Top-ranked Duke and the Atlantic Coast Conference have informed the NCAA Tournament selection committee that freshman Cooper Flagg will be available for March Madness, NCAA senior vice president for basketball Dan Gavitt said Saturday.

Duke is "full steam ahead" entering the NCAA tournament, and coach Jon Scheyer told ESPN on Sunday that the goal is for star freshman Cooper Flagg to play in Friday's first-round game following his ankle injury.

There's some promising news for Cooper Flagg ahead of the NCAA Tournament. While the forward is still out for the Duke Blue Devils ACC Final matchup against the Louisville Cardinals due to an ankle sprain, he should be back in the lineup soon for Jon Scheyer’s team.