Flagg explodes on national scene
Just a mere freshman, Cooper Flagg has burst onto the national recruiting radar and has Duke’s attention. The 6-foot-8 Maine native is now a national recruit.
It’s not often that we have an established recruit on the radar for Duke who’s merely a freshman in high school. But today, that’s the topic of discussion.
Cooper Flagg, a 6-foot-8, 190-pound forward and a ninth grader, has simply blown up as an elite high major recruit. With his recent breakout performances at the Nike EYBL and the USA Basketball mini-camp, this kid’s recruitment has seen a meteoric rise in attention.
His mother, Kelly, a coach for Maine United on the Nike circuit and who was a Division I player herself, talked about the developments with Bull City Hoops.
“Oh it’s definitely been exciting hearing from the college coaches,” she said. “Our Maine United Team is on the 15U Nike circuit and these kids got a little taste of playing out of state. Our team is coached by Andy Bedard and Cooper has been on the radar for some of these schools a couple of years.”