Allen said he has been impressed by five-star Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, who scored 24 points and hauled down six rebounds in 38 minutes of action. Duke defeated Arizona by a score of 69-55 as Allen watched in person. "He's been good," Allen said of Flagg before the game.

It felt impossible for Duke basketball phenom Cooper Flagg to match the offseason hype as a generational prospect, but through his first five games, the 17-year-old looks like he can fill those massive shoes.

That’s important in college basketball in November. Wins like the Blue Devils earned at Arizona are valuable currency come March when the NCAA decides tournament seeds and brackets. Duke missed out on one opportunity against Kentucky in Atlanta.