What are the 10 best men's college basketball seasons by a freshman?

The potential first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, freshman forward Cooper Flagg, will be in action Saturday night (8 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app) as the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils take on Illinois at Madison Square Garden.

Flagg is in the midst of a potent first season at the collegiate level, averaging 19.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game, while shooting 48.6/36.6/81.3 heading into Saturday's tilt. 

With that in mind, what are the best seasons by a freshman men's college basketball player?

We've rounded up the 10 best.

"Your favorite player's favorite player" was a force to be reckoned with in his freshman season. Averaging a Big 12-high 26.2 points — which was third in the nation at that time — and 12.4 rebounds, as well as 1.6 blocks and 1.3 steals per game, Beasley helped the Wildcats get to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and win their first tournament game in 12 years. Beasley would go pro after the season, becoming the second overall pick in 2008.

Love was a walking double-double for the Bruins, averaging 17.5 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, while shooting 55.9/35.4/76.7 in his lone season on the college scene. The big man and future-Mr. Triple-Double, Russell Westbrook, helped lead the Bruins to a 35-4 season, a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and an appearance in the Final Four. Love would become the fifth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, one pick behind Westbrook.

Johnson was as spectacular at the collegiate level as he was at the NBA level. Whether it be facilitating, hitting the boards and starting the fastbreak or attacking the rack, Johnson did it all for the Spartans; he averaged 17.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and a Big Ten-high 7.4