Kansas basketball relied heavily on its seniors for the final regular season game of 2024-25 and one came up particularly huge in getting a ranked win.

After KU was derailed by injuries and a lack of depth and shooting last season, Self doubled down on Dickinson, convincing the big man to return for a fifth year of college basketball and going back into the portal to find players who fit the best around Dickinson. If he could just add shooting and depth, then he’d have a title contender again.

As such, Kansas head coach Bill Self revealed his plan for star big man Hunter Dickinson, per Jeff Goodman. "One thing Kansas coach Bill Self told me earlier in the week is that he intends to ...

Hunter Dickinson picked a perfect time — the right night — to achieve his highest scoring game as a Kansas Jayhawk.

Kansas led 26-20 with eight minutes left in the first half, but the offense cooled off, allowing Colorado to hang around. Dickinson was the one keeping things steady, dominating inside and helping the Jayhawks rebuild a double-digit lead with just over five minutes to play.

Each week during the University of Kansas’ winter and spring sports seasons, the Journal-World staff will select one athlete from a KU men’s sports team and one from a women’s sports team as athletes of the week.

Hunter Dickinson matched a career high with 33 points to lead Kansas past No. 24 Arizona 83-76. Zeke Mayo drilled five three-pointers and had 20 points while KJ Adams Jr. scored 12, including three dunks while the Jayhawks built a 14-point first-half lead.