Arkansas guard Boogie Fland will miss rest of season with hand injury

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Jan 11, 2025; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks guard Boogie Fland (2) dribbles during the first half against the Florida Gators at Bud Walton Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images

Boogie Fland was committed to Kentucky and was slated to be the program’s starting point guard and potential leading scorer in 2024-25. The true freshman guard is set to be John Calipari‘s next first-round pick. The New York City native quickly flipped to Arkansas when Calipari bolted for Fayetteville.

But Fland’s season is over before February. Jon Rothstein reported on Tuesday night that the star guard will miss the rest of the year with a hand injury.

Sources: Arkansas freshman Boogie Fland will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season due to a hand injury.

Averages 15.1 PPG.

Significant SEC News.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) January 22, 2025

Boogie Fland is averaging 15.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 5.7 assists in 34.1 minutes per game on .391/.365/.839 shooting splits. Fland has been an inefficient high volume shooter for the Hogs, but the team has needed that shot volume to score. The Hogs currently rank No. 91 nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency. Playing without him will be difficult.

Arkansas (11-7, 0-5) will play their first game without Boogie Fland in the lineup on Wednesday when the Razorbacks host Georgia (14-4, 2-3) at Bud Walton Arena. The injury news likely means that DJ Wagner will spend a lot of time at point guard and Florida Atlantic transfer Johnell Davis should receive a much higher usage rate after playing off-ball for most of the season.

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The season is not going well for John Calipari at Arkansas and the hits keep coming. The Hall of Fame head coach will make his return trip to Rupp Arena a week from Saturday.

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