ATLANTA – Kansas graduate center
Hunter Dickinson has been named to the 30-member 2024-25 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year Midseason Team, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced today.
On most every preseason and midseason All-America team and national player of the year list, Dickinson leads Kansas in scoring at 16.6 points per game which ranks fourth in the Big 12. Dickinson also leads KU in rebounding at 9.6 boards per contest, which is second in the Big 12 and is 19th nationally. A three-time Big 12 Player of the Week, the Alexandria, Virginia, native is second in the Big 12 in double-doubles (9), which is 25th nationally. Dickinson is second on the team with 34 blocked shots and is also second on the team with 24 steals.
Dickinson has amassed 2,607 points and 1,378 rebounds for his career and is the only active player in NCAA Division I with more than 2,600 points and 1,300 rebounds. His points are first on the NCAA DI active list as are his 1,055 field goals made. His 57 double-doubles are third and his career 9.1 rebounds per game are fourth. Dickinson graduated from Michigan and is pursuing a master's degree at Kansas.
A two-time Consensus All-America Second Team selection, Dickinson's 2,607 points rank 43rd in NCAA Division I history and he is 31 points from No. 35.
No. 17/20 Kansas (17-7, 8-5 Big 12) hits the road for two games beginning at Utah (13-11, 5-8 Big 12) on Saturday, Feb. 15. Tip from Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City is set for 9 p.m. Central and the game will be televised on ESPN.
2024-25 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year Midseason Team (listed alphabetically)
Name, School
Ace Bailey, Rutgers
Johni Broome, Auburn
Walter Clayton Jr., Florida
Donovan Dent, New Mexico
HUNTER DICKINSON, KANSAS
Eric Dixon, Villanova
Cooper Flagg, Duke
Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State
PJ Haggerty, Memphis
Dylan Harper, Rutgers
Chucky Hepburn, Louisville
Graham Ike, Gonzaga
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
Tre Johnson, Texas
Kam Jones, Marquette
Curtis Jones, Iowa State
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Alex Karaban, UConn
Trey Kaufman-Renn, Purdue
Chaz Lanier, Tennessee
RJ Luis Jr, St. John's
Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga
Derik Queen, Maryland
Maxime Raynaud, Stanford
Mark Sears, Alabama
Javon Small, West Virginia
Braden Smith, Purdue
John Tonje, Wisconsin
Danny Wolf, Michigan
Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee