The Blue Devils’ trip to San Antonio, after Saturday’s 85-65 win over Alabama, was the product of years of planning to build around Cooper Flagg, and hard-learned lessons.

In an age where Duke and other top programs face more challenging than ever before in competing to not only recruit but also keep players around, Jon Scheyer is quickly evolving into one of the best men's basketball coaches on the planet in just his third season with the Blue Devils after following in the footsteps of Mike Krzyzewski.

For the umpteenth time, a national media member asked the Duke basketball head coach if Cooper Flagg could become a sophomore in Durham.