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Michigan basketball's Hunter Dickinson named Big Ten Freshman of the Week

Michigan basketball's Hunter Dickinson was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Monday.

The freshman center earned the award after his performances in the Wolverines' wins over Ball State and Central Florida. He earned his first career double-double against the Cardinals on Wednesday, tallying 12 points and 11 rebounds, and scored 14 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting and had seven rebounds in Sunday's win over the Knights.

Dickinson, the highest-rated member of Juwan Howard's first recruiting class, has turned heads through Michigan's first four games. Dickinson is averaging 14 points on 70% shooting, 7.