Dickinson Earns Spot on Wooden All American Team
3/26/2021 3:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
University of Michigan men's basketball freshman center Hunter Dickinson, the 2021 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and head coach Juwan Howard, the Big Ten Coach of the Year, are strong candidates for multiple 2021 All-America and Coach of the Year honors. Follow along as various national organizations reveal their awards.
All-America Honors
• Wooden Award: All American Team (March 26). Dickinson is one of four Big Ten Conference players on the 10-member John R. Wooden All American Team. » Wooden Site
• Lute Olson Award: All-America Team (March 25). Dickinson is one of six Big Ten players on the 25-member Lute Olson All-America Team and is a finalist for the Lute Olson Award, given annually to the top player in Division I basketball. » Release
• The Athletic: All-America second team (March 25). » Full Story
• NABC: Second team (March 18). Dickinson's fourth All-America honor is the most for Michigan since Nik Stauskas in 2014. » Release
• USA Today: Second team (March 17). Dickinson again is one of a Big Ten duo to represent the conference on a second-team list. » Full story
• USBWA: Second team (March 17). Dickinson is one of two Big Ten representatives on the second-team list. » Release
• Associated Press: Second team (March 16). Dickinson is one of two Big Ten players on the second team. » Release
• Sporting News: Second team (March 9). Dickinson is one of five players on the magazine's second team. » Release
2020-21 Award Tracker
• Kyle Macy Award Freshmen All-America Team
• Lute Olson Award, National Player of the Year finalist
• Naismith Trophy, National Player of the Year semifinalist
• Wooden Award, National Player of the Year semifinalist
• USBWA Wayman Tisdale National Freshman Player of the Year finalist
• Kyle Macy Award for National Freshmen of the Year finalist
• BHOF, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award for Top Center semifinalist
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Coaches & Media)
• All-Big Ten, first team (media) & second team (coaches)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (coaches)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week, seven times
• Associated Press, Big Ten Newcomer of the Year
• Naismith Trophy Midseason Team
• NABC All-District 7, second team
• USBWA All-District V Team
1 Hunter Dickinson | C | Freshman | Bio
Statistics and rankings through end of regular season (March 22)
• Led Wolverines in scoring (14.2 points), rebounds (7.4), double-doubles (six) and 10+ rebounding games (six).
• Posted a career-high 28 points in a an 82-57 Michigan win over Minnesota on Jan. 6.
• Collected a career-best 15 rebounds at Wisconsin on Jan. 14 to help U-M defeat the Badgers, 67-59. He blocked five shots in that game, also a career high.
National Coach of the Year Honors
• The Athletic: All-America second team (March 25). » Full Story
• USBWA: Henry Iba National Coach of the Year - Joins Johnny Orr (1975-76) as the only U-M coaches to receive the Henry Iba Award (March 19).» Release
• Sporting News: National Coach of the Year - Howard becomes the first Michigan head coach to win the award since its inception in 1964 (March 9). » Release
2020-21 Award Tracker
• Big Ten Coach of the Year (coaches & media)
• Associated Press Big Ten Coach of the Year
• NABC District 7 Coach of the Year
• USBWA District V Coach of the Year
• Werner Ladder Naismith National Coach of the Year, finalist
• Ben Jobe Award, Top Division I Minority Coach, finalist
• Jim Phelan Award, National Coach of the Year, finalist
• USA Today, National Coach of the Year, finalist
Juwan Howard | Head Coach | Bio
• Fourth Michigan head coach to be named Big Ten Coach of the Year, joining Johnny Orr, Bill Frieder and John Beilein.
• Coached U-M to its first Big Ten regular season title since 2014
• With 41 victories in his first two seasons, holds record for most wins over that span.
