Cooper Flagg and Montverde Academy play Columbus in an all-Florida semifinal at the Chipotle Nationals today.
The second semifinal of the day at the Chipotle Nationals has the top-ranked recruit in the country on full display for top-seeded Montverde Academy. Cooper Flagg will look to lead the Eagles to the championship game today against Columbus, the fifth-seeded team in this tournament and the second-ranked team in the country per the MaxPreps National Rankings. This Eagles team is chalk full of high level talent from Flagg, who is headed to Duke next season, to 10th-ranked recruit Derik Queen (Maryland), 11th-ranked recruit Liam McNee;ey (uncommitted) and 12th-ranked recruit Asa Newell (Georgia). This Eagles team is one of the most talented teams in boys high school basketball in recent years.
How to Watch Columbus (FL) vs. Montverde Academy (FL), Chipotle Nationals Semifinal today:
Game Date: April 5, 2024
Game Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
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The winner of this game takes on the winner of the first semifinal today between second-seeded Paul IV from Virginia and sixth-seeded Link Academy from Missouri in what will be a matchup between elite individual players and great programs.
In the quarterfinals the Eagles routed eighth-seeded AZ Compass Prep from Arizona 64-49. They clamped down on the defensive end and scored just enough to push to the semifinals of the Chipotle Nationals. The Eagles have won this tournament six times while finishing as the runner-up three times.
For the Explorers, a win today would put the team in a position to achieve their best finish at the Chipotle Nationals. They have never played in the championship game in the 14 years since this event was started in 2009. The Explorers played great in the quarterfinals defeating fifth-seeded Long Island Lutheran from New York (71-58) and can carry that momentum into today’s game against the Eagles, Flagg and program history.
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