Ace Flagg, the twin brother of Duke freshman and future No. 1 NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg, has committed to Maine.

The 6-foot-7 forward announced his engagement Wednesday on social media. He will join the program as part of the Class of 2025.

Ace Flagg is ranked 272nd among national prospects by 247Sports Composite Ranking. He committed to Maine over other options, including George Washington and West Virginia, according to 247Sports.

Flagg and his twin brother were raised in Newport, Maine. His mother, Kelly Flagg, juice for the Maine women’s basketball team that earned the program’s only victory in the NCAA tournament in 1999.

Ace and Cooper Flagg began their careers in high school playing for Nokomis Regional High in Newport, which is about a 45-minute drive from the University of Maine’s college campus in Orono.

Both Ace and Cooper Flagg transferred to Montverde Academy in Florida for their previous high school season. Cooper Flag announced in August 2023 that he would reclassify for 2024, preparing him for his 2024-25 commitment to Duke and potential eligibility for the 2025 NBA draft.

Ace Flagg then transferred to Greensboro Day School in North Carolina this summer before his high school season.

At Maine, Flagg will play under third-year head coach Chris Markwood, who led the Black Bears to 15 wins last season to mark the team’s best record since the 2010-11 campaign. Markwood has compiled a 28-34 record in two seasons in Orono.

Kellen Tynes accredited Markwood’s defensive coaching when he received his second consecutive America East Defensive Player of the Year award last spring. That could make the Markwood program a good fit for Flagg, whose sports performance coach recently said Larry Mahoney of the Bangor Daily News that the incoming freshman will be a “defensive anchor” in college.

Maine will have to wait until the 2025-26 season to add a Flagg brother to the roster, but the program has less than a week to prepare before facing one as an opponent. Cooper Flagg will make his regular-season collegiate debut for Duke against visiting Maine on Monday.