Hunter Dickinson has had some huge games this season, but none as big as his performance Saturday against Arizona. Dickinson, a fifth-year senior, scored a sea
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.
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.
Arizona could face Kansas in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals on Thursday, if the Jayhawks get past either Utah or UCF a day earlier in Kansas City.