Plus, the 6-foot-9, 185-pound five-star, sitting No. 4 overall on the 247Sports 2025 Composite, is set to return to Duke for the Blue Devils' home bout against the archrival UNC Tar Heels on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN).

Duke basketball has long looked like a frontrunner for Highland School (Va.) forward Nate Ament, but don't discount the Louisville Cardinals or Arkansas Razorbacks. At least, that's what HS Top Recruits suggested this week when summarizing intel from the five-star sweepstakes.

Cooper Flagg and Duke basketball will host UNC on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Here's a look at ticket prices for the rivalry game.

Coming into the year, after so recently being on such an unstable foundation, the Southland Conference as a basketball league really appeared to be heading, well, proverbially north. The days of getting its best men’s basketball teams poached by the likes of the WAC,

Also Saturday, the Virginia Wesleyan men’s volleyball team won a five-setter at home to improve its record to 3-1.

Five of the top six teams come from the SEC, including the defending national champions, the Tennessee Volunteers, at No. 5.

The buzz around Khaman Maluach entering college centered on his 7-foot-2 size, incredible wingspan and ability to block shots. While he's been a deterrent for opponents around the rim -- Duke ranks second in 2-point defense nationally -- Maluach is also starting to come on as a consistent offensive piece.