Cooper Flagg and his Duke men’s basketball team will compete against Houston in the Final Four in San Antonio, hoping to get one step closer to the Blue Devils’ sixth national championship in program history.

Foster added that the win gave Duke confidence, especially after losing high-profile non-conference games earlier in the season. Auburn was the No. 2 team in the country at the time, coming off winning the Maui Invitational. Foster said after beating Auburn, “it gave us confidence that we could really beat anybody in the country.”

Duke star and potential top NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg has been named the Associated Press men's college basketball player of the year. Flagg is the fourth freshman in 64 years to earn the honor, per the AP's Aaron Beard.

Bruce Pearl has turned Auburn into a basketball school and may have his best team yet. Rick Pitino has done what he does best at St. John’s, ushering in a quick turnaround.

Cooper Flagg averaged 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game this season, winning the AP award over Auburn’s Johni Broome.

When is the last time the Final Four featured four No. 1 seeds? Memphis basketball fans know the answer. In 2008, the Tigers (coached by John Calipari) were joined in the Final Four by fellow 1-seeds North Carolina, Kansas and UCLA at − coincidentally enough − the Alamodome in San Antonio, where the Final Four will take place this weekend.

Michigan State isn't known for its shooting, but even for the Spartans, they were cold to start vs Auburn in Elite 8 of March Madness.

The No. 2-seeded Michigan State Spartans (30-6) are preparing for their toughest test of the entire season as they get set to battle the No. 1 overall seed Aubu