Kentucky secured a significant win at the recruiting path Friday when four-star combo guard Boogie Fland dedicated to the Wildcats. Fland is the second one recruit to devote to Kentucky within the 2024 recruiting cycle and it jumps the Wildcats over 30 spots within the 2024 ratings to the No. 17 general magnificence.
“I chose Kentucky because I saw the success with the guys they’ve had in the past from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Devin Booker to all the other guys,” Fland told 247Sports. “Coach Cal definitely cares for them and has been producing pros from my position. He’s letting me earn everything when I get there. Nothing is promised. I’m ready to fight a battle with myself to do that.”
Fland, a celeb at Archbishop Stepinac HS in White Plains, New York, ranks because the No. 33 general prospect in his magnificence via 247Sports and is the No. 3 CG within the recruiting cycle at the back of five-star Dylan Harper and four-star UConn devote Ahmad Lowell. Fland picked the Wildcats over Alabama, Indiana and Michigan.Â
Here’s what 247Sports Director of Scouting Adam Finkelstein wrote after comparing Fland:
Fland is a talented guard whose greatest asset is his skill to shoot the basketball. Like few different avid gamers in highschool basketball, he has a capability to warmth up and get started making difficult photographs from long-range. However, his willingness to settle for the ones difficult photographs, can have an effect on his potency. The 30% he shot from at the back of the 3-point line in EYBL got here in direct correlation to his shot variety, since he is certainly a greater shooter than the ones numbers point out.
While Fland is younger for his grade, he stays undersized with a slighter herbal construct, however deceptively lengthy hands. His loss of power can infrequently restrict his skill to play via touch within the lane, however he has excellent vary on his floater and is adept at getting to the free-throw line.
The first dedication of trainer John Calipari’s 2024 recruiting magnificence used to be 6-foot-10 heart Somto Cyril. The No. 68 general participant within the 2024 ratings dedicated to Kentucky in June. Kentucky is within the hunt for five-star heart Jayden Quaintance, five-star ahead Karter Knox, four-star heart Patrick Ngongba ll and four-star capturing guard Billy Richmond. All 4 of the ones avid gamers rank within the top-25 of their respective recruiting magnificence.Â
Kentucky completed with the No. 1 recruiting magnificence within the 2023 cycle and headlining the gang are Aaron Bradshaw, Justin Edwards, DJ Wagner and Robert Dillingham. All 4 avid gamers are anticipated to play giant roles straight away because the Wildcats glance to make it previous the primary weekend of the NCAA Tournament this season for the primary time since 2019. Cyril had the choice to reclassify and sign up for the 2023 magnificence, nevertheless it by no means materialized.