Self vents at Dickinson’s ‘bonehead play’ in win
Jan 22, 2025, 11:19 PM ET FORT WORTH, Texas– Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson grabbed an offending rebound and had the ball cradled into his body with both arms, without any intent of letting TCU take it far from him.Coach Expense
Self wasn’t pleased with how that play ended for his preseason AP All-American center, who never gave in as Trazarien White tried to battle the ball away– even after authorities blew the whistle in the 2nd half of the 12th-ranked Jayhawks’ 74-61 win Wednesday night.
“I thought it was asinine that our guy would hang onto the ball like that,” Self said.Editor’s Picks
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The 7-foot-2 Dickinson and 6-6 White remained tangled even while stumbling out of bounds as whistles blew to stop the action. TCU guard Vasean Allette and freshman Malick Diallo likewise reached for the ball. When Dickinson lastly gave up the ball, officials evaluated the play and provided technical fouls to him and White.
“That was a bonehead play. However what made it a bonehead play as much as anything … when the whistle blows, you stop. And I make certain they blew it a number of times,” Self stated. “Expense us an ownership, so yeah, I wasn’t delighted to see that at all.”
The Horned Frogs had ownership after the tie-up and White reacted with an alley-oop dunk on a pass from Noah Reynolds with 12:44 left to put them up 48-47. That was the last time they led.
Kansas star Hunter Dickinson and TCU’s Trazarien White eventually were examined technical fouls. Chris Jones-Imagn Images
Dickinson, who finished with a team-high 16 points and nine rebounds, wasn’t one of the players who Kansas brought into the postgame interview.TCU coach Jamie
Dixon, who was at the opposite end of the court from where the players got tangled up, had a much different reaction to the play than Self.” It was unimportant, I think,” said Dixon, who didn’t think there was anything dirty or vicious about the play.
“I don’t even know what the T’s were for, but I think the officials informed them to stop. They didn’t do what they were informed to do by the officials.”