Ace Flagg commits to UMaine men’s basketball program

Ace Flagg has decided to bring his basketball talent back to Maine. The 6-foot-9 forward from Newport announced on his Instagram Tuesday night that he has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine and play for the Black Bears.
Flagg chose UMaine over several other scholarship offers with the list including West Virginia, George Washington University in Washington, D.C., Florida Gulf Coast, St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia and the University of Richmond.
“The University of Maine is going to be the perfect fit for Ace,” said Matt MacKenzie, who has been Flagg’s sports performance coach since he was in sixth grade. “Coach (Chris) Markwood and his staff are going to be fantastic for Ace in his continued development as a player.
“They really care a lot about him and his family and they made it very clear that they plan to feature him as somebody who is going to be a focal point of their program for several years to come,” added MacKenzie, the owner of Eastern Maine Sports Academy and Results Basketball in Veazie.
Markwood can’t comment on Flagg’s verbal commitment under NCAA regulations. He can only comment when he signs his National Letter of Intent.
Flagg and his twin brother Cooper led Nokomis to the state Class A title their freshman season in 2022 before both transferred to Montverde Academy in Florida.
Ace Flagg then moved on to the Greensboro Day School in North Carolina for this season while Cooper will be starting for Duke University and is projected as the potential first overall pick in the NBA draft in 2025.