Hunter Dickinson says Kansas’s practices are harder than Michigan’s

Michigan basketball fans are pretty disgruntled with the program right now due to a subpar season in 2022-23 and a few recent mishaps with the transfer portal and on the recruiting trail. Recently, transfer portal loss Hunter Dickinson — the top player of the Juwan Howard era thus far — added some extra fuel to the fire, claiming that the practices at his new school are harder than what he experienced at Michigan.

Hunter Dickinson says Kansas’s practices are harder than Michigan’s

A major reason why Hunter Dickinson left Michigan basketball was NIL money — he has been quite open about this. That said, on a recent episode of the ‘Rock Chalk Unplugged’ podcast, Dickinson was quite public about how his transition is going at Kansas, stating that their practices are harder than Michigan’s.

“They’re definitely a little bit harder than I expected,” Hunter Dickinson explained. “[The Kansas practices] were definitely harder than Michigan, especially at this point. I mean, Michigan wouldn’t even get to campus until like July 1. So, we have way more of a head start here.”

This is not a direct shot at Michigan basketball by any means; however, it is also not the greatest news for Maize and Blue fans as the Wolverines head into a crucial season this winter.

“I remember the first couple of practices, I was so out of shape and I felt like coming in, I was in pretty solid shape, but I was I needed a lot more growth in that area,” Hunter Dickinson continued. “I’m super excited to be in the best shape of my life. And that’s something that I really, really embracing and is trying to get better at each and every day.”

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