Gradey Dick

#4 Gradey Dick

Rivals.com: Profile as recruit

Position: Forward

Height: 6-8

Weight: 205

Class: Freshman

Hometown: Wichita, Kan.

High School: Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)

OVERVIEW

A Kansas product who was the 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year, becoming only the second KU player to earn the distinction (Andrew Wiggins in 2013) … Played prep for powerhouse Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas, where he was named a 2022 McDonald’s All-American and Naismith Boys HS All-America Second Team … One of three McDonald’s All-Americans in the freshman class – MJ Rice and Ernest Udeh.

HIGH SCHOOL

A two-time Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year, earning the honor at Wichita Collegiate in 2019-20 and at Sunrise Christian Academy in 2021-22 … As a senior at Sunrise, averaged 17.9 points and 5.2 rebounds while shooting 51.3 percent from the field and 46.7 percent from three-point range … As a junior in 2020-21, helped lead Sunrise Christian to a second-place finish at Geico High School National Championship … As a sophomore in 2019-20, averaged 20.4 points., 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists a game in leading Wichita Collegiate to a 21-3 record … Ranked No. 14 in the Class of 2022 by ESPN100, No. 19 by 247sports.com, and No. 27 by Rivals.com

PERSONAL

Born in Wichita, Kan. … Parents are Bart and Carmen Dick … Siblings are Kelsey, Brodey, and Riley … Mom played basketball at Iowa State and professionally … In the summer of 2021, was a member of Team USA that won a gold medal at the 2021 Under 18 3-on-3 World Cup in Hungary … Enjoys anything active, making TikToks, watching scary movies and fishing … Can do a backflip and talk like Donald Duck … Played at Sunrise Christian Academy with KU teammate Zach Clemence.