Hunter Dickinson said Wednesday at Big 12 media day that he likes seeing Kansas ahead of all the other teams in the preseason poll 'because I want them to know we're better than them.'
"I like it. I like people knowing it because I want them to know we're better than them," Dickinson told ESPN on Wednesday at Big 12 media day in Kansas City."And they're coming in here to try to upset us."
Dickinson, who has never been bashful, averaged 18.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game for Michigan last season and secured all-Big Ten second-team honors. The skillful, 7-foot-2 center also made 42% of his 3-point attempts.His versatility adds a dynamic that will make Kansas a difficult matchup for any opponent. While Bill Self has coached a multitude of talented big men in Lawrence, including current NBA MVP"He's the best offensive big I've ever had," Self told ESPN.
Michigan connected on 52.2% of its shots inside the arc with Dickinson on the floor last season, per hooplens.com. His arrival positions Self to chase his second national championship in three years. Along with Dickinson, Kansas returns Kevin McCullar Jr., Dajuan Harris Jr. and K.J. Adams Jr. -- three of the top five scorers from last season's team -- on a roster that will compete for Self's 17th Big 12 title.joining the league. Kansas will face the Cougars on Feb. 3 in Lawrence and again on March 9 in Houston in the regular-season finale for both teams.
"We just have to keep coming in every day to try to get better because we know everybody else will try to get better to try to beat us because we've been running the league for the longest," Harris said."Everybody will give us their best shot."
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