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Thursday / October 10.
  • Boogie Fland focusing on 3 schools after canceling Maryland visit

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    By ADAM ZAGORIA

    Boogie Fland is now focusing on three schools after canceling his scheduled visit to Maryland this weekend.

    Kentucky, Indiana and Alabama are the three schools in primary pursuit of Fland, ranked No. 18 in the Class of 2024 by ESPN.

    Indiana and Alabama had assistants in on Wednesday, while Kentucky head coach John Calipari and his staff had a home visit with Fland last week. Calipari, Indiana’s Mike Woodson and Alabama’s Nate Oats were at Archbishop Stepinac in White Plains, N.Y. on Sept. 13 for the NY Coaches Clinic.

    “Indiana, Kentucky, Alabama are the schools pushing hard to get me and I’m focused on those three schools,” Fland told 247Sports.

    One source close to the situation said he “wouldn’t be surprised” if any of the three schools landed Fland.

    Fland broke down each school for 247:

    Kentucky: “That relationship has been going well. They’re trying to get me, so I hope it’s all good. Their pitch is that they want me to come to their school, play with the guys and help them win. I felt what they were saying and felt like they were being real.”

    Indiana: “Coach [Mike] Woodson has a staff that has a similar background to his. They didn’t play but they touched NBA waters. Everyone on that staff has a sense of NBA knowledge and that could help in the long run. Also, basketball is very big in Indiana and they’re not playing around. They’re coming to win and do the job.”

    Alabama: “It was definitely a good visit and they left a very good impression. Football is big there but basketball is coming up and has shown huge improvement. With them, they want me to come in, have the ball in my hands and do what I do. They would have talent around me and we would be able to play freely and fast like last year.”

    As for a timeline, he told 247 he will decide when “it feels right.”

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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