Hunter Dickinson Sweeps Week 2 Big 12 Basketball Awards
With Week 2 of the college basketball season officially in the books, the Big 12 Conference announced one player who would be taking home the second iteration of the Big 12 Basketball Weekly Awards for the 2023-24 season.
Kansas center Hunter Dickinson was outstanding in Week 2 and swept both the title of Big 12 Player of the Week and earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors.
Dickinson earned his first Big 12 Player of the Week award of the 2023-24 season and took home his second title for Newcomer of the Week. Dickinson recorded his first double-double as a Jayhawk against Kentucky with a game-high 27 points, and a career-high 21 rebounds en route to an 89-84 win. Dickinson had already locked up a double-double in the first half with 13 points and 10 rebounds before the halftime break.
Kansas’ star center is the first Big 12 player with a 25-point, 20-rebound game against a ranked opponent since Oklahoma’s Blake Griffin back in 2008. The Virginia native became the first Kansas player with a 25/20 game since Thomas Robinson accomplished the feat on December 31st, 2011 against North Dakota, according to the official release.
Last Week’s Winners:
Player: Ja’Kobe Walter, BU, G, Fr.
Newcomer: Hunter Dickinson, KU, C, Sr.
