Howie Dickenman

Howie Dickenman
Biographical details
Born (1946-11-09) November 9, 1946 (age 78)
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]

Head coaching record

Source:[6]

Statistics overview
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 First Round
2000–01 Central Connecticut 14–14 11–9 T–5th
2001–02 Central Connecticut 26–5 19–1 1st NCAA First Round[7]
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 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 State 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)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  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.
  6. ^ "Howie Dickenman". SRCBB. sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  7. ^ Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Basketball 2001–02 Schedule - Blue Devils Home and Away - ESPN
  • "Howie Dickenman - CCSU". CCSUBlueDevils.com. Central Connecticut State University. May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.