Hunter Dickinson who was the top player in the transfer portal has decided to join Bill Self’s Kansas Jayhawks. The 7- 1 Center choose Kansas over Villanova, Kentucky, Georgetown, and Maryland.
Dickinson was a consensus second-team All-American and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2020-21. He is coming off an All-Big Ten first-team selection in the during the 2022-23 season.
Dickinson averaged 18.5 points and career highs in rebounding (9.0 per game) and blocks (1.8 per game) across 34 starts last season. The big man also shot 42.1 percent from 3-point distance.
He thanked Michigan in a farewell post late Wednesday night. “I’ve grown and learned so much in my 3 years at Michigan, and if I could do it all over again out of high school there is no doubt in my mind I would make the same choice. That being said, it’s time for me to move on,” Dickinson wrote. “Before I announce tomorrow where I will be attending next year, I wanted to take the time to say thank you. Thank you to the coaching staff who believed in me and made me the player I am today. To all the players I’ve played with during my time at Michigan, I know without you guys I could’ve never become the player I am today and accomplish what we accomplished. And lastly to the fans, you guys showed me so much love in my 3 years. I really felt like a part of the community and like Ann Arbor was my second home. Thank you.”
Dickinson will be classified as a graduate transfer because he is scheduled to graduate from Michigan this summer.
