Kansas forward Flory Bidunga plans to declare for the NBA Draft. However, the sophomore also intends to maintain his college eligibility by entering 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 both the All-Big 12 team and conference All-Defensive team. He averaged 13.3 points (third among Jayhawks scorers) and nine rebounds, while ranking fifth in the nation with 2.6 blocks per game.
Bidunga, who will turn 21 in May, posted his best performance in a November matchup versus Princeton, during which he scored 25 points (on 10-of-11 shooting) with 10 rebounds and three blocks. He scored 23 points three times this season facing Green Bay, Baylor and top-ranked Arizona.