Hunter Dickinson returning to Kansas: Why the All-American big man is the latest offseason win for Bill Self

Dickinson announced on Friday he would be returning to Kansas for the 2024-25 season

By Cameron Salerno Apr 26, 2024 at 2:54 pm ET• 3 min read

Kansas coach Bill Self secured his latest offseason win with the announcement that All-American big man Hunter Dickinson would be returning for the 2024-25 season. The announcement of Dickinson's intention to run it back with the program on Friday comes hours after Self received his fourth transfer portal commitment from Alabama star wing Rylan Griffen. 

"Yeah you're right coach," Dickinson wrote on social media. "I guess it's time to tell everyone I'm coming back! Rock Chalk!"

After an exit in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Self and company are reloading after opening last season as the preseason No. 1 team. Dickinson, a second team AP All-American and CBS Sports third team All-American, averaged 17.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists during his first season in Lawrence, Kansas, after spending the previous three seasons at Michigan. 

Dickinson will have one season of eligibility remaining. Kansas will return four of its six leading scorers (Dickinson, K.J. Adams Jr., Dajuan Harris, and Elmarko Jackson) from last season in addition to Griffen, Wisconsin's AJ Storr, Florida's Riley Kugel, and South Dakota State's Zeke Mayo.