{"id":2715,"date":"2024-11-05T05:31:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T05:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/dickinson-returns-leads-top-ranked-ku-in-rout\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T05:31:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T05:31:21","slug":"dickinson-returns-leads-top-ranked-ku-in-rout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/dickinson-returns-leads-top-ranked-ku-in-rout\/","title":{"rendered":"Dickinson returns, leads top-ranked KU in rout"},"content":{"rendered":"


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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Hunter Dickinson<\/a> was back on the court for No. 1 Kansas<\/a> on Monday night.<\/p>\n

His next game is going to be a more difficult challenge.<\/p>\n

Dickinson sat out two exhibition games because of a minor injury. But the 7-foot-2 center returned to the Jayhawks’ lineup for their opener, scoring 16 points in an 87-57 victory<\/a> over Howard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Next up is a matchup with No. 9 North Carolina<\/a> on Friday night at Allen Fieldhouse.<\/p>\n

“It felt really good [to be playing],” Dickinson said. “Obviously, there was some rust from a finishing aspect. I might not have been able to play 35, but I could have played a couple more minutes. Thankfully I have a couple of more days before the big game.”<\/p>\n

Dickinson went 5-for-8 from the field in 21 minutes. The preseason Associated Press All-American also had 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots.<\/p>\n

Dickinson said he was pleased with how he played defensively.<\/p>\n

“As a team, we really guarded their actions well,” he said. “That’s something we worked on a lot.”<\/p>\n