The 7-foot-2 center was challenged by Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self on Friday. He says he’s ready for the postseason.

Kansas center Hunter Dickinson on Monday afternoon received first-team All-Big 12 honors from a poll of the league’s head coaches, making him one of three Jayhawks to earn some kind of distinction. This is the second straight year Dickinson has been named to the first team.

On a day when Kansas could count on very little on the offensive end, it could at least rely on its old standby, center Hunter Dickinson. Dickinson scored a season-high 32 points on 13-for-18 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds,