Hunter Dickinson is coming back to Kansas.

The big man announced Fridayhe will return to school instead of entering the 2024 NBA draft.

He was eligible for this fifth collegiate season because of the additional COVID year, and his decision isn't exactly surprising considering he wasn't included in a March mock draft from Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman.

For his part, Dickinson did not publicly announce a decision during a Senior Night speech in front of Jayhawks fans chanting "one more year" in March.

"Obviously it's there, the Covid year," Dickinson said at the time, per Gary Bedore of the Kansas City Star. "I honestly haven't made a decision yet. I'm more kind of letting the season play out.

"I'm fortunate to have gone through this process where I don't know what I'm going to do for four years now. I'm kind of used to it. I know I definitely won't have a decision before the end of the year because a lot can change from now until the end. Hopefully, if we run the table, win six in a row, (I'll) kind of figure it out after something great like that. That's the plan—waiting, hopefully win a natty, then have a hard decision after that."

Dickinson was anything but a first-round lock if he did choose to leave given questions about how his defense, athleticism and outside shot will translate to the NBA level.

Still, he has been nothing if not consistent in the college game.

He spent his first three seasons with Michigan and helped lead the Big Ten program to an Elite Eight and Sweet 16. He was the 2020-21 Big Ten Rookie of the Year and an All-Big Ten Second Team selection in each of his seasons with the Wolverines.

In all, he averaged 17.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 57 percent from the field for the Maize and Blue.

Expectations were sky-high surrounding Dickinson when he decided to transfer to powerhouse Kansas following his time at Michigan, and he delivered. He was named a member of the All-Big 12 First Team alongside teammate Kevin McCullar Jr. and took home the conference's Newcomer of the Year award.

The recognition came as he averaged 17.9 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game as a double-double machine.

Playing at Kansas also gave him quite the spotlight going into March Madness, and he responded with a double-double of 19 points and 20 rebounds in a win over Samford and 15 points in the second-round loss to Gonzaga.

Now he will look to build on that success during a second season with the Jayhawks.