Cooper Flagg’s dominant month of January put him in elite company among men’s college basketball players of the last 25 years.
Flagg, who turned 18 in late December, has elevated his game since the calendar flipped to 2025 from excellent to otherworldly. In seven January games, Flagg averaged 25.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, a daily stat line that more closely resembles NBA superstars than any college player. Perhaps most notable for the NBA scouts who’ve closely watched every move Flagg has made this season was his improvement from beyond the three-point line: Flagg shot 43% from distance in January after shooting 27% in the season’s first two months.
