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Cooper Flagg's way to nan NBA began successful precocious school, erstwhile nan apical enlistee moved from Maine to Florida to further prosecute his hoops dreams.
Flagg enrolled successful Montverde Academy arsenic a sophomore, wherever he spent 3 years earlier attending assemblage astatine Duke. While astatine Montverde, Flagg teamed up pinch respective different hoops players to shape a fearsome precocious schoolhouse squad that included galore prospects successful nan 2025 draft.
Dubbed nan "Montverde 6," location were specifically six players from that squad that each played their freshman seasons successful assemblage past year. Of those six, 4 are now entering nan NBA. Here's a breakdown of nan 2023-24 Montverde squad and nan players who will soon beryllium successful nan pros.
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Montverde Prep hoops roster 2024
| Name | Year | Position | Games | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% |
| Cooper Flagg | Senior | F | 33 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 55% |
| Derik Queen | Senior | F | 33 | 16.4 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 68% |
| Liam McNeeley | Senior | G/F | 33 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 49% |
| Robert Wright III | Senior | PG | 33 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 52% |
| Asa Newell | Senior | F | 28 | 11.4 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 68% |
| Curtis Givens | Senior | G | 33 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 44% |
| Caleb Gaskins | Sophomore | G | 28 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 64% |
| Kayden Allen | Sophomore | G | 27 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 51% |
| Ace Flagg | Junior | F | 27 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 54% |
| Lucas Lima | Senior | F | 25 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 67% |
| Dhani Miller | Sophomore | G | 25 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 29% |
| Gabe Nesmith | Freshman | G | 10 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33% |
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Montverde hoops grounds 2024
The Montverde Academy played a nationalist schedule, taking connected immoderate of nan champion precocious schoolhouse teams crossed nan country. During its 2023-34 season, Montverde produced a 33-0 record.
Montverde players successful 2025 NBA draft
Cooper Flagg
The projected No. 1 wide prime successful nan draft, Flagg is nan champion of nan bunch. The Duke merchandise was nan No. 1 wide enlistee retired of Montverde Academy and lived up to nan hype during his only collegiate play pinch nan Blue Devils.
In Flagg's lone play astatine Duke, he averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game. He besides changeable complete 48 percent from nan section and 38.5 percent from three-point range, showing disconnected his array of skills which person helped him go nan statement apical imaginable successful this year's draft,
Derik Queen
Next up is Queen, who starred astatine Maryland past twelvemonth and is expected to beryllium a lottery prime connected draught night. The halfway was a top-10 enlistee retired of Montverde, and he had a beardown play successful College Park, starring nan Terrapins to nan 2nd play of nan NCAA Tournament.
Queen's play produced galore highlights, which included a buzzer-beater to conclusion Colorado State successful nan Round of 32.
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 24, 2025During nan season, Queen totaled 16.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game. However, while he changeable 52.6 percent from nan field, he only changeable 20 percent from deep, an area wherever he needs to amended astatine nan adjacent level.
Liam McNeeley
McNeeley was different top-10 enlistee retired of Montverde, but he chose to be UConn for his only collegiate campaign. The forward's freshman play wasn't arsenic successful arsenic his erstwhile teammates, but he still put together a coagulated twelvemonth that allowed him to participate nan NBA Draft.
Last year, McNeeley averaged a team-high 14.5 points per game, which led nan team, on pinch 6.0 rebounds per game. However, he is projected to beryllium drafted person to nan precocious first round, a small little than expected erstwhile nan play began.
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Asa Newell
Newell was nan first personnel of nan group classed extracurricular nan apical 10, arsenic he was nan No. 13 enlistee successful nan state according to ESPN. The powerfulness guardant attended Georgia and was nan champion subordinate connected nan team, starring nan Bulldogs successful some points and rebounds per game.
Newell's play group nan guardant up arsenic a apt mid-first-round prime who could find his measurement into nan lottery.
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'Montverde 6' players successful college
There are 2 members of nan "Montverde 6" still successful college: Robert Wright III and Curtis Givens. Wright played past twelvemonth astatine Baylor, and Givens astatine LSU, but some transferred aft nan season, pinch Wright going to BYU and Givens to Memphis.
