Arkansas basketball will be without Boogie Fland on Wednesday night against Georgia, according to the SEC Availability Report released Tuesday night.
After Saturday’s loss to Missouri, Razorbacks coach John Calipari revealed Fland suffered a hand injury in the Hogs’ loss to Florida on Jan. 11. Since then, Arkansas’ starting point guard is 8 for 30 from the field.
This will be the first missed game of Fland’s college career. The freshman is averaging 15.1 points and 5.7 assists per game while shooting 39.1% overall.
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Arkansas (11-7, 0-5 SEC) is still searching for its first conference victory. Assistant coach Chin Coleman said the Hogs will use multiple players at point guard against Georgia. Billy Richmond and Johnell Davis are options to run the offense, but there’s a more-natural replacement on the roster.
“(D.J. Wagner’s) done it his whole life,” Coleman said. “He’s done it in his career. So it’s an easy fix for him just moving to that role.”
Wagner, who was a point guard and a five-star recruit coming out of high school, has primarily played off-the-ball for Calipari this season. He’s averaging 10.1 points, 2.7 assists and 1.9 turnovers per game.
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