Summary
Kansas basketball player Flory Bidunga plans to enter the 2026 NBA Draft while keeping open the possibility of returning to college. Bidunga also intends to use the NCAA transfer portal. Coach Bill Self will return to coach Kansas next season.
Key Facts
- Flory Bidunga, a Kansas sophomore forward, plans to enter the 2026 NBA Draft.
- He also plans to use the NCAA transfer portal, which allows athletes to transfer schools.
- Bidunga averaged 13.3 points, 9 rebounds, 2.6 blocks, and 1.5 assists during the 2026-26 season.
- He won the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year award and made the All-Big 12 First and All-Defensive Teams.
- Kansas lost to St. John's in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
- Coach Bill Self confirmed he will continue coaching Kansas next season.
- Freshman guard Darryn Peterson might also enter the NBA Draft and is expected to be a top-3 pick.
