NEW YORK — Cooper Flagg, Liam McNeeley, Asa Newell and Derik Queen became the second quartet from Montverde Academy to be taken in the first round of the NBA draft.

The group played together on the 2024 Montverde team, which is based in Lake County, Fla. That squad went 33-0 and dominated its competition, winning by an average of 34 points, including 30 games by double-digits. They won the school’s eighth national championship and finished as the No. 1 team in the country.

Flagg went first to the Dallas Mavericks. Queen was next off the board, going 13th to the Atlanta Hawks. Newell was drafted 23rd by the New Orleans Pelicans. McNeeley was the last one taken, going 29th to the Phoenix Suns.

Queen, Newell and McNeeley all didn’t last long on their teams as the trio were all traded. Queen is headed to the New Orleans Pelicans, while Newell is going to the Atlanta Hawks. McNeeley ended up with the Charlotte Hornets.

“I got to watch all my guys get drafted,” McNeeley said.

It’s the second time that the Florida basketball powerhouse had a quartet taken in the draft.

In 2021, the school had alums Cade Cunningham (1st by the Detroit Pistons), Scottie Barnes (4th by the Toronto Raptors), Moses Moody (14th by the Golden State Warriors) and Day’Ron Sharpe (29th by the Phoenix Suns, but was then immediately traded to the Brooklyn Nets) all drafted in the first round, and they all still play in the NBA.