It is certainly a small bomb in the “high school” sphere and by extension NCAA: Cooper Flaggfairly unanimously considered the best high school student in the United States and more broadly the best “prospect” now that Victor Wembanyama is an NBA player, will join the university boards with a lead.
Initially, the young winger from Maine was a member of the 2025 age class, the one that will therefore enter university in two years, of which he was ranked 2nd among the best players, behind Cameron Boozer. By deciding to skip a grade“, here he is now integrated, a year ahead, in the age group of 2024, which promises to be much less dense than that of 2025. Undeniably, Cooper Flagg is therefore the new best player of this class of 2024, and therefore the very early favorite to the first pick of the 2025 Draft.
Expected at Duke
But why this decision? Quite simply because the teenager has nothing left to prove in high school, and therefore has every interest in joining the NCAA as soon as possible, within an age group less dense than that of 2025. Elliot Cadeau, the future North Carolina point guard, had recently made a similar decision.
To date, the leader in the race to recruit prodigy Cooper Flagg is Duke. The 16-year-old was also visiting the Blue Devils campus a short time ago, and could soon officially commit.
