Newsstand: Hunter Dickinson says people at Michigan 'weren't as nice'
Michigan basketball fans are no strangers to former center Hunter Dickinson opening his mouth and the adventure that would always follow. Never one to shy away from ruffling feathers, his latest podcast appearance will do just that.
Dickinson was on the Rock Chalk Unplugged podcast recently and stated that in his new home at Kanas, the people are not nearly as nice as Ann Arbor and that his former town was a “fake Midwest” area.
“Going down Mass Street, it feels like this town has its own kind of culture and stuff like that,” Dickinson said. “I’m super excited when students come back and the towns get bustling and stuff like that. But just walking around, the people are super, super welcoming. Super nice. Definitely get those Midwest vibes. I feel like at Michigan, they weren’t as nice. They were nice people but not as nice. I feel like Michigan is like a fake Midwest. Kansas is actually like a Midwest town. I loved my time in Michigan, but the people here at Kansas are especially nice.”
Dickinson averaged 18.5 points, 9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game this past season. He shot 56 percent from the field and a career-best 42.1 percent from three-point range. Dickinson averaged 17.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists along with 149 career blocks in his Wolverine career and was the eighth Michigan player to put up 1,500-plus points and 750-plus rebounds total.
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Dickinson was largely seen as the face of the Juwan Howard era at Michigan, but now leaves a gaping hole in the starting lineup. The two achieved plenty together, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2021 and Sweet Sixteen in 2022. He was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2021 and a consensus second-team All-American that same year. He earned All-Big Ten honors in each of his seasons with the Wolverines.
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