Louisville's Flory Bidunga unbothered by Kansas fans' chants - ESPN

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Louisville standout Flory Bidunga, who was named Big 12 defensive player of the year at Kansas last season, said he expected the profanity-laced chants from the student section at Allen Fieldhouse during Wednesday night's exhibition between the two preseason top-25 teams.

The chants of «F--- you, Flory» started when Bidunga walked onto the court for pregame warmups and continued early in the game. That's when the public address announcer relayed to the crowd that Kansas athletic director Travis Goff had demanded the students stop.

«They're rooting for Kansas. I understand. Fans are going to be fans,» said Bidunga, who finished with five points and one block in Louisville's 89-83 win. «They want Kansas to be great, so that means they'll say whatever they have to. Well, y'all heard what they said, but I didn't pay attention. We had a mission. We came here. Y'all saw my teammates take care of the ball, take care of the game, so I'm really excited and proud of them.»

Jayhawks coach Bill Self said he thought the «F--- you, Flory» chants crossed a line. But he also said booing a former player is fair game.

«I actually expected Flory to get booed,» Self said. «Anything beyond that is uncalled for, but I expected him to get booed. And you know what? When you transfer or I take another job or something and you go back to that place, that's what happens. That's the way it should be. That's what creates interest. Flory knows that. But anything beyond that, I don't agree with at all, especially when he gave us two really good years and he was a terrific kid.

»I think it's fine that people react a certain way. If he wasn't any good, nobody would care. People care. So, that's part of it. But anything more than that,