Boogie Fland
American basketball player (born 2006)
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Johnuel "Boogie" Fland (born July 10, 2006) is an American college basketball player for the Florida Gators. He previously played for the Arkansas Razorbacks. ESPN and Rivals rated him as a five-star recruit while 247Sports rated him as a 4-star recruit. All three had rated him as one of the top 25 players in the class of 2024.
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Fland with Arkansas in 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 0 – Florida Gators | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Southeastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 10, 2006 New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, New York) | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Early life and high school career
A native of The Bronx, Fland attended local public schools throughout his early life. Fland’s father is Dominican-American while his mother is African-American. In middle school, he led M.S. 54 – Booker T. Washington to a city championship.[1] Fland would attend Archbishop Stepinac High School, leading the school to the Catholic High School Athletic Association Intersectional Final his sophomore, Junior, and Senior years.[2][3][4] Stepinac lost the 2022 final but won back-to-back in 2023 and 2024, with Fland announced the Finals MVP in both games.[5] After the 2024 season ended, the CHSAA and Public Schools Athletic League announced that their champions would play each other for a city championship for the first time ever; Stepinac won this inaugural championship over the Eagle Academy for Young Men II.[6] As a senior, Fland averaged 19.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 2.4 steals per game while leading the Crusaders to a 26–4 record.
As a sophomore, Fland was one of the first two New York City high school basketball players to receive NIL deals, along with his friend Ian Jackson.[7] Along with Accelerate Sports Ventures, he developed a clothing line while also promoting the NIL merchandise platform Spreadshop.
Recruiting
Fland was rated a five-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals and a four-star recruit by 247Sports. Into his senior year, he fielded more than 30 recruiting offers from NCAA Division I basketball programs.[8] In October 2023, he committed to playing college basketball for Kentucky over Alabama and Indiana after three visits from John Calipari in September and October.[9] On April 15, 2024, he decommitted after John Calipari departed Kentucky for a coaching position at Arkansas.[10] He ultimately opted to follow Calipari and committed to play at Arkansas on April 25, 2024.
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Boogie Fland SG |
The Bronx, NY | Archbishop Stepinac High School (NY) | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 25, 2024 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  247Sports:  ESPN: (91) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 10 247Sports: 22 ESPN: 16 | ||||||
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College career
Fland averaged 13.5 points, 5.1 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game for Arkansas despite missing time with a thumb injury.[11] He entered the 2025 NBA draft but ultimately decided to return to college. Fland transferred to defending national champion Florida for his sophomore season.[12]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
National team career
Fland played for the United States under-17 basketball team at the 2022 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, averaging the second most assists on the team.[13]
Personal life
Fland was given the nickname 'Boogie' as a child because he was always dancing. [7]