Johni Broome from Auburn and Cooper Flagg from Duke have both been recognized as unanimous first-team All-Americans. Broome, in his fifth year, leads Auburn, marking a significant achievement as the program's fourth All-American. Flagg, a first-year standout, is instrumental for the storied Duke program, becoming the 19th Blue Devil to earn first-team recognition. Coaches emphasize their focus on team goals over individual stats. Both players aspire for national championships, as both Auburn and Duke head into the NCAA tournament as No. 1 seeds in their respective regions.
"He's doing things nobody really has ever done before," Duke coach Jon Scheyer said. "And he's not about numbers. I'm telling you, when this dude goes home, somebody says to him, 'Man, you had 42, six and seven,' he'll say, 'OK, cool.' That's not what he's about, which to me makes it even better because you can get caught up with that, especially as a young player."
"I've proved a lot individually through my career, but my main goal is a team goal, which is to win the national championship," said Broome, who played two seasons at Morehead State before spending the past three with the Tigers. "When the team shines, everyone shines individually. Coming from where I came from, it means a lot to me."
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