#1 Hunter Dickinson

Rivals.com Player Profile

Position: Center

Height: 7-2

Weight: 265

Class: Graduate Student

Hometown: Alexandria, Va.

High School: DeMatha Catholic HS

Previous School: Michigan

OVERVIEW:

Will return to Kansas for his super-senior season in 2024-25 … A two-time Consensus All-America Second Team selection at two different schools Michigan (2021) and Kansas (2024) and is only the second-ever to accomplish the feat at two different schools (Elmer Oliphant at Purdue in 1914 and at Army in 1915) … The only player to be named Wooden All-American at two different schools – Michigan (2021) and Kansas (2024) … Recorded four 20-rebounds games in 2023-24 which ranks third all-time at KU in 20-rebound games (20 by Wilt Chamberlain, 13 by Bill Bridges) … Has 2,208 career points, 1,148 career rebounds and 196 career blocked shots … Has 48 career double-doubles, including 17 at Kansas in 2023-24.

CAREER HONORS:

Wooden Award All-American [2024] Consensus All-America Second Team [2024] Associated Press All-America Second Team [2024] The Sporting News All-America Second Team [2024] NABC All-America Third Team [2024] USBWA All-America Second Team [2024] NABC All-District 8 First Team [2024] Big 12 Newcomer of the Year [2024] All-Big 12 First Team [2024] All-Big 12 Newcomer Team [2024] Wooden Award National Ballot (1 of 15) Big 12 Player of the Week (2.5.24) Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 [2024] Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Top 10 [2024] Big 12 Player of the Week (1.8.24) 3x Big 12 Newcomer of the Week [2024] Maui invitational All Tournament Team [2023] Oscar Robertson Player of the Week (11.19.2023) Big 12 Player of the Week (11.20.2023) Preseason All America Second Team [2023] Naismith Trophy Watchlist [2023] Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year [2023] Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year [2023] Preseason All Big 12 First Team [2023] USBWA All-District V Team [2023] NABC All-District 7 First Team [2023] All-Big Ten First Team [2023] Academic All-Big Ten [2023] USBWA All-District V Team [2022] NABC All-District 7 Second Team [2022] All-Big Ten First Team [2022] CoSIDA Academic All-District [2022] Academic All-Big Ten [2022] Consensus All-America Second Team [2021] NCAA Tournament All-East Region Team [2021] USBWA All-District V Team [2021] NABC All-District 7 Second Team [2021] Big Ten Newcomer of the Year [AP, 2021] Big Ten All-Freshman Team [2021] Big Ten Freshman of the Year [2021] All-Big Ten Second Team [2021] 3x Big Ten Player of the Week.

2023-24 (SENIOR):

Consensus All-America Second Team, Wooden All-American, the 2024 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team … One of five finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award … Six time Big 12 Weekly Award honoree (3 newcomer, 3 player) … Led the Big 12 and was eighth nationally in rebounds per game at 10.8 … Recorded 17 double-doubles which led the Big 12 and was 12th nationally … With a 17.9 ppg, which was second in the Big 12, Dickinson was the only player in the Big 12 to average a double-double … Is the sixth player in the Bill Self era to average a double-double for the season and first since Udoka Azubuike in 2019-20 (13.7 ppg, 10.5 rpg) … Also led the Big 12 with 14 games of 20-plus points and 18 games of 10-plus rebounds … Led KU with 47 blocked shots … Had two games of 30-plus points, including a season-high 31 versus Chaminade (11/20) … Had 30 versus TCU (1/6) … Recorded four 20-rebounds games and the four rank third all-time at KU in 20-rebound games (20 by Wilt Chamberlain, 13 by Bill Bridges) … Pulled down a career-high 21 rebounds versus Kentucky (11/14) … Twice tied his career high with five blocked shots, vs. Oklahoma (1/23) and vs. Kansas State (3/5).

2022-23 (JUNIOR):

All-Big Ten First Team … Ranked fourth in the conference with 18.5 points and fourth with 9.0 rebounds per game … Was third in the league with 14 double-doubles, fourth in blocked shots per game at 1.76 and fifth in field goal percentage (56.0%) … Posted three games of 30-plus points, with a season-high 32 points versus Maryland (1/1/23) … Totaled 14 games of 20 or more points.

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE):

All-Big Ten First Team selection … Started 32 games … Led Michigan in scoring at 18.6 ppg and rebounding at 8.6 rpg … Had 14 games of 20 or more points and one 30-point contest … Set his career-high 33 points vs. Michigan State (3/1/22) … Pulled down 15 rebounds twice – at Penn State (2/8/22) and vs. Villanova (3/24/22) … Led team with 11 double-doubles … Ranked fifth in the Big Ten and No. 28 nationally with a 56.3 field goal percentage … Led Michigan with 49 blocked shots per game.

2020-21 (FRESHMAN):

Consensus All-America Second Team … The Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a Big Ten All-Freshman Team … All-Big Ten Second Team … A seven-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week honoree … Started 23 of 28 games played … Led Michigan in scoring (14.1 ppg) and rebounding (7.4 rpg) … Had five 20-plus games, including a season-high 28 vs. Minnesota (1/6/21) … Had six games of 10-plus rebounds, including a season-high 15 at Nebraska (12/25/20) and at Wisconsin (2/14/21) … Posted a team-high six double-doubles … Was second in the Big Ten and No. 11 nationally with a 59.8 field goal percentage … Led Michigan with 40 blocked shots, including a career-high five at Wisconsin (2/14/21).

HIGH SCHOOL:

A four-year letter winner at DeMatha Catholic, where he was the winningest player in school history with a 119-22 record, including three 30-win seasons … Averaged 18.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.1 blocked shots per game as a senior where the Stags went 31-3, were ranked No. 3 nationally, won the WCAC regular season (19-1) and tournament titles … Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year in 2020 … Max Preps All-America Second Team in 2020 … 2020 Maryland Player of the Year … Ranked No. 36 by ESPN100 in the 2020 class … Averaged 17.6 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots as a junior and 16.0 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots as a sophomore.

PERSONAL:

Son of Kathy and Tim Dickinson … Mother, Kathy, played volleyball at Niagara … Father, Tim, played collegiate baseball at Buffalo State … General Studies major.