Five-star junior big man talks visits

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Hunter Dickinson is a complete throwback in the post.

The 7-footer displays one of the more polished skill sets for a frontcourt prospect in recent years. Returning to the U.S. Olympic Training Center for another weekend of play, Dickinson discussed his summer and fall, recent college visits and previewed another.

“The summer was a lot of fun. Playing for that great team (Team Takeover), it was fun to see how it was molded together, and everyone bought into the system and played as one. We had a lot of success,” he said. “This fall has been going well, too. I have been working on my game a lot and just trying to prepare for the season. Hopefully, it is going to be a good one.”

Gonzaga, Florida State, Syracuse, Oregon and Kentucky are just a few programs in touch with him, he told Rivals.com. However, Notre Dame, Pitt and Purdue are three others in heavy pursuit, and the former two have already hosted Dickinson this fall. Purdue is preparing to do the same later this month.

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Notre Dame: “The visit was really fun. It was my second time there, so I pretty much knew ... about them, but it was mostly for my parents to see the coaches, the facilities and meet everyone there.”

Pitt: “It was a lot of fun, too. Coach (Jeff) Capel has changed a lot of things there. They are even bringing back a lot of the older colors, so it is definitely an interesting one to look at and see what all he is doing there.”

Purdue: “I am just trying to see the coaching staff and how they are with the players. I want to see the campus and stuff like that, where it is at, and get a better feel for the school.

“They have told me that they produce high-quality big men and how much they had done with Isaac Haas, and they think that I am way more skilled right now for where he was and that if they can do that with him, imagine what they can do with me.”

Dickinson has already taken an official visit to Notre Dame and will officially visit Purdue on the weekend of Oct. 20. However, no others are planned.

“I am not pressed to do official visits, but if a school that I am really interested in asks me to come out, maybe I will do a few others,” he said.

A favorite has yet to emerge for Dickinson. He continues to draw interest and offers from some of the best programs in the nation. Expect his recruitment to only expand as he enters his junior year and he becomes an even more integral member of the always-talented and successful DeMatha Catholic High School program.