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Ace Flagg, the twin brother of Duke freshman and projected future No. 1 NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg, has committed to Maine.
The 6-foot-7 forward announced his commitment Wednesday on social media. He will join the program as part of the Class of 2025.
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Ace Flagg is ranked No. 272 among national prospects by 247Sports composite rankings. He committed to Maine over other options including George Washington and West Virginia, according to 247Sports.
Flagg and his twin brother were both raised in Newport, Maine. Their mother, Kelly Flagg, played for the Maine women’s basketball team that earned the program’s only NCAA Tournament win in 1999.
Ace and Cooper Flagg began their high school careers playing for Nokomis Regional High in Newport, which is located about a 45-minute drive away from the University of Maine’s college campus in Orono.
Both Ace and Cooper Flagg transferred to Montverde Academy in Florida for the previous high school season. Cooper Flagg announced in August 2023 that he would be reclassifying for 2024, setting him up for his 2024-25 commitment to Duke and potential 2025 NBA draft eligibility.
Ace Flagg then transferred to Greensboro Day School in North Carolina this summer ahead of his senior high school season.
At Maine, Flagg is set to play under third-year head coach Chris Markwood, who led the Black Bears to 15 wins last season to mark the team’s best record since the 2010-11 campaign. Markwood has compiled a 28-34 record through two seasons in Orono.
Kellen Tynes credited Markwood’s defensive coaching when he received his second straight award as America East’s Defensive Player of the Year last spring. That could make Markwood’s program a good fit for Flagg, whose sports performance coach recently told Larry Mahoney of the Bangor Daily News that the incoming freshman will be a “defensive anchor” in college.
Maine will need to wait until the 2025-26 season to add a Flagg brother to the roster, but the program has less than a week to prepare before facing one as an opponent. Cooper Flagg is set to make his regular-season college debut for Duke against visiting Maine on Monday.
