2024's No. 1 overall recruit Cooper Flagg commits to Duke

Montverde Academy (Fla.) five-star small forward Cooper Flagg has committed to Duke, he announced.

Flagg ultimately chose the Blue Devils over UConn, but also considered Kansas.

The 6-foot-9, 195-pounder is the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2024 class, according to On3’s Player Rankings. Flagg recently announced his reclassification from 2025 into 2024, where he remained the top-player. It’s also important to note that he will NBA Draft eligible by 2025.

Flagg currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $872K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Scouting Summary

The following is an On3 Scouting Report on Cooper Flagg:

“Cooper Flagg is a lengthy forward prospect with a straight-line burst and a high basketball IQ. His instincts on the defensive end stand out immediately. He understands angles and rotations and has excellent anticipation both in passing lanes and as a weak-side shot-blocker. Flagg is a good spot shooter with a consistently high release point. The shot can be a bit slow at times which can call for some inconsistencies off the bounce. He is a smart off-ball cutter and can handle the ball well in open space. His hips can be a bit stiff and I would like to see him tighten the handle some. High-level prospect, tracking among the top nationally, in his class. Mom was a team captain at the University of Maine.“

About Cooper Flagg

Cooper Flagg was a well-known name before he arrived on the high school scene, but he became the first-ever freshman to be selected as Maine’s Gatorade Player of the Year. He averaged 20.5 points, 10 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 3.7 steals and 3.7 blocks for Nokomis Regional. He transferred to basketball powerhouse Montverde Academy in Florida after his freshman season. Flagg was named the MVP of the 2023 Hoophall Classic after scoring 21 points with five steals, five rebounds and three assists in Montverde’s 85-63 victory over La Lumiere Academy. Flagg would go on to be named a semifinalist for the Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award. Flagg averaged 9.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and three assists per game in his first season at Montverde, which firmly established him as the consensus No. 1 prospect in the 2024 recruiting class. Flagg is also a standout on the international stage. In 2022, Flagg was named USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year after his performance at the U17 World Cup. He was the youngest player to ever win the award. “I’m not sure there are any one-to-one comps for him. I think the way he protects the rim from the weak side changes any comps I could throw out there,” NBA draft expert Nathan Grubel said. “His block numbers are outrageous. I’d say he could become a very strong mix of Gordon Hayward and Andrei Kirilenko.” Flagg’s mother, Kelly, played basketball at Maine. He has a twin brother, Ace, who also plays basketball.