Michigan misses on top transfer target Flory Bidunga, picks Louisville
Flory Bidunga, former Kansas center listed as the top available player in the portal by ESPN, has committed to Louisville, per reports, not Michigan.
Michigan basketball has missed out on one of its top transfer portal targets. Flory Bidunga , a former Kansas center who was listed as the top available player in the transfer portal by ESPN, has committed to Louisville according to multiple reports after he took a visit over the weekend. Michigan has been a top landing spot for big men on the move in recent year after pulling in Danny Wolf, Vladislav Goldin, Morez Johnson Jr.
and Aday Mara (not to mention Yaxel Lendeborg, who was last year's top-ranked portal player). This time, the Wolverines weren't able to pull it off, as Bidunga committed to the Cardinals before even visiting Michigan. The 6-foot-10, 235-pound forward out of Congo was named first-team All-Big 12 and Defensive Player of the Year in the league.
He played 35 games and started 34, posting 13. 3 points, nine rebounds and 2. 6 blocks per contest.
He shot 64% from the floor, posted 26 games in double figures and had 13 double-doubles, which included a 23-point, 11-rebound, five block night against Baylor. The hope in Ann Arbor was he would slot in at center in place of Mara if he gets strong feedback from the NBA . Should Johnson return, the duo would have formed one of the most formidable front courts in the country.