The Duke basketball phenom is only the fourth freshman to become the AP National Player of the Year. It’s been an outstanding season thus far for Cooper Flagg and Jon Scheyer's Duke basketball program, now just a day away from battling the fellow No. 1 seed Houston Cougars at the Final Four in San Antonio's Alamodome.

Cooper Flagg committed to Duke with all the expectations in the world. He's lived up to every single one. And on Friday, Flagg was rewarded for his exceptionalism:

Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates were days away from clinching a spot in the Final Four, and the Blue Devils' freshman star was planning ahead.It wasn't about anything on the court, though. It was to be ready the next time teammates Khaman Maluach and Patrick Ngongba broke out water guns at the cold tubs.