Michigan transfer Hunter Dickinson announcing decision on Thursday

The wait is almost over. While we don’t have a confirmed time, we do finally have a decision date.

Michigan All-American transfer Hunter Dickinson will announce his new college home sometime on Thursday, On3’s Joe Tipton first reported. The 7-foot-1 big man, who is considered the No. 1 overall available prospect on the transfer portal market, is down to Kentucky, Kansas, Villanova, and Maryland. His recruitment has been kept tightly under wraps and it remains anyone’s guess as to which school he ultimately chooses.

That being said, KSR’s Matt Jones tweeted on Wednesday that “things aren’t looking great” for Kentucky’s chances of landing the prized big man, citing a lack of guaranteed NIL money from the Wildcats as a possible reason why.

Ahead of his decision on Thursday, Dickinson penned a lengthy letter thank-you note to Michigan, which you can read below.

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— Hunter Dickinson (@H_Dickinson24) May 4, 2023

“The initial decision for me to enter the portal was the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make. The thought of potentially leaving the place I love and called home for 3 years, was and is extraordinarily difficult to process. After conversations with my family and a lot of time in thought, I realized entering the portal was the best decision for myself and my future.

“I’ve grown and learned so much in my 3 years at Michigan, and if I could do it all over again out of high school there is no doubt in my mind I would make the same choice. That being said, it’s time for me to move on.

“Before I announce tomorrow where I will be attending next year, I wanted to take the time to say thank you. Thank you to the coaching staff who believed in me and made me the player I am today. To all the players I’ve played with during my time at Michigan, I know without you guys I could’ve never become the player I am today and accomplish what we accomplished. And lastly to the fans, you guys showed me so much love in my 3 years. I really felt like a part of the community and like Ann Arbor was my second home. Thank you.

“No matter where I decide to go, after I get my degree in the summer I will always think of myself as a Michigan man. I know the decision to transfer came as a shock, and I hope that with time you can come to understand why I chose to do it.”

Hunter Dickinson via Twitter

Earlier this week, Dickinson went on Barstool’s Roundball Podcast to break down the recent visits he took to all of his finalists. He visited Kentucky last weekend for a quick 24-hour trip, which included dinner with head coach John Calipari.

“I already visited there (during his high school recruitment). I didn’t think I needed to go back again but (Calipari) talked about having a new strength coach there. And he was hiring somebody else on the staff as like a player development guy. So I felt like if I were to choose Kentucky those would be two really important things in my decision and so I was like I might as well go down there for a day and meet them,” Dickinson said on the Roundball Podcast. “So that was really cool — not cool but it was really good to meet them. I felt like it was some good conversations about my development there and stuff like that. So that’s why I was really happy with my decision to go down there. It was a quick one. It was quick.”

During his junior season with Michigan in 2022-23, Dickinson, a three-time All-Big Ten performer, averaged 18.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 56 percent from the field.