Howie Dickenman

Howie Dickenman
Biographical details
Born (1946-11-09) November 9, 1946 (age 77)
Norwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Playing career
1966–1969Central Connecticut
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1970–1973New Britain HS (asst.)
1973–1975Greater Hartford CC
1975–1977Central Connecticut (asst.)
1977–1982Canisius (asst.)
1982–1996Connecticut (asst.)
1996–2016Central Connecticut
Head coaching record
Overall282–311 (.476)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NEC tournament (2000, 2002, 2007)
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]
NEC Coach of the Year (2000, 2002, 2006, 2007)
National Association of Basketball Coaches Literacy Champion Award (2009)[1]

Howard Brandt Dickenman Jr. (born November 9, 1946) is a retired American 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]

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,[2] though 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.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Howie Dickenman - CCSU". CCSUBlueDevils.com. Central Connecticut State University. May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "1969 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  3. ^ "Howie Dickenman - 1996 Norwich Native Son - Norwich Rotary Events". Norwich Rotary Events. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  4. ^ "Howie Dickenman Announces Retirement as CCSU Men's Basketball Head Coach". 18 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Central Connecticut State coach Howie Dickenman retiring". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 9, 2018.