Boogie Fland injury update: CBS Sports reports Arkansas guard will miss rest of 2024-25 season

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Arkansas guard Boogie Fland will reportedly miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season with a hand injury, according to a report from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.

Fland has been dealing with a hand injury since a game against Jan. 11 Florida. Coach John Calipari recently described the injury as “pretty bad”.

“Boogie’s hand, you know, he fell in our game against Florida,” Calipari said. “Billy (Richmond) jumped on him so his hand is pretty bad. Don’t know what to do next. But we have to make sure we get it right’.

Now he will reportedly be out for the season as a result. It won’t be an insignificant loss for the Razorbacks, who are struggling mightily early in SEC play.

Boogie Fland averaged 15.1 points, 5.7 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game. He finished second on the team in scoring and first in assists.

Calipari had commented on what would happen if Fland missed time.

“We have nine guys and if Boogie is out for a while, we can have eight guys,” Calipari continued. “Well, guess what the eight guys are going to do? Play well. Everybody. You can’t have four of the eight and get it done, and that means, again, mindset.”

With Boogie Fland now out for the season, Arkansas will likely turn to DJ Wagner and Johnell Davis to be the team’s spark in the backcourt. Adou Thiero continues his breakout junior season and averages a team-high 16.4 points per game match.

Looking ahead at the Razorbacks’ schedule, they are poised to host the No. 23 Georgia on Wednesday night inside Bud Walton Arena. Still looking for their first SEC win of the season, the Razorbacks have lost five straight games after starting the season 11-2.

There is more than enough time for Arkansas to turn its season around. However, the Hogs will have to do it in short order, and facing a ranked Georgia team with home court advantage is a perfect place to start.

Tip-off between the Bulldogs and Razorbacks, sans Boogie Fland, is set for Wednesday at 9pm ET live on SEC Network.

On3’s Barkley Truax also contributed to this report.