Top high school boys basketball recruit Cooper Flagg canceled his official visit to Kansas that had been scheduled for this weekend, according to the Messenger. With that text to head coach Bill Self and assistant coach Norm Roberts, he is expected to soon make a decision on his collegiate future.
Both Montverde head coach Kevin Boyle and Cooper’s mother, Kelly Flagg, told the outlet that they think the decision soon.
Flagg took an official visit to UConn the weekend of Feb. 22. During the week of Oct. 20-22, he will take an official visit to Duke, his second visit after an unofficial one in August.
“Unless he’s unbelievably confused, I’m pretty sure he’s going to make a decision very quickly after he visits Duke,” Kelly Flagg said. “That way, he can put it behind him and focus on what he needs to do to get better.”
The early signing period for the NCAA runs from Nov. 8 to 15.
From what Boyle said to the Messenger, it sounds like Duke and UConn are the only two schools Flagg is considering.
“I would expect he will decide after the Duke visit in a reasonably short period,” Montverde head coach Kevin Boyle told The Messenger. “He’s seen both campuses and talked enough to both staffs that he can make a decision. He’s not looking for more attention. Let’s be honest, he’s getting enough of it already.”
Flagg is a 6-foot-9, 200-pound forward at Montverde Academy who reclassified from the class of 2025 to 2024 shortly before the season. Even with the reclassification, he is ranked as the No. 1 player in the class of 2024 and is widely regarded as the best player in high school basketball.
