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04/07 09:47 CDT Kansas' Bidunga, Wake Forest's Harris, Saint Mary's Murauskas
among players entering men's portal
Kansas' Bidunga, Wake Forest's Harris, Saint Mary's Murauskas among players
entering men's portal
By The Associated Press
Kansas big man Flory Bidunga, Wake Forest's Juke Harris and Saint Mary's
Paulius Murauskas were among the parade of players entering the transfer portal
Tuesday, the first of 15 days Division I men's basketball players can go
looking for a new school.
Bidunga finished his second season with the Jayhawks as the Big 12 defensive
player of the year and an Associated Press All-Big 12 second-team pick. He
averaged 13.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game and was a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Center of the Year finalist. He led the Big 12 and was fourth nationally with
91 blocked shots and 10th in field-goal shooting at 64%.
Bidunga recorded 13 double-doubles and was the only Division I player to
average more than 13 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots.
Harris was voted the Atlantic Coast Conference's most improved player after he
increased his scoring average from 6.1 points per game as a freshman to 21.4
this past season. He also was an AP All-ACC second-team pick after becoming one
of two players in program history to score 750 points in a season.
Murauskas was the West Coast Conference's second-leading scorer with 18.4
points per game and had two 30-point games. He was an All-WCC first-team pick
both years he was with the Gaels after transferring from Arizona.
Purdue announced it had signed forward Caden Pierce, who played three seasons
at Princeton and sat out this year as a redshirt while completing his degree.
Pierce started 89 games for the Tigers and was 2023-24 Ivy League player of
year after averaging 16.6 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists. He chose the
Boilermakers over Duke, Gonzaga, Louisville and Connecticut.
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