John Calipari visits 2024 five-star guard Boogie Fland
Add another stop to the John Calipari recruiting tour, this time in White Plains, NY at Archbishop Stepinac.
The target? 2024 five-star guard Johnuel “Boogie” Fland, who received a scholarship offer from Kentucky back in July. Calipari will be joined by Orlando Antigua on the in-person visit.
Fland, a 6-foot-3, 165-pound point guard, is ranked No. 6 overall and No. 1 at his position in the 2024 On3 Consensus. He is one of eight players in the junior class holding offers from Kentucky, joining Ian Jackson, Tre Johnson, Karter Knox, Ace Bailey, Tahaad Pettiford, Isaiah Elohim and Travis Perry.
“It was a good (conversation with Calipari when he offered), about 30 minutes, just talking about the school, talking about him, talking about me,” Fland told KSR at Peach Jam. “It was nothing basketball related. Really it was all just getting to know each other and building a relationship. But I would definitely say it was a good one. Definitely put a smile on my face.”
Calipari and the Kentucky coaching staff began ramping up contact with the five-star guard after watching him help guide Team USA to a gold medal at the U17 FIBA World Cup in Spain this summer. He averaged 4.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 2.1 steals per game off the bench.
“Coach Cal is a good coach,” Fland told KSR. “It’s an honor to even get in contact with him.”
Going into his junior season at Archbishop Stepinac, Fland holds scholarship offers from the likes of Kentucky, Louisville, Auburn, North Carolina, Villanova, UCLA, Illinois, UConn, LSU, Georgia, Kansas, Oregon, Michigan and Indiana, among others.
He’s only taken one visit thus far, an unofficial to UConn back in June. He also has an official to North Carolina scheduled for Sept. 30, with a trip to Kentucky also in the works, he tells KSR.
What does Fland bring to the table as a player? The flashy guard has a tight handle with deep range as a 3-point shooter. More importantly, he’s willing to do whatever is asked of him on the floor, a team-first player with skill and versatility.
“Point guard, whatever the coach needs me to do I do,” Fland told KSR. “If he needs me to score, I’ll score the ball. If he needs me to be a point guard, I’ll be a point guard. I’m a rebounding guard also. I can do it all on the floor.”
Calipari clearly likes what he sees.
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