Ace is up: Flagg’s twin bro devotes to Maine

• Myron Medcalf, ESPN

  • Personnel WriterOct 30, 2024, 08:22 PM ET Close Covers college basketball
  • Joined ESPN.com in 2011
  • Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato

Simply days before the main launching of Duke phenom Cooper Flagg, the consensus projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, another family member could make an impact at the Division I level in the future, too: his twin brother.Ace Flagg, a 6-foot-8 forward, has actually devoted to play for Maine, he announced on Instagram on Wednesday.Ace is a three-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, according to ESPN. He and his bro, who are both from Maine, were part of the exact same class up until Cooper chose to reclassify into the 2024 recruiting class so he might play for the Blue Devils this season. However they’ve maintained their strong ties to their home state. Over the summer season, the twins hosted a youth basketball camp in Orono, Maine, together.Editor’s Picks Last season, the Maine Black Bears ended up 15-17 total and 7-9 under head coach Chris Markwood, who

is entering his 3rd season. Maine, appropriately, will travel to Cameron Indoor Arena to face No. 7 Duke on Monday in the group’s 2024-25 season opener.While Cooper will begin his collegiate profession with heaven Devils this season, his twin brother will not be too far.

Ace recently transferred to Greensboro Day School in Greensboro, North Carolina, just an hour from Duke’s campus.Ace recently informed a regional media outlet that he thinks the move will assist him reach his potential.”To just be able to showcase what I can do and

I believe Greensboro is going to be that location for me, “he told Fox 22, a television station based in

Bangor, Maine.