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Three Future Blue Devils Selected to 2024 Nike Hoop Summit
1/12/2024 10:09:00 AM | Men's Basketball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Basketball announced its rosters for the 2024 Nike Hoop Summit, with three Duke men's basketball signees earning the nod. Isaiah Evans, Cooper Flagg and Patrick Ngongba II will all be in Portland, Ore., on Saturday, April 13. The event airs live on FS1, with the men's game scheduled to start at approximately 10 p.m., ET.
Both Evans and Ngongba are slated to make their USA Basketball competitive debuts, while Flagg is coming off a gold medal with the 2022 U17 National Team at the FIBA U17 Men's World Cup.
Evans is rated as a five-star by both 247Sports and ESPN, and is ranked the No. 1 player in North Carolina by ESPN. He was named North Carolina Mr. Basketball and 2022-23 MaxPreps North Carolina High School Basketball Player of the Year after averaging 26.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists as a junior. He scored 62 points in the fourth round of the playoffs, passing Chris Paul's 61-point performance as the sixth-best scoring output in a single game in NCHSAA lore, and averaged 43.8 points per game in the state playoffs in 2023, before falling in the semifinal to the eventual state champions.
Flagg, a five-star prospect and rated as the top player in the 2024 class by both 247Sports and ESPN, was originally a member of the 2025 class before reclassifying to 2024 in mid-August. He is the second Duke signee all-time with a 1.0000 rating from 247Sports, joining RJ Barrett. Flagg became the first freshman to be named the Maine Gatorade Player of the Year – averaging 20.5 points and 10.0 rebounds while leading Nokomis Regional High School to a state championship, and then transferred to Montverde Academy in 2022. The 6-foot-9 forward made his presence known at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam event, averaging 25.5 points, 13.0 rebounds, 6.9 blocks, 5.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game – including a 38-point, 16-rebound, 12-block game, followed up by another triple-double in an elimination game.
Ngongba, a five-star prospect according to ESPN, is ranked as the No. 19 player nationally and as the best player from Virginia by both ESPN and 247Sports. He had a breakout season for Team Takeover on the EYBL circuit – averaging 12.0 points and 7.4 rebounds, including a statement game with a 33-point, 18-rebound and five-assist performance against Phenom University. He's the son of two former collegiate basketball players, with both of his parents – Patrick and Tajama – playing for George Washington. Tajama graduated as George Washington's all-time leading scorer with 2,134 career points and played two seasons in the WNBA.
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Both Evans and Ngongba are slated to make their USA Basketball competitive debuts, while Flagg is coming off a gold medal with the 2022 U17 National Team at the FIBA U17 Men's World Cup.
Evans is rated as a five-star by both 247Sports and ESPN, and is ranked the No. 1 player in North Carolina by ESPN. He was named North Carolina Mr. Basketball and 2022-23 MaxPreps North Carolina High School Basketball Player of the Year after averaging 26.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists as a junior. He scored 62 points in the fourth round of the playoffs, passing Chris Paul's 61-point performance as the sixth-best scoring output in a single game in NCHSAA lore, and averaged 43.8 points per game in the state playoffs in 2023, before falling in the semifinal to the eventual state champions.
Flagg, a five-star prospect and rated as the top player in the 2024 class by both 247Sports and ESPN, was originally a member of the 2025 class before reclassifying to 2024 in mid-August. He is the second Duke signee all-time with a 1.0000 rating from 247Sports, joining RJ Barrett. Flagg became the first freshman to be named the Maine Gatorade Player of the Year – averaging 20.5 points and 10.0 rebounds while leading Nokomis Regional High School to a state championship, and then transferred to Montverde Academy in 2022. The 6-foot-9 forward made his presence known at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam event, averaging 25.5 points, 13.0 rebounds, 6.9 blocks, 5.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game – including a 38-point, 16-rebound, 12-block game, followed up by another triple-double in an elimination game.
Ngongba, a five-star prospect according to ESPN, is ranked as the No. 19 player nationally and as the best player from Virginia by both ESPN and 247Sports. He had a breakout season for Team Takeover on the EYBL circuit – averaging 12.0 points and 7.4 rebounds, including a statement game with a 33-point, 18-rebound and five-assist performance against Phenom University. He's the son of two former collegiate basketball players, with both of his parents – Patrick and Tajama – playing for George Washington. Tajama graduated as George Washington's all-time leading scorer with 2,134 career points and played two seasons in the WNBA.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMBB".
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