Arkansas’ Fland to join reigning champion Gators

Arkansas transfer Boogie Fland has devoted to the protecting NCAA champion University of Florida and coach Todd Golden, Fland told ESPN.Fland’s agents, NIL representative Mike Miller and manager Julian Aiken, offered the spoken commitment along with Fland on Tuesday. Miller, a Florida alum, played two seasons for the Gators under then-coach Billy Donovan before being selected fifth total by the Orlando Magic in the 2000 NBA draft.Fland, who considered turning pro, withdrew from NBA draft factor to consider recently. He went to the draft integrate however did not finish the whole occasion before making his decision to return for another year of college basketball.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated The 6-foot-2 guard is No. 42 in ESPN’s NBA

draft rankings and was

a predicted second-round choice in the current mock draft.Fland got in the transfer portal just before the deadline in late April.

There was significant buzz in the last few weeks surrounding Florida as a potential location for Fland, sources told ESPN, as the Gators searched for another backcourt playmaker to star along with Princeton transfer Xaivian Lee in Golden’s up-tempo design of play.A luxury hire and McDonald’s All American in the 2024 class, Fland was one of the best freshmen in the nation throughout the very first half of last season. The New York native balanced 15.1 points, 5.7 helps and 3.4 rebounds over the very first 18 games, shooting 36.5%from 3-point range. But he sustained a right hand injury in mid-January that forced him to remain most of the remainder of the season.He injured the hand against Florida on Jan. 11 however started the next 2 games before shutting it down till March.Fland returned during the NCAA tournament in a reserve role, playing an average of 17.7 minutes against Kansas, St. John’s and Texas Tech.ESPN’s Jeff Borzello added to this report.