Kokomo star set to commit Saturday. Is Duke the pick?

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Kokomo star Flory Bidunga has a deadline for his college announcement.

The 6-9 Bidunga, the No. 4 prospect in the 2024 class on the 247Sports composite list, will make his decision Saturday night from a finalist list of Auburn, Duke, Kansas and Michigan.

Bidunga is in Atlanta to play in the Under Armour Elite 24 three-day camp, which culminates with the game at 8 p.m. Saturday on ESPNU. Kokomo coach John Peckinpaugh confirmed Bidunga plans to make his announcement at halftime of the game.

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A primer for the announcement:

Bidunga’s high school career

The school that gets a commitment from Bidunga will be receiving a player who has improved dramatically since arriving at Kokomo at the start of his sophomore year from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Bidunga averaged 17.5 points, 13.3 rebounds and 5.3 blocked shots as a sophomore, shooting 79% from the field and leading the Wildkats to a surprising run to the Class 4A semistate and a 19-8 record. As a junior, he was even more dominant and well-rounded. Bidunga averaged 20.2 points, 13.8 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots per game, shooting 81% from the field for a team that went 24-5 and played in the Class 4A state finals.

After his junior season, Bidunga was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Indiana. He will go into the season as one of the top contenders for IndyStar Mr. Basketball.

Superlatives and numbers

In 56 high school games, Bidunga has 1,059 career points and 759 rebounds. He owns state records (per Hickory Husker) single-game dunks (11) and consecutive made field goals (32). Bidunga is currently the No. 12 all-time leading scorer at Kokomo. He has 274 career blocked shots and 218 career dunks. His single-game highs are 34 for points, 24 for rebounds and 12 for blocked shots. He has four games of perfect shooting nights with at least 10 field-goal attempts,…

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Publish date : 2023-08-10 23:57:12

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