| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 9, 1946 Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1966–1969 | Central Connecticut |
| Position(s) | 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) |
| 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] | |
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 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]
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 Round of 64 | ||||
| 2000–01 | Central Connecticut | 14–14 | 11–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2001–02 | Central Connecticut | 26–5 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
| 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 Round of 64 | ||||
| 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) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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