Bulls’ Trentyn Flowers Drawing Interest From Several Colleges

Second-year wing Trentyn Flowers, who is on a two-way contract with the Bulls, is receiving interest from several different power five colleges, including Kentucky, Michigan, Kansas and Florida, reports Joe Tipton of On3.com (subscription required).

Flowers was viewed as a top-25 college recruit out of high school in 2023, Tipton notes, but the 20-year-old ultimately decided to play professionally in Australia after originally committing to Louisville. He went undrafted in 2024 after one season with the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League.

As Tipton writes, players who have NBA experience technically haven’t been granted NCAA eligibility to this point, but that hasn’t stopped college programs from pursuing them. Jazian Gortman, who is currently playing in the G League with the Oklahoma City Blue but spent part of last season on a two-way deal with the Mavericks, is another recent example of this occurring.

Flowers isn’t the only active two-way player receiving interest from colleges, though Tipton doesn’t specifically identify any others.

Tipton points out that universities have been emboldened to pursue professional players after the NCAA has shown leniency about granting them eligibility. For instance, Knicks prospect James Nnaji enrolled at Baylor a few days ago two years after being selected 31st overall in the 2023 draft. The Nigerian big man, who played professionally in Spain and Turkey, was granted four years of college eligibility.