Kansas forward Flory Bidunga plans to declare for the NBA Draft. However, the sophomore additionally intends to preserve his school eligibility by coming into the NCAA transfer portal, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports.
The 6-foot-10 forward earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors this season and was named to each the All-Big 12 workforce and convention All-Defensive workforce. He averaged 13.3 factors (third amongst Jayhawks scorers) and 9 rebounds, whereas rating fifth in the nation with 2.6 blocks per sport.
Bidunga, who will flip 21 in May, posted his greatest efficiency in a November matchup versus Princeton, throughout which he scored 25 factors (on 10-of-11 taking pictures) with 10 rebounds and three blocks. He scored 23 factors thrice this season dealing with Green Bay, Baylor and top-ranked Arizona.
