earned two nominations. He’s up for Best College Athlete in Men’s Sports, alongside ...

Cooper Flagg's first NBA season is off to a big start. The 18-year-old basketball player — who was the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday, June 25 — secured two nominations in the 2025 ESPY ...

Duke Reacts to Exciting Cooper Flagg News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Before the Dallas Mavericks made him the No.