Cooper and Ace Flagg are running it back with another two-day camp for youth basketball players. This is the second year in a row that the twin brothers are hosting the event at the University of Maine in Orono.
This year’s camp will be held on Aug. 9-10 with a morning and afternoon session each day. The event costs $249 and will give participating kids a chance to learn from the Flaggs, and also includes a camp team photo with the brothers and a limited-edition camp t-shirt.
Like last year, the camp is open to kids in grades first through sixth.
“Throughout the two-day camp, Cooper and Ace Flagg and our coaches will offer tips and hands-on instruction, including lectures, fundamental basketball skills stations, contests, and non-contact games in a high-energy, fun, and positive environment,” according to the description from event management company ProCamps.
The camp will be staffed by top high school and college coaches in the area, and campers will be placed in small groups based on age, according to the event page.
The camp will take place in UMaine’s Memorial Gym, the same gym that Ace Flagg will launch his college career in this season as a new member of the Black Bears squad that reached the America East Conference championship earlier this year. Ace Flagg’s highly anticipated arrival has already played a role in surging season tickets.
And this year’s camp will also give participants a chance to learn from a current NBA player, with Cooper Flagg set to start NBA Summer League with the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night in Las Vegas.
Cooper Flagg’s ascendance to the top of college basketball and now the NBA, and Ace Flagg’s high school championships in three different states and now his return to Maine, have already been inspiring the next generation of Maine basketball players.
Hundreds of kids showed up to meet the Flaggs at their camp last year, many wearing Cooper Flagg and Duke University apparel.
Both Ace and Cooper Flagg posted on Instagram on Wednesday about the camp. Online registration for the event was still open as of Wednesday afternoon.