Twitter reactions: Hunter Dickinson returns to Michigan
Michigan basketball got major news on Sunday evening when sophomore big man Hunter Dickinson announced a return to college basketball for his junior season.
Dickinson’s draft stock varied on different mock drafts, but his return wasn’t a guarantee, and the news was pretty ground-breaking for the college basketball world.
Many people around the sports world are guessing that NIL may have had a hand in Dickinson’s return — just like Oscar Tshiebwe from Kentucky — plus a chance to get Michigan a championship.
Dickinson led the Wolverines this year putting up 18.6 points-per-game, 8.6 rebounds-per-game, and 2.3 assists-per-game.
So far Michigan has lost just De’Vante Jones to the NBA draft, while it also lost Zeb Jackson and Brandon Johns Jr. to the transfer portal — both committed to VCU to finish their basketball careers.
As of this article, there has not been any official word on freshman Caleb Houstan nor Moussa Diabate on their NBA draft decision.
Here are the best Twitter reactions after Hunter Dickinson announced his decision to return to Ann Arbor.
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Michigan fan Don Thomas
After losing 4 players to the NBA, last year was a transitional year for Michigan. With the return of Hunter Dickinson, the late surge to the Sweet 16 this past season, instead of lightning in a bottle, it seems to me that it was a preview of next season.
Let’s do this! #GoBlue
— Don Thomas (@REALDonThomas) April 24, 2022
Alejandro Zuniga
People who liked Hunter Dickinson’s announcement include… pic.twitter.com/SFraUzvBGg
— Alejandro Zúñiga (@ByAZuniga) April 24, 2022
College Hoops Home
Hunter Dickinson is returning to Michigan next season. Great news for Juwan Howard. Dickinson will likely be the Preseason Player of the Year in the Big 10.
— College Hoops Home (@collegehoophome) April 24, 2022
Derick Hutchinson
Another year of Hunter Dickinson at Michigan. 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/bfd8d1cTAr
— Derick Hutchinson (@Derick_Hutch) April 24, 2022
Anthony Broome
Hunter Dickinson has been tremendous for Michigan in two seasons. He could have left and have his stock go relatively unchanged. NIL was an aid obviously, but he's going to have a shot to put his name in the conversation with some of the all-timers at U-M.
Should be fun.
— Anthony Broome (@anthonytbroome) April 24, 2022
Ed Kengerski
Another amazing day at Michigan Athletics. Women’s Golf (👆🏻ever ) and Water Polo (✋🏻👆🏻 straight) claim league titles and Hunter Dickinson returns for his Jr year! #GoBlue
— Ed Kengerski (@EdUofM) April 24, 2022
Austin Meek
Hunter Dickinson is still the big man on campus https://t.co/BkozYg18Fs
— Austin Meek (@byAustinMeek) April 24, 2022
Aaron Torres
Hunter Dickinson. Oscar Tshiebwe. Armando Bacot and Caleb Love all coming back to college hoops this season.
While NIL being completely unregulated has its problems, it has also allowed a lot of good players to return to college hoops that otherwise wouldn't have https://t.co/qpWvK4TURa
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) April 24, 2022
Dylan Sinn
Add Hunter Dickinson to this list now. For anyone who isn't a projected first-round pick, coming back is going to start to look awfully appealing, especially if you were a star in college already.
— Dylan Sinn (@DylanSinn) April 24, 2022
Chris Balas
Hunter Dickinson announces decision on basketball future – huge news for Michigan. #GoBlue https://t.co/CNoWgtUO0n
— Chris Balas (@Balas_Wolverine) April 24, 2022
NCAA March Madness
Welcome back, Hunter Dickinson! 〽️
The dominant big man averaged 18.6 PPG for Michigan last year 💪 pic.twitter.com/WphXE16xZv
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) April 24, 2022
Jeff Goodman
HUGE NEWS: Michigan big man Hunter Dickinson told @Stadium he is returning to Ann Arbor for his junior campaign.
“At the end of the day I felt like I wasn’t done with college basketball yet.”
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) April 24, 2022
Sam Vecenie
FWIW, I thought Hunter Dickinson really improved a lot this year. His passing out of doubles was awesome. Much more comfortable with the ball away from the rim. Some shooting improvement.
The big steps for him are mobility and defense related now. https://t.co/ijNF1mB9no
— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) April 24, 2022
Pat Forde
Add Hunter Dickinson to the Stay In School crowd. A different NBA big man market plus NIL opportunities have changed the CBB landscape. https://t.co/YqBQjiOjf8
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) April 24, 2022
Mike Hlas
Purdue's Zach Edey and Michigan's Hunter Dickinson are coming back to their schools for another season. Not great news for the other 12 Big Ten teams.
— Mike Hlas (@Hlas) April 24, 2022
Nicole Auerbach
Same day UNC gets Caleb Love back, Michigan gets Hunter Dickinson back. A bunch of really good college players coming back for another season in the NIL era = a good thing for the sport https://t.co/gsohnhxMMR
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) April 24, 2022
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