For the second year in a row, hundreds of young basketball players from across Maine are getting an opportunity to learn from Ace and Cooper Flagg.

And like last year, the next generation of Maine basketball players and their families are thrilled about the chance to attend a camp led by the twin brothers from Newport, Maine.

More than 700 kids are piling into the gym at the University of Maine over the course of the two-day camp this weekend, and the sold-out event already had participants buzzing to start the morning on Saturday.

“I’m really excited,” said 7-year-old Oaklee Putnam, who has been playing basketball since pre-K.

The statewide excitement has soared to new heights this year, with Cooper Flagg’s arrival in the NBA and Ace Flagg’s return home to play at the University

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