Flory Bidunga 2024 IN C 6'10 offer

[GoBearcats31]

https://www.on3.com/news/flory-bidun...te-cincinnati/

The 6-foot-9, 210-pound prospect at Kokomo (Ind.) High updated his recruitment over the weekend at Adidas 3SSB Chapter 2. Bidunga has been on several college visits, including unofficial trips to Purdue, Michigan, Cincinnati, Butler, Indiana, and Michigan State. He’s also been on official visits to Auburn, Florida, and has one scheduled with Michigan at the end of the month.

Bidunga played in front of several college coaches over the weekend. Auburn’s Bruce Pearl, as well as assistants from Cincinnati, Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Florida, and others were spotted scouting him. He discussed what it was like playing with in front of so many high-level coaches.

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When asked about the latest in his recruitment, he says “it’s just kind of the same. The same schools that were recruiting me before. I have Kentucky, Michigan, Florida, Auburn, all those schools.”

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Michigan: “It was pretty good. I like the coach, the coaching staff. I like the players. It was pretty good.”

Michigan State: “I like Tom Izzo. He’s a very good coach. One of the big coaches. It was pretty good too.”

Auburn: “I liked the facilities, the coach, the coaching staff, and the players. They were all great when I went there. That was exciting.”

Cincinnati: “The coach has done a good job recruiting me, as the other colleges have been doing too.”

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While Bidunga doesn’t have an exact timetable for a making a decision, he says he would like to make one before his senior season. He says he’s looking for “a good place. Some place that feels like home.”

[Lobot]

247 reporting that the staff is currently watching him play at 3SSB

[red_n_black_attack]

"Wes Miller’s staff continues to target 2024 5-star center Flory Bidunga, who showed off his intriguing ability and two-way potential..."

https://twitter.com/CincyOnTheProwl/status/1651732205792550912?t=19b381lu0-eObi9UtuNLOg&s=19

[GoBearcats31]

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/the-cassidy-awards-adidas-3ssb-chapter-i

Overview: Bidunga had at least seven blocks in his first game of the day on Saturday, but even when his impact on the defensive end goes far beyond the shots on which he actually gets his hands. No prospect in the country impacts the game as a rim-protector more than Binduga whose length, instincts, athleticism and fluidity make him a tantalizing prospect. The Indiana Elite star showed some flashes of his improving offensive game as well – including a pull-up jumper or two from the mid range – but it was his absolute dominance in the defensive paint that had people in the gym buzzing.

Recruitment: Cincinnati, Purdue and Indiana feel like the most involved parties for the time being, but Bidunga is likely to pick up additional offers this summer.

[GoBearcats31]

Seems like there may be some Auburn buzz here

[zykarious]

You can never have enough or too many big men with his athleticism. If he reclassifies, I'd find him a spot. If I'm Wes, I encourage Flory to reclassify, sign with the Bearcats, and get to the NBA a year sooner. Although foreign players aren't eligible to receive NIL benefits, you never know which big school might swoop in offering something else in the next year, or the rules change.

Chad has talked about this some, foreign players aren't ineligible, they just require jumping through some big hoops. Foreign players can't make NIL money while in the US, but if they go on a trip outside the US, they can make a lot of NIL in a short period of time. Oscar Tshiebwe made $500,000 in a week at the Bahamas for example. I'm not sure how our ready our NIL is to arrange such trips.

[red_n_black_attack]

Some added mustard on this one. 247 has crystal balled transfer portal center Kel-el Ware to IU. This is an educated guess on my part but that would seem to make it unlikely Flory would reclassify to 2023 since the two main programs fighting for him have signed transfer portal Centers for the the coming season.

You can never have enough or too many big men with his athleticism. If he reclassifies, I'd find him a spot. If I'm Wes, I encourage Flory to reclassify, sign with the Bearcats, and get to the NBA a year sooner. Although foreign players aren't eligible to receive NIL benefits, you never know which big school might swoop in offering something else in the next year, or the rules change.

[Lobot]

Some added mustard on this one. 247 has crystal balled transfer portal center Kel-el Ware to IU. This is an educated guess on my part but that would seem to make it unlikely Flory would reclassify to 2023 since the two main programs fighting for him have signed transfer portal Centers for the the coming season.

Ware to IU is official

[Lobot]

I thought he was already in the class of 2024 and if he re-classified he would be in the class of 2023.

That’s correct. I can’t type this morning

[London 'Cat]

Some added mustard on this one. 247 has crystal balled transfer portal center Kel-el Ware to IU. This is an educated guess on my part but that would seem to make it unlikely Flory would reclassify to 2024 since the two main programs fighting for him have signed transfer portal Centers for the the coming season.

I thought he was already in the class of 2024 and if he re-classified he would be in the class of 2023.

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

Some added mustard on this one. 247 has crystal balled transfer portal center Kel-el Ware to IU. This is an educated guess on my part but that would seem to make it unlikely Flory would reclassify to 2024 since the two main programs fighting for him have signed transfer portal Centers for the the coming season.

I doubt a player as highly ranked as Flory is too worried about playing time.

[Lobot]

Some added mustard on this one. 247 has crystal balled transfer portal center Kel-el Ware to IU. This is an educated guess on my part but that would seem to make it unlikely Flory would reclassify to 2023 since the two main programs fighting for him have signed transfer portal Centers for the the coming season.

[GoBearcats31]

#3 on the new 2024 rankings from On3. I'm still skeptical of their algorithm-based Recruiting Prediction Machine, but just to put this "on the record" for future reference, On3 currently shows UC as 94% likely to UC.

[Carin's Dad]

Per Chad Brendel, Bidunga will wait until the end of the spring AAU circuit before making a decision. Also, as a foreign student, he is ineligible for NIL under Federal law.

That impacts a lot of African players, who all could use it.

[GoBearcats31]

Goes for a state title tonight.

I’m sure UC staff will be there. Tom Izzo, John Calipari, Mike Woodson, Bruce Pearl, Matt Painter, Juwan Howard also expected in attendance per IU 247 site article