Duke hosting Kansas transfer Flory Bidunga on visit

The Duke Blue Devils are set to host one of the top players in the transfer portal, Flory Bidunga, as the program looks to reload its frontcourt.

As Jon Scheyer and the Blue Devils await word from Patrick Ngongba II, the team continues to explore potential replacements for his contributions. Among the top available candidates is Bidunga, who had heavily considered Duke before committing to Kansas in 2023.

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Once among his final four schools, Bidunga will have a second chance to join the Blue Devils and will meet with the program Sunday, April 12, as The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman first reported.

Bidunga announced that he will enter both the NBA Draft and the transfer portal. He will experience the draft process and will weigh his options based on the level of interest he receives from the NBA and the NIL offers from a potential new school.

Despite being slightly undersized for the position, Bidunga makes up for it with length (7-foot-2 wingspan), high-end athleticism, lateral mobility and a relentless motor. In Scheyer’s switchable defensive scheme, he could be a picture-perfect fit defensively from the early portion of the upcoming season.

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Offensively, Bidunga is little more than a rim runner, but a highly efficient one at that. Alongside incoming freshman Deron Rippey Jr., Duke could be among college basketball’s most electric teams in the open court.

During his sophomore season with Kansas, Bidunga started 34 of 35 games, averaging 13.3 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game. He now enters the portal as one of the most sought-after big men available and will meet with several teams before the draft process begins.

Bidunga has drawn interest from a number of schools since announcing he would enter the portal last week, and among those interested, there are four early leaders for his services: Duke, ACC rival Louisville, St. John’s and the NCAA champion Michigan Wolverines.

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