Cooper Flagg, Derik Queen, Asa Newell, Liam McNeeley, Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes and Ben Simmons. Some might wonder what those athletes have in common with each other. It’s simple; they are all former members of the Montverde Academy (Florida) boys basketball team, and were selected in the first round of the NBA Draft between 2016 and 2025. “I think that just shows how special Montverde Academy is as a school,” Eagles coach Steve Turner said. “With all of the landscape and what you see built and grown in all of these academies going everywhere, you have a place here that you can play high-level basketball and still get a strong education.” Most notably, though, Simmons (2016),...
