1. Hunter Dickinson played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines and the Kansas Jayhawks.
47 Facts About Hunter Dickinson
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Hunter Dickinson was a three-time All-Big Ten honoree, leading Michigan in scoring and rebounding in all three seasons.
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Hunter Dickinson transferred to Kansas as a senior, where he was a 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American and a first-team All-Big 12 Conference honoree.
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In high school, Hunter Dickinson was a Jordan Brand Classic honoree and the Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year in 2020, as well as a two-time state champion at DeMatha Catholic High School.
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Hunter Dickinson was named to the First Team All-WCAC alongside teammate Justin Moore.
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Hunter Dickinson was a third team All-Met selection by The Washington Post, joining junior teammate Moore and fellow sophomore Earl Timberlake.
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Hunter Dickinson repeated as a third team All-Met selection by The Washington Post, joining senior teammate Moore, fellow junior Timberlake and senior Jahmir Young.
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Hunter Dickinson had been one of the key class of 2020 targets for John Beilein's staff when Beilein announced he would be departing to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers in May 2019.
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The Detroit Free Press reported that Hunter Dickinson said Michigan was the most aggressive pursuer of his talents.
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Hunter Dickinson stated that he felt Howard was the best coach to develop Hunter Dickinson's game.
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Hunter Dickinson earned 2020 All-Met Player of the Year and WCAC Player of the Year honors, and was named Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year for his success in basketball and academics, and his exemplary character.
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Hunter Dickinson was invited to play in the Jordan Brand Classic.
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Hunter Dickinson was joined on the All-Met first team by Roach, Timberlake, Corey Dyches, Trevor Keels, Benny Williams, Avery Ford, Xavier Lipscomb, Ronald Polite and future teammate Terrance Williams.
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Hunter Dickinson joined a Michigan frontline that some thought would return sophomore Colin Castleton and 5th-year Austin Davis.
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Hunter Dickinson was a consensus four-star recruit and ranked as the second-best player from Maryland in the 2020 class.
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Hunter Dickinson was drawn by his relationship with head coach Juwan Howard and Michigan's strength and conditioning program.
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Hunter Dickinson averaged 13.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and one block per game and shot 73.3 percent from the floor in wins over Ball State and Central Florida.
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Hunter Dickinson went on to earn the award 7 times, which was second in conference history to Jared Sullinger.
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Hunter Dickinson led Michigan in scoring, rebounding, double-doubles, and 10+ rebounding games.
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Hunter Dickinson helped Michigan extend its list to three straight years with a player on the All-Freshman team, joining Ignas Brazdeikis and Franz Wagner.
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Hunter Dickinson was named a consensus second team All-American, becoming Michigan's first consensus All-American since Nik Stauskas in 2014 and 13th all time.
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Hunter Dickinson declared himself eligible for the 2021 NBA draft on May 26.
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Hunter Dickinson was named to the Second Team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and the media as well as the All-Defensive Team.
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Hunter Dickinson earned Academic All-Big Ten Team recognition as well as CoSIDA Academic All-District recognition for his 3.32 GPA, making him one of three Big Ten basketball players among the 40 finalist for the 15-man Academic All-America team.
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Hunter Dickinson repeated as the team leader in scoring and rebounding, becoming the fourth Wolverine to lead the team in both of those categories multiple times.
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Hunter Dickinson entered the season as one of three unanimous Preseason All-Big Ten selection.
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Hunter Dickinson reached 1,000 career points on a free throw with 3:43 remaining in the first half, becoming the 57th Wolverine to reach the milestone.
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Hunter Dickinson was an Associated Press honorable mention 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.
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On March 18, during the second round of the 2023 National Invitation Tournament, Hunter Dickinson recorded 21 points and 11 rebounds, for his 31st career double-double.
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Hunter Dickinson led the team in scoring and rebounding for a third season.
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Hunter Dickinson's stated intention at the time was to graduate from Michigan following the Summer 2023 semester.
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Hunter Dickinson was regarded as the top rated men's basketball player in the portal in 2023.
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Hunter Dickinson had offers from many schools, including Kansas, Villanova, Kentucky, Maryland and Georgetown.
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Hunter Dickinson took unofficial visits to his hometown programs Maryland and Georgetown who both had changed coaches since his high school recruitment.
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Hunter Dickinson described the visits as having been scheduled as unplanned.
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Hunter Dickinson was first player to be named both the Big 12 Conference Preseason Player of the Year and Preseason Newcomer of the Year.
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Hunter Dickinson was named to the Associated Press preseason All-American team.
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On November 14,2023, Hunter Dickinson took advantage of a Kentucky Wildcats lineup that was without 7 foot big men Aaron Bradshaw, Ugonna Onyenso and Zvonimir Ivisic.
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Hunter Dickinson became the third active player with 1000 career rebounds and 2000 career points, again earning Player of the Week recognition from the USBWA.
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Hunter Dickinson finished the season as the conference's leading rebounder and its leading scorer in conference games, 2nd leading scorer overall.
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Hunter Dickinson earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, and All-Big 12 First Team recognition.
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Hunter Dickinson became the 17th consensus All-American for Bill Self as coach at Kansas, marking the school's third consecutive season with such a recognition.
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Hunter Dickinson repeated as Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year.
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Hunter Dickinson repeated as an Associated Press preseason All-American, with ESPN naming him the 4th-highest rated player in college basketball in the preseason.
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On November 26,2024, Hunter Dickinson was ejected from a game against Duke after kicking Maliq Brown in the face.
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Hunter Dickinson had 2 steals and a blocked shot in the game.
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Hunter Dickinson earned first-team All-Big 12 recognition at the end of the regular season as he stood 4th in the conference in scoring and 2nd in rebounding.