‘The Red Bulls + The Blue Devils’ - RBNY star Peter Stroud honors Duke college basketball standout Cooper Flagg with MLS team jersey

Following a recent New York Red Bulls home game, Peter Stroud met with Cooper Flagg, presenting the fellow Blue Devil with a custom Red Bulls jersey bearing Flagg's name.

This gesture symbolizes the strong connection between Duke University alumni and current students, bridging the gap between soccer and basketball. Flagg is leading No. 1 seed Duke's push for a national championship in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Flagg, a 6-9 freshman at Duke, has taken college basketball by storm. The 18-year-old from Newport, Maine, led Duke in points (18.9), rebounds (7.5), assists (4.1), steals (1.5), and blocks (1.3) during the regular season.

His exceptional performance earned him both the Oscar Robertson Trophy as National Player of the Year and the Wayman Tisdale Award as National Freshman of the Year, making him only the fourth player to win both in the same season.

Following their return to form, the Red Bulls are currently unbeaten in their last four league games, a run that includes two wins. That has moved them into seventh place on the Eastern Conference table after five games and they face New England Revolution next on March 29.