Kansas stars Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. will not play in the Big 12 tournament this week due to injuries, coach Bill Self said Monday.
Dickinson left Saturday's loss to Houston with what Self later said was a dislocated shoulder, while McCullar did not play in the second half as he continues to deal with a bone bruise in his knee.
Self said Monday on his weekly Hawk Talk radio show that Dickinson's shoulder injury will not require surgery and that he has already begun rehab.
While he won't play this week, Self said Dickinson “should be practicing at full speed early next week to be available for us in the NCAA tournament. And not only will he be available, he should be fine.”
Dickinson has been one of the most productive players in the country this season, averaging 18.0 points and 10.8 rebounds in his first season after transferring from Michigan last spring.
McCullar, meanwhile, has missed five games in the last six weeks due to a bone bruise in his knee. He missed four of five games at the end of February, returning for games against Baylor and Kansas State, but then managed to play only 15 minutes in the first half of the loss to Houston.
Self said McCullar's time off should help him and he should be able to practice next week in preparation for the NCAA tournament.
McCullar, a 6-foot-7 senior who played the first three seasons of his career at Texas Tech before spending his final two seasons at Kansas, is one of the biggest stars in the country. He is averaging 18.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists.
Both Dickinson and McCullar earned first-team All-Big 12 honors.
Kansas opens the Big 12 tournament on Wednesday against the winner of Cincinnati vs. WestVirginia.
