Announcement primer: Class of 2024 guard Boogie Fland - Inside the Hall

On Friday, October 20, class of 2024 Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.) guard Boogie Fland will announce his school determination.

The announcement is predicted to happen at 2 p.m. ET at Archbishop Stepinac.

The necessities

Guard, 6-3, 175-pounds, Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.), PSA Cardinals

247Composite: 5-star (29); 247Sports: 4-star (33); On3: 5-star (15); On3 Trade Rating: 5-star (20); ESPN: 5-star (18); Rivals: 5-star (10)

Numbers to know

As a junior, Fland averaged 18.1 factors, 4.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and two steals at Archbishop Stepinac.

He averaged 14.4 factors, 5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals as a sophomore and 9.8 factors and 4.8 rebounds as a freshman.

Fland averaged 15 factors, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 steals for the PSA Cardinals within the EYBL. He shot 33.3 p.c on 3s and had a pair of 20-point video games and likewise two 30-point video games.

The first contenders

The 17-year-old Fland will select between Alabama, Indiana and Kentucky. Indiana and Kentucky look like the 2 principal faculties within the combine to land his dedication. He took official visits to Alabama and Kentucky this fall and an official go to to Indiana in June.

His preliminary checklist of high eight faculties additionally included Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, St. John’s and UConn.

Different faculties that supplied Fland embrace Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, LSU, Miami (FL), Oregon, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, TCU, Villanova and Virginia Tech.

The timing

Fland accomplished official visits to his high faculties and has now taken a while to assume earlier than asserting his determination.

Saying earlier than the official begin of his highschool season will permit him to deal with his closing highschool season along with his recruitment settled. He also can signal a Nationwide Letter of Intent within the early signing interval, which begins November 8.

The scouting studies

On3’s Jamie Shaw:

“Boogie Fland performs with a New York aptitude. He has a great deal with and is ready to shoot the ball from every stage. He has deep vary off the bounce and can pull up for those who give him an inch. He sees the ground effectively, will get his teammates in developed, and takes care of the ball, valuing possessions. There’s a floater recreation in there as effectively, with a one and two dribble pull-up. He might want to proceed getting stronger, and he’s a strong athlete and has common size. The arrogance is sky-high, and the talent set is apparent. He has a consolation taking part in on the ball or off the ball in a two-guard lineup. By no means afraid of the highlight. Charismatic.”

Adam Finkelstein of 247Sports:

“Boogie Fland is a talented, shot-making guard. He’s not solely among the finest robust shot-makers within the class however he’s lengthy, younger for his grade and evolving as a handler.”

Travis Branham of 247Sports:

“From the beginning of the day, you couldn’t assist however discover Boogie Fland. His vitality in each drill and recreation was very notable but it surely wasn’t simply his vitality and engagement all through that stood out. In aggressive drills and video games, Fland was making an impression on each ends of the ground. He was competing on protection, crashing the glass, pushing the ball up the ground and creating and making photographs from deep. Fland appeared to make the proper play every time the ball touched his hand.”

Predictions

The 247Sports Crystal Ball doesn’t have any predictions registered for Fland.

The Rivals Future Solid has three picks logged for Fland to Indiana.

On Tuesday’s episode of Podcast on the Brink, Rob Cassidy of Rivals.com gave Kentucky a slight benefit to land Fland.

Fland highlights

How one can comply with the announcement

Fland will announce his determination Friday afternoon at his highschool at roughly 2 p.m. ET. If a reside stream turns into accessible, we’ll replace this submit with particulars on the best way to comply with the announcement.

In closing, please bear in mind to stick to the remark requirements which were set over the previous 16 years right here on Contained in the Corridor whatever the final result of Fland’s announcement.