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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Flory Bidunga did not have one technical foul in his three seasons at Kokomo.
He has one now.
Bidunga’s first — and probably only — technical of his high school career came Friday night for the Indiana All-Stars. And it came against the Kentucky All-Stars at Lexington Catholic High School, according to Bidunga and Indiana All-Stars coach John Peckinpaugh (his coach at Kokomo), without him saying anything.
“I didn’t say a word,” Bidunga said. “I worked for the rebound, got a dunk and was enjoying the moment. I didn’t say a word. But I don’t know what the ref heard.”
The technical foul was a game changer, to put it mildly, in the Kentucky All-Stars’ stunning 103-82 victory. Bidunga, the Kansas recruit and Mr. Basketball, was whistled for the technical — his fifth foul — after his dunk with 10:26 left pulled the Indiana All-Stars to within 67-66. With Bidunga on the bench, Kentucky immediately ripped off a 19-2 run to take control of the game.
“He yelled,” Peckinpaugh said. “That kid hasn’t gotten one technical foul in his high school career. It’s laughable. He’s fouled out of maybe two, three high school games in his career. It’s an all-star game. People come to see the best players play. It’s too bad we didn’t get to see that tonight.”
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Kentucky’s Max Green, a 6-6 Holy Cross commit, was outstanding during the stretch following Bidunga’s technical and finished with a game-high 36 points on 14-for-16 shooting, including 5-for-7 from the 3-point line. Bidunga watched it all from the Indiana bench. He will get his chance at revenge Saturday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the second game of the annual June series.
“I would have loved to be there for my teammates, making some defensive plays and getting some blocks,” said Bidunga, who played just 13 minutes due to foul trouble. “Just sitting over there, watching it happening, I was kind of down….
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Author : IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star
Publish date : 2024-06-08 03:02:28
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