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

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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 must be John Caliparinext pick in the first round. The New York City native quickly turned to Arkansas when Calipari applied to Fayetteville.

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

Boogie Fland is averaging 15.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 34.1 minutes per game. Fland has been an ineffective high-volume shooter for the Hogs, but the team has needed that shot volume to score. The Hogs are currently ranked No. 91 nationally in adjusted offensive efficiency. It will be difficult to play without him.

Arkansas (11-7, 0-5) will play its first game without Boogie Fland in the lineup on Wednesday when the Razorbacks host Georgia (14-4, 2-3) at Bud Walton Arena. That’s probably what the injury news means 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.

The season isn’t going well for John Calipari at Arkansas, and the hits keep coming. The Hall of Fame head coach will return to Rupp Arena a week from Saturday.

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