Hunter Dickinson has been Michigan’s scoring and rebounding leader for the past 3 seasons under Juwan Howard. Unfortunately, Dickinson has opted for the transfer portal after the Wolverines missed the NCAA Tournament this past season.

According to Jeff Goodman with Stadium, Dickinson has said he is wide open in regard to the future in the portal. Any team interested in a game-changing big man is likely to be checking in on Dickinson, and he will be one of the best players available in the portal this offseason.

In 94 games across 3 seasons, Dickinson has career averages of 18.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.6 blocks and shoots 57% from the field (36% from 3-point range). As expected, that type of contributor with NCAA Tournament experience generated a swift reaction across social media.

What’s next for Michigan?

Along with Dickinson hitting the portal, Michigan already knows the program will be losing Jett Howard going into next season. The star freshman averaged 14.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2 assists and shot 41% from the field and 37% from 3-point range in his lone season with the Wolverines.

There’s no denying Juwan Howard has produced some solid results with the program but that doesn’t change the impact of losing some key producers, including the apparently out of nowhere move by Dickinson. Replacing some players like that after an 18-16 overall season in 2022-23 leaves the Wolverines on uncertain footing moving forward.