Howie Dickenman
American basketball player-coach (born 1946)
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Howard Brandt Dickenman Jr. (born November 9, 1946) is an American retired college basketball coach and the former men's basketball head coach for the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils. He was the second-longest tenured head coach in program history. Previous to becoming the CCSU head coach, he spent fourteen years as an assistant coach for the Connecticut Huskies; the last ten years were as the top assistant under Hall-of-Fame coach Jim Calhoun. His first coaching job was assistant coach at New Britain High School in New Britain, Connecticut, a position he held for three years.[1]
Norwich, Connecticut, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 9, 1946 Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1966–1969 | Central Connecticut |
| Position | Center |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1970–1973 | New Britain HS (asst.) |
| 1973–1975 | Greater Hartford CC |
| 1975–1977 | Central Connecticut (asst.) |
| 1977–1982 | Canisius (asst.) |
| 1982–1996 | Connecticut (asst.) |
| 1996–2016 | Central Connecticut |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 282–311 (.476) |
| Tournaments | 0–3 (NCAA Division I) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 NEC tournament (2000, 2002, 2007) 3 NEC regular season (2000, 2002, 2007) | |
| Awards | |
| Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance Gold Key (1996)[1] Norwich Sportsperson of the Year (1999)[1] New England Division I Coach of the Year (2000)[1] District One Coach of the Year (2000)[1] Eastern Basketball Coach of the Year (2002)[1] 4x NEC Coach of the Year (2000, 2002, 2006, 2007) National Association of Basketball Coaches Literacy Champion Award (2009)[1] | |
A native of Norwich, Connecticut, Dickenman played collegiately at Central Connecticut State University from 1966 to 1969 as a 6'4" center.[1] He was the first pick of the 17th round of the 1969 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns after averaging 17.7 points and 14.7 rebounds his senior season,[2] although he never played in the league. He was recognized as the 1996 Norwich Native Son Award.[3]
Dickenman retired at the end of the 2015–16 season. In his retirement press conference, he expressed a dream of becoming a Santa Claus, which he achieved in December 2016. [4][5][6][7]
Head coaching record
Source:[8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Connecticut Blue Devils (Mid-Continent Conference) (1996–1997) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Central Connecticut | 8–19 | 4–12 | T–7th | |||||
| Central Connecticut Blue Devils (Northeast Conference) (1997–2016) | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | Central Connecticut | 4–22 | 3–13 | T–9th | |||||
| 1998–99 | Central Connecticut | 19–13 | 11–9 | 4th | |||||
| 1999–00 | Central Connecticut | 25–6 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2000–01 | Central Connecticut | 14–14 | 11–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2001–02 | Central Connecticut | 26–5 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2002–03 | Central Connecticut | 15–13 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2003–04 | Central Connecticut | 14–14 | 9–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Central Connecticut | 12–16 | 8–10 | 8th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Central Connecticut | 18–11 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
| 2006–07 | Central Connecticut | 22–12 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | Central Connecticut | 14–16 | 10–8 | 6th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Central Connecticut | 13–17 | 8–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Central Connecticut | 12–18 | 9–9 | T–6th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Central Connecticut | 19–12 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Central Connecticut | 13–16 | 10–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Central Connecticut | 13–17 | 9–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Central Connecticut | 11–19 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Central Connecticut | 5–26 | 3–15 | T–9th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Central Connecticut | 4–25 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
| Central Connecticut: | 282–311 (.476) | 191–169 (.531) | |||||||
| Total: | 282–311 (.476) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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