One of the main storylines entering this NBA season was the Rookie of the Year race, with Dallas Mavericks number one overall draft pick Cooper Flagg expected by most to be the favorite for the award. Flagg has had a strong start to the year and does appear to be in the driver's seat to win the award, but he has some stiff competition in his old Duke Blue Devils teammate and current Charlotte Hornets shooting guard , Kon Knueppel.

Recently, the NBA announced that Flagg had won Western Conference Rookie of the Month for November, and Knueppel had won for the Eastern Conference, and in the process, the duo made a bit of league history.

“This marks the first time in NBA history that both Rookies of the Month are from the same college,” reported NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints

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