Cooper Flagg has lived up to the hype as Duke’s latest No. 1 overall draft pick, but fellow freshman Kon Knueppel, Khaman Maluach, and Isaiah Evans have also given the team important minutes.

Though Duke superfrosh Cooper Flagg is the top projected pick — the prospect for which a third of the NBA is tanking — his classmate Kon Knueppel spent much of the past month being linked to ...

Pretty proud." It was even sweeter for Chari Nordgaard Knueppel, Kon's mother. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. “Watching my son play for Duke always gives me the chills.