Kansas sophomore forward Flory Bidunga has been named to the 2026 Naismith Men's College Defensive Player of the Year Late-Season Team, the Atlanta Tipoff announced today. He is one of 15 players nationally to be named to the list.
No. 14 Kansas (21-7, 11-4) opens a two-game road trip at No. 2 Arizona (26-2, 13-2) on Saturday, Feb. 28. Tip from McKale Center is set for 3 p.m. CT and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Tre White scored a season-high 23 points and No. 14 Kansas bounced back from a surprising defeat with a 69-56 victory over No. 5 Houston on Monday night.
Kansas sophomore Flory Bidunga scored a team high 18 points, but Cincinnati's Moustapha Thiam scored a career-high 28 points to lead Cincinnati to an 84-68 win over No. 8 Kansas on Saturday.
