After the news of Flagg's All-American spot came out, his high school team began to trend. Flagg played at Montverde Academy in Florida. As it turns out, the entire Montverde lineup from last season is set to play in the NCAA Tournament.

The five-star recruits from the 2024 recruiting class who didn’t make this year’s NCAA Tournament were No. 2 Ace Bailey (Rutgers), No. 3 Dylan Harper (Rutgers), No. 7 Jalil Bethea (Miami), No. 9 Jayden Quaintance (Arizona State), No. 13 Donnie Freeman (Syracuse), No. 21 Bryson Tucker (Indiana) and No. 25 Joson Sanon (Arizona State).

Cooper Flagg, an American college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference, has been referred to by his fans and fellow players as “The Maine Event”. This nickname did not come by chance,