Meet Ami. He is a Huntington fourth-grader who was adopted at a young age from the Democratic Republic of the Congo ๐จ๐ฉ - the same country Kokomo star Flory Bidunga hails from. Ami loves Flory and came to the game tonight, complete with a Flory
#40
jersey that he proudly wore inโฆ
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McDONALDโS ALL-AMERICAN
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Congrats to
@WildkatBBall
senior and Indiana Mr. Basketball candidate FLORY BIDUNGA (
@KUHoops
signed) on being selected to the West squad in the 2024 McDonaldโs All-American Game on April 2. Flory is theโฆ
I just gained more respect for
@The_Pennant
@PennPride365
Mr. Basketball candidate Markus Burton after he gave this quote to John Fineran of the South Bend Tribune:
"Props to Kokomo and best of luck to them," said Burton, who entered the game averaging a state-leading 30.4โฆ
Shayne Spear is the fourth
@WildkatBBall
senior to earn what is now called the Arthur L. Trester Mental Attitude Award. He joins Russell Walter (1925), Walter McFatridge (1944) and Jimmy Rayl (1959) on a very prestigious list. Way to go Shayne, you represent Wildkat Nation veryโฆ
Sending prayers and condolences to
@JohnPeckinpaugh
- along with his mother, Robin, and the entire family - after the passing of his father. I got to know Jon pretty well the last three years as he served as an assistant coach with
@WildkatBBall
. He was a great man and will beโฆ
๐จ๐จ WILDKAT POLICE ESCORT ๐จ๐จ
#WildkatNation
, if you are going to be in Kokomo at 5 p.m., here is the route of the police escort for the State Finals bound Wildkats:
Leave Memorial Gym at 5 pm, south on Apperson onto Home Ave., continue south to Lincoln Rd., east on Lincolnโฆ
What an end to a fantastic era of
@WildkatBBall
!
FLORY BIDUNGA
Indiana Mr. Basketball
Kokomoโs third Mr. BB
KARSON ROGERS
Indiana All-Star
Kokomoโs 21st All-Star
JOHN PECKINPAUGH
Indiana All-Star Head Coach
Kokomoโs first boys All-Star coach
I canโt wait to see what the nextโฆ
Congrats to Kokomo senior JOHN CURL on being selected as an Indiana North All-Star! Big John is the 19th Wildkat to be named an Indiana All-Star in baseball and the first since 2010. The Kat slugger will play at
@IndStBaseball
next year. Way to go John! โค๏ธ๐โพ๏ธ
#LegacyMatters
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Shout out to
@WildkatBBall
head coach
@JohnPeckinpaugh
. Thank you for returning this program to an honorable place. It hasn't been easy, but you are a great leader and I appreciative what you are doing for Wildkat Basketball.
Also, thanks to the assistant coaches: LaBradfordโฆ
Congrats to Kokomo junior All-American FLORY BIDUNGA on being named the
@IBCA_Coaches
District 2 Player of the Week for the third time this season. In last weekends Semi-State, he recorded his 49th and 50th double-double and scored his 1,000th career point. โค๏ธ๐๐
#LegacyMatters
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Congrats to
@WildkatBBall
seniors Zavion Bellamy, Patrick Hardimon, Deundre Kirby, Jace Rayl and Shayne Spear. You have represented Kokomo basketball at the highest of levels and have made a city proud. Thank you for four wonderful years - you have helped put Wildkat basketballโฆ
We jumped into the boys game so quickly that I did not get to give a girls hoops shoutout.
Tonight, Lady Kats senior Aijia Elliott had a double-double of 26 points and 12 rebounds. She also had 2 assists, 5 blocked shots and 3 steals.
In the process, she scored her 900thโฆ
Fun fact: The outstanding
@KokomoSchools
maintenance team comes in at 4 a.m. on graduation morning with a laser system to ensure every chair is exactly in line at Memorial Gym? Why 4 a.m.? Because it is still dark to see the laser beam. It is amazing what happens behind theโฆ
I am proud of many things my son does. This right here will always be what I am most proud of! His character and his heart. He knows the feeling, so he did what he knows to do and showed the upmost sportsmanship!
@KHS_SID
@KHS_AD
@Kats_Principal
@WildkatBBall
@HardimonPatrick
Flory Bidunga only played 19:25 due to foul issues, but he scored 18 points (6-8 FG, 6-8 FT, 4 dunks) and added 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks and 1 steal.
This was Flory's 48th double-double (15 straight) in 53 varsity games. He now has 984 points, 706 rebounds, 256 blocksโฆ
Congratulations to Kokomo senior Indiana All-Star candidate KARSON ROGERS on being named the
@IBCA_Coaches
/ Franciscan Health Boys Basketball Player of the Week for District 2.
Per the IBCA: Karson Rogers put people on notice last week that in order to beat the Wildkats, theyโฆ
Congrats Flory on being named the back-to-back
@MaxPreps
Indiana Boys Basketball Player of the Year. This award joins his McDonaldโs All-American, two-time Gatorade Indiana Boys Basketball Player of the Year, three-time IBCA Supreme 15 All-State and three-time all-NCC First Teamโฆ
Kokomo has had six boys hoops head coaches start their tenure during the Class Basketball Era and
@JohnPeckinpaugh
is the first to win a sectional title in his first season; he is the 13th
@WildkatBBall
head coach overall to win a title in year one.โค๏ธ
@Kats_Principal
@KHS_AD
Flory Bidunga is the fifth player to be named the Gatorade Indiana Boys Basketball Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons.
2023 & 2024 - Flory Bidunga, Kokomo
2005 & 2006 - Greg Oden, Lawrence North
1998 & 1999 - Jason Gardiner, North Central
1989 & 1990 - Damon Bailey,โฆ
With a 25-point performance, Kokomo junior Flory Bidunga surpasses the 600 career point mark in 33 varsity games. He also has four triple-doubles and 30 double-doubles (15 consecutive).
ALL-NCC BOYS BASKETBALL
Congratulations to senior Flory Bidunga, senior Karson Rogers and junior Zion Bellamy for being named All-North Central Conference First Team in boys basketball. This is the third straight selection for Flory.
Sophomore Korbyn Hammel was named to theโฆ