Cooper Flagg has a twin brother, he just started his college commitments

Maine has its man.

Ace Flagg – twin brother of Cooper Flagg, Duke prodigy and projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft – has committed to the University of Maine.

It’s a homecoming of sorts for the Newport, Maine, native.

Flagg, a three-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting class per 247Sportschose high school over competing offers from West Virginia, Richmond, George Washington and others, according to ESPN.

Ace lacks some of the natural gifts his brother was so blessed with, but he also came to the game a few years later.

Regardless, at 6-foot-4 and 180 pounds, he is excellent around the rim and could excel as a solid forward at the collegiate level.

In high school, the twins played together at the prestigious Montverde Academy in Florida, although Ace was often relegated to a supporting role due to the abundance of talent on the roster.

Last season, when that was part of it four five-star prospectsAce averaged 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game, according to MaxPreps.

Ace and Cooper were both originally members of the Class of 2025, but the latter was reclassified to make the association a year earlier than he otherwise could have.

With his brother leaving for Duke, Ace is playing the final season of his high school career just an hour west at Greensboro Day School in North Carolina.

Next season, Ace will join his mother’s alma mater. Kelly Cooper was a star at Maine, leading the Bears women’s team that won the first — and only — NCAA tournament game in program history, a first-round upset against Stanford in 1999.

The Maine men’s team has never appeared in the NCAA Division I basketball tournament; their 78 consecutive seasons without a postseason bid is the sixth-highest all-time among eligible programs.

Last season, under second-year head coach Chris Markwood, Maine went 15-17 overall and 7-9 in conference play.

Although the family moved to Florida after Cooper and Ace completed their freshman season of high school ball, the Flaggs still have deep roots in The Pine Tree State.

Last summer, the twins returned to Orono — the city where the University of Maine is located — to host a basketball camp.

As it happens, Cooper and the Blue Devils open their season when the Bears travel to Cameron Indoor on Nov. 4. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM ET.