Kansas transfer Flory Bidunga agrees to deal to return to Jayhawks

Kansas big man Flory Bidunga made a surprising decision in the NCAA transfer portal, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. He agreed to a deal to return to the Jayhawks. He later officially withdrew from the portal, On3 learned on Sunday.

Bidunga has played one season for the Jayhawks. The 6-foot-9 freshman averaged 5.9 points per game and 5.4 rebounds during the 2024-25 season.

A former McDonald’s All-American, Bidunga was a four-star recruit and top 20 prospect in the 2024 recruiting class, according to the On3 Industry Rankings, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. He was the No. 17 overall recruit, No. 1 player out of the state of Indiana and No. 3 center in his class.

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Originally, Bidunga wasn’t the only big man for Kansas to enter the portal. Junior forward Zach Clemence entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, via On3’s Pete Nakos.

This was the second time the 6-foot-11 power forward has entered the transfer portal. He previously did so following the 2022-23 season before opting to return to the Jayhawks and redshirt during the 2023-24 season.

Clemence has played in 52 career games across three seasons at Kansas, averaging just 1.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and 5.3 minutes per game during that span. Clemence appeared in just eight games during the 2024-25 season before a groin injury ended his year in mid-December, scoring a total of 11 points with 11 rebounds off the bench.