Duke basketball won its 23rd ACC Tournament despite rookie phenom Cooper Flagg sitting out the bulk of the top-ranked team's time in Charlotte after spraining his left ankle during the first half of the Blue Devils' quarterfinal win over Georgia Tech on Thursday.

Duke University’s men’s basketball success over the years—the national championships, the Final Four appearances, all the NBA players who’ve honed their craft down in Durham—has created a blue-chip brand.