Kansas center Hunter Dickinson says he’s good to go for the Jayhawks in their NCAA Tournament opener after a shoulder injury that sidelined him last week. On the eve of KU's first-round game against Samford, Dickinson said the shoulder feels “good enough to be out there with my teammates.” That was the good news for Kansas. The rest of it — rough.
Kansas’s Hunter Dickinson, right, is helped after being injured during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Houston Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Houston. Houston won 76-46. Kansas’ Hunter Dickinson looks to shoot as Houston’s L.J. Cryer and J’Wan Roberts defend during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Houston.
“The shoulder feels good — good enough to be out there with my teammates,” Dickinson said Wednesday, on the eve of fourth-seeded KU’s first-round game against Samford.In that game, they were missing both McCullar , who has been dealing with a bone bruise on his knee since January, and Dickinson , who dislocated his shoulder on March 9 against Houston.
All this has turned Kansas into a popular pick to suffer an upset on opening day. Guard Dajuan Harris said none of that talk resonates inside the Jayhawks locker room.Still, coach Bill Self said he’s had to double down on morale boosting during this tough streak. Most recently, the team watched the movie “Boys in the Boat,” about a group of underdog rowers who go on to win an Olympic gold medal.Asked if Dickinson had any limitations, Self said, “No, no limitations.
“The question we had initially was if he tried to go up and dunk the ball hard, hang on with one arm, something like that,” Self said. “But there’s been no limitations. That doesn’t mean he can’t get a sting and it’ll come right back, but he’s done really well so far.”
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