Former Michigan star Hunter Dickinson announces he’ll transfer to Kansas: ‘Just really glad it’s over now’

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Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks have landed the top player in the transfer portal. 

Hunter Dickinson, a seven-foot-one center who spent the last three years at Michigan, announced Thursday that he’ll transfer to Kansas. 

Hunter Dickinson, #1 of the Michigan Wolverines, looks on prior to the second round of the Big Ten Tournament against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at United Center on March 9, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.  (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Dickinson made visits to Villanova, Kentucky, Georgetown and Maryland. 

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"This decision might have been harder than the first one coming out of high school. Having all these coaches hit you up again," Dickinson said in the video. "Then again, it was also kind of easier in a sense, going through it and stuff. 

"I’m just really glad it’s over now."

On Wednesday night, Dickinson posted a message to his Twitter account thanking Michigan. 

"The initial decision for me to enter the portal was the hardest decision I've ever had to make," Dickinson said. "The thought of potentially leaving the place I love and called home for 3 years, was and is extraordinarily difficult to process. After conversations with my family and a lot of time in thought, I realized entering the portal was the best decision for myself and my future.

Hunter Dickinson, #1 of the Michigan Wolverines, reacts after a turnover during the second half of a Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament Second Round game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at United Center on March 9, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights won