Former Duke standouts Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel delivered a landmark moment for both the Blue Devils and the NBA as a whole this week. On December 2, the NBA announced that the former teammates had been named Rookie of the Month in their respective conferences , marking the first time since the honor was introduced in 2001-02 that two former college teammates claimed both awards in the same month.

“1st school in history to sweep the NBA Rookie of the Month awards,” Duke Men's Basketball posted on X, formerly Twitter. Expand Tweet

Flagg, now with the Dallas Mavericks, captured the Western Conference honor after rewriting NBA history. The 18-year-old erupted for a career-best 35 points in a win over the Los Angeles Clippers, becoming the youngest player ever to reach that mark

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