# Ace Flagg
**Ace Flagg** is an American college basketball player who plays forward for the Maine Black Bears of the [America East Conference](https://www.edgepedia.org/america-east-conference), wearing jersey number 11. He is the twin brother of [Cooper Flagg](https://www.edgepedia.org/cooper-flagg), the Duke star and first overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft, and he chose a different path, signing with his home-state [University of Maine](https://www.edgepedia.org/university-of-maine) on October 29, 2024 after a high school career that produced state championships in three states.[1](https://goblackbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ace-flagg/13322) • [2](https://www.on3.com/rivals/ace-flagg-236703/) • [3](https://nbadraftroom.com/ace-flagg/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Position / size | Forward, 6-7, 205 pounds, jersey #11 for Maine[1](https://goblackbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ace-flagg/13322) |
| Hometown / school | Newport, Maine; Greensboro Day School (North Carolina)[1](https://goblackbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ace-flagg/13322) |
| Commitment | Signed with Maine on 10/29/2024; Boston College, Saint Joseph's, West Virginia, and George Washington had also offered[2](https://www.on3.com/rivals/ace-flagg-236703/) |
| Freshman season (2025-26) | 32 games, 11 starts; 6.7 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.5 APG, 1.3 SPG in 24.2 MPG; America East All-Rookie Team[1](https://goblackbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ace-flagg/13322) |
| High school titles | State championships at Nokomis, Montverde, and Greensboro; National High School Championship with Montverde[1](https://goblackbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ace-flagg/13322) |
| Scouting | ESPN scout grade 79 (50 position, 60 regional, 2 state) as a class of 2025 power forward[4](https://newsespn.pages.dev/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/evaluation/_/id/252056/ace-flagg) |
| Draft outlook | NBA Draft Room projects a possible second-round pick in the 2027 or 2028 NBA Draft[3](https://nbadraftroom.com/ace-flagg/) |
## Background and family
Flagg grew up in Newport, Maine, with his twin brother Cooper. Their mother, Kelly (nee Bowman), was a former star at Maine, and their father, Ralph, played for Eastern Maine Community College; the brothers learned the basics of the game from them.[5](https://goduke.com/news/2025/2/19/mens-basketball-flying-flagg) While Cooper reclassified and moved to [Montverde Academy](https://www.edgepedia.org/montverde-academy) and then Duke a year early, Ace completed his high school career at Greensboro Day School in North Carolina, where the family had relocated during his final season.[6](https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/29/basketball-ace-flagg-commits-to-play-at-umaine/)
**Championship record.** Flagg was part of three state championship teams, one each at Nokomis, Montverde, and Greensboro, and helped Montverde win the National High School Championship.[1](https://goblackbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ace-flagg/13322) His Maine high school coach described him after the third title as a player who had won in three states and looked forward to seeing him continue impacting winning at Maine.[7](https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/23/sports/high-school-basketball/another-high-school-championship-for-ace-flagg/)
## Recruiting
Flagg was a class of 2025 power forward prospect. ESPN assigned him a scout grade of 79, built from a 50 position grade, 60 regional, and 2 state.[4](https://newsespn.pages.dev/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/evaluation/_/id/252056/ace-flagg) On the recruiting market his industry consensus favored Maine at 22.2 percent, ahead of [Boston College](https://www.edgepedia.org/boston-college) (19.4 percent), [Saint Joseph's University](https://www.edgepedia.org/saint-josephs-university) (16.7 percent), [West Virginia](https://www.edgepedia.org/west-virginia) (13.9 percent), and George Washington University (13.9 percent), all of which had offered; he signed with Maine on October 29, 2024.[2](https://www.on3.com/rivals/ace-flagg-236703/) The commitment was a homecoming for the Newport native, announced on Instagram while he was playing his senior year at Greensboro Day School.[6](https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/29/basketball-ace-flagg-commits-to-play-at-umaine/)
## College career at Maine
**Freshman season, 2025-26.** Flagg appeared in all 32 games for the Black Bears, starting 11, and was named to the America East All-Rookie Team while averaging 6.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.3 steals in 24.2 minutes per game. He was a two-time America East Rookie of the Week.[1](https://goblackbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ace-flagg/13322) His season high was 22 points against UAlbany on February 26, on 8-of-9 shooting including 4-of-4 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line; he grabbed a season-high eight rebounds three times and recorded three or more steals in four games.[1](https://goblackbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ace-flagg/13322) Maine finished the season 6-10 in conference play and 8-24 overall.[8](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/players/29146382/ace-flagg/)
Flagg is listed as a sophomore on Maine's 2026-27 roster.[1](https://goblackbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ace-flagg/13322)
## Scouting outlook
NBA Draft Room's scouting report describes Ace as a talented small forward who can score, notes that he is not near the level of his brother, and projects him as a possible second-round pick in the 2027 or 2028 NBA Draft.[3](https://nbadraftroom.com/ace-flagg/) Coverage of the brothers has repeatedly framed Ace as a prospect in his own right rather than only a sibling of a star; when he announced his Maine commitment, aggregator headlines identified him as "Cooper Flagg's twin brother," a framing his high school coach in Maine pushed back against in interviews.[9](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/12/24/ace-flagg-cooper-flagg-twin-brother/)
## References
1. [Ace Flagg, Men's Basketball Roster, University of Maine Athletics](https://goblackbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ace-flagg/13322)
2. [Ace Flagg, Greensboro Day School, On3/Rivals](https://www.on3.com/rivals/ace-flagg-236703/)
3. [Ace Flagg, NBA Draft Room scouting report](https://nbadraftroom.com/ace-flagg/)
4. [Ace Flagg scouting report, ESPN](https://newsespn.pages.dev/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/evaluation/_/id/252056/ace-flagg)
5. [Flying Flagg, Duke University](https://goduke.com/news/2025/2/19/mens-basketball-flying-flagg)
6. [Basketball: Ace Flagg commits to play at UMaine, Portland Press Herald](https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/29/basketball-ace-flagg-commits-to-play-at-umaine/)
7. [Another high school championship for Ace Flagg, Bangor Daily News](https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/23/sports/high-school-basketball/another-high-school-championship-for-ace-flagg/)
8. [Ace Flagg, Maine Black Bears, CBS Sports](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/players/29146382/ace-flagg/)
9. [Ace Flagg, Cooper Flagg's twin brother, is his own basketball star, The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/12/24/ace-flagg-cooper-flagg-twin-brother/)
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