Cooper Flagg is the No. 1 college basketball prospect in America for the Class of 2024, according to ESPN.
He’s also a New England native, hailing from Maine.
The 6-foot-9 forward has committed to play college basketball at Jayson Tatum’s alma mater, Duke University, next year.
The Globe’s Chad Finn spoke with Flagg, Flagg’s family, and Tatum among others for a lengthy profile on the 17-year-old star.
Here are five takeaways from Finn’s piece.
An assist from Brian Scalabrine helped showcase Flagg’s talents.
Flagg’s hometown of Newport, Maine has a population of around 3,200 people, and it didn’t take long for Flagg to take over the basketball scene there.