Duke star Cooper Flagg won his second major award in two days when he received the Naismith Trophy as the national player of the year on Sunday.One day earlier, Flagg won the Wooden Award.Flagg became just the fourth freshman to win the Naismith Trophy, which is presented by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The others are Texas’ Kevin Durant (2007), Kentucky’s Anthony Davis (2012) and Duke’s Zion Williamson (2019).The same quartet are the only freshmen to win the Wooden Award.Flagg’s latest award was announced in San Antonio, one day after the Blue Devils lost 70-67 to Houston in the Final Four.”This is an incredible honor and I am truly grateful for the recognition,” Flagg said. “This whole year, this (NCAA) tournament, has gone by so fast. It’s been a blur and an incredible year. I have to give a lot of credit to my teammates, Coach (Jon) Scheyer, the rest of the staff and everyone who had me ready to go every single night. They believed in me and let me be me out there on the court.”Flagg emerged as the favorite for the award over the second half of the season. He averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 37 games.The other finalists were Auburn’s Johni Broome, Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. and Purdue’s Braden Smith.Among Flagg’s other accolades are being named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year as well as being a consensus first-team All-American.Flagg is expected to be the No. 1 choice in the NBA draft if he chooses to enter his name.Rick Pitino was named the Werner Ladder Coach of the Year award after leading St. John’s to a 31-5 record in his second season at the school.The 31 wins matched the school mark reached twice in the mid-1980s.