Hunter Dickinson ranked revealed among top returning players for 2022-23
Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball center Hunter Dickinson is returning for his junior season in Ann Arbor, opening the door for another run through the NCAA Tournament. Few expected him to return to the team for a junior year, but NIL and other opportunities in Ann Arbor were too good to pass up.
Dickinson’s return to Michigan is the crown jewel of the offseason so far and puts one of the best players in the nation back with his team. Analyst Andy Katz recently put together a list of the top 25 players returning to the game, listing Dickinson at No. 6.
Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe, Gonzaga’s Drew Timme, North Carolina’s Armando Bacot and Houston’s Marcus Sasser came in ahead of Dickinson.
Below is the full list from Katz, which includes a few other interesting names with Michigan and Big Ten ties.
Andy Katz’s Top 25
1) Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky Wildcats
2) Drew Timme, Gonzaga Bulldogs
3) Armando Bacot, North Carolina Tar Heels
4) Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana Hoosiers
5) Marcus Sasser, Houston Cougars
6) Hunter Dickinson, Michigan Wolverines
7) Jaime Jaquez, UCLA Bruins
8) Jalen Wilson, Kansas Jayhawks
9) Zach Edey, Purdue Boilermakers
10) Kendric Davis, Memphis Tigers
11) Mike Miles, TCU Horned Frogs
12) Antonie Davis, Detroit Titans
13) Isaiah Wong, Miami Hurricanes
14) Caleb McConnell, Rutgers Scarlet Knights
15) Caleb Love, North Carolina Tar Heels
16) Terrence Shannon, Illinois Fighting Illini
17) Posh Alexander, St. John’s Red Storm
18) Tyrese Hunter, Texas Longhorns
19) Kevin McCullar, Kansas Jayhawks
20) Colin Castleton, Florida Gators
21) Tyger Campbell, UCLA Bruins
22) Max Abmas, Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
23) Julian Strawther, Gonzaga Bulldogs
24) Matt Bradley, San Diego State Aztecs
25) Baylor Scheierman, Creighton Blue Jays
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Dickinson was a force for Michigan in 2021-22, averaging 18.6 points and 8.6 rebounds for the Wolverines in 2021-22. He has admitted NIL’s impact on his return to school multiple times, but recently addressed it as it pertains to the state of the sport.
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“I think NIL was pretty big for college hoops,” Dickinson said during a roundtable discussion last month. “A lot of people complain about how the stars aren’t staying enough in college basketball. Without NIL, you would’ve seen a lot of the top players who have already announced they’re coming back probably would’ve stayed in the draft or at least test it.
“You see guys like [North Carolina center Armando Bacot] and [Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe], even myself who didn’t even try to test because we feel like the situation we have coming back with NIL gives us another chance to be able to develop. We feel like it was the best decision for us. It’s been bigger than what people expected.”
Dickinson returns to a team that will look very different in 2022-23. Three members of the 2021 recruiting class have exited the program this offseason. Forwards Moussa Diabate and Caleb Houstan went through the NBA Draft process and decided to stay in. Point guard Frankie Collins elected to transfer out after the addition of Princeton transfer Jaelin Llewellyn.
Michigan has two scholarship spots remaining on the roster and is expected to fill at least one via the transfer portal.
