The race for college basketball's AP Player of the Year award on the women's side wasn't really a race at all. USC sophomore JuJu Watkins took home the honors Thursday in a nearly unanimous vote. The youth movement carried over to the men's side, when Duke freshman Cooper Flagg was announced as the AP Player of the Year on Friday.
Neither selection comes as a major surprise. Despite being a freshman, the 18-year-old Flagg was the story of the college basketball season on the men's side. He averaged 18.9 points and 7.5 rebounds, and has Duke on the verge of playing in yet another National Championship.