January 20206'11" Cyr Malonga (C/O 2023) and 6'8" Johnny Djema (C/O 2024) arrive in Kentucky from their native Republic of Congo, enroll at the Evangel School (12-19 in 2018-19, and 3-20 in 2019-20), and begin training & playing AAU basketball with the Louisville Defenders, coached by one-time Louisville Cardinal Brandon Bender.Bender, son of longtime "Dirt Bowl" organizer Vic Bender, has a bit of a reputation of his own. Between his sophomore and junior years at Ballard High School, Bender