LAWRENCE, Kan. – For the second-straight week, Kansas center
Hunter Dickinson has been named the Big 12 Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. The Big 12 men's weekly honors are decided in a vote by a media panel which covers the league.
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Dickinson opened the week posting his 50th career double-double, second of the season, with a season-high 28 points and 12 rebounds in the 77-69 win against Michigan State in the Champions Classic. The Alexandria, Virginia native also tied his career high with three steals and was 13-for-21 (61.9%) from the field against MSU. In the 78-57 win against Oakland, Dickinson just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. He had a season-high four blocked shots with two steals in the win.
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This is the eighth Big 12 weekly honor for Dickinson, including his fifth Big 12 Player of the Week honor. Last year, Dickinson was a two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week while at Kansas. Career-wise, this is the seventh time Dickinson has been named his league's player of the week.
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No. 1 Kansas (4-0) will host UNCW (3-0) on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The game from Allen Fieldhouse will start at 7 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN+.