Officially in portal, KU’s Flory Bidunga to make a campus visit on Friday
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- Flory Bidunga entered the portal and will visit Louisville on Friday.
- Bidunga, top On3 portal prospect and Big 12 DPOY, averaged 13.3/8.0/2.6 blocks.
- Portal open through April 21; KU lists several departures and incoming recruits.
Kansas sophomore men’s basketball player Flory Bidunga, who officially entered the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday, will make a campus visit to Louisville on Friday, according to On3.com.
Bidunga, a 6-foot-10 forward from Democratic Republic of Congo who played at KU the past two seasons, also is being pursued by Duke, Michigan and St. John’s, according to Zagsblog.com.
Bidunga will be joined on his trip to Louisville by Oregon junior guard Jackson Shelstad, who also has placed his name in the portal.
Bidunga, the No. 1 overall player in the On3 Industry transfer portal rankings, is the reigning Big 12 defensive player of the year. He averaged 13.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks per game during the 2025-26 season. He has said he also will enter his name in the 2026 NBA Draft, while leaving open the possibility of playing a third season in college.
St. John’s was the landing spot of former KU forward Zuby Ejiofor, who won the 2026 Big East player of the year award.
If Bidunga picks Louisville, his junior season debut would likely be in Allen Fieldhouse in October. KU traveled to Louisville for a practice game last October. At the time it was reported Louisville would return to Lawrence for a practice game before the start of the 2026-27 season.
The portal officially opened at the conclusion of Monday’s NCAA title game. It will close on April 21. Players don’t have to commit to a new school by the April 21 deadline. They only need to submit their name through their compliance office by that date.
KU players to announce for the portal thus far: Bidunga, Paul Mbiya, Bryson Tiller, Elmarko Jackson and Jamari McDowell.
A fourth player, Darryn Peterson, has completed his one-and-done season at KU. Head coach Bill Self has three players with remaining eligibility on KU’s roster: freshmen Samis Calderon and Kohl Rosario and redshirt freshman Corbin Allen.
KU has a recruiting class of incoming freshmen Taylen Kinney, Davion Adkins, Luke Barnett and Trent Perry. The No. 1-ranked player in the class of 2026, Tyran Stokes, has an official list of KU, Kentucky and Oregon.
