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How good would Cooper Flagg's prep team have been if it stayed together in college? 'Modern-day Fab Five'

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Montverde Academy’s six prized seniors would say to each other last year : “What if we all went to the University of Maine together?” Coach Kevin Boyle said to the players: ”You could take Maine to the NCAA tournament.” All six are starting as freshmen for high-major teams.

Four are projected first -round picks in the 2025 NBA Draft .

Montverde 's 2019-20 team won all 33 games played by an average of nearly 30 points last season .

The Eagles were No. 1 seed at Geico Nationals in 2023 , but a stunning quarterfinal loss against Sunrise Christian shattered the Eagles ’ hopes of capturing a championship.

The memory of that upset loss fueled the following season .

As college freshmen, the Montverde 6 watch as many of each other’s games as they can and check box scores whenever they miss one.

“It definitely brought us closer together. It made us all brothers,” Wright said.

Next month , Queen wants to gain NCAA tournament bragging rights over former high school teammates.

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