Overall Record: 205-178/13 years
Record at CCSU: 205-178/13 years
DICKENMAN at CCSU
Year Overall NEC
1996-97 8-19 ----
1997-98 4-22 3-13
1998-99 19-13 11-9
1999-00 25-6 15-3
2000-01 14-14 11-9
2001-02 27-5 19-1
2002-03 15-13 12-6
2003-04 14-14 9-9
2004-05 12-16 8-10
2005-06 18-11 13-5
2006-07 22-12 16-2
2007-08 14-16 10-8
2008-09 13-17 8-10
Total 205-178 135-85
Dickenman’s teams have won three NEC championships (1999-00, 2001-02 and 2006-07)
Head Coaching Experience
1996-pres. Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
• CCSU has qualified for the NEC Tournament 11 straight years under Dickenman, the
third-longest streak in league history.
• Took the Blue Devils to their third NEC championship under his leadership in 2006-07.
• CCSU’s 16-2 league record in 2006-07 tied for the third best in NEC history.
• Has compiled the seventh-best winning percentage (.614) in NEC regular season play in
league history.
• Dickenman’s 14-8 (.636) record in NEC Tournament play is fifth all-time in the conference.
• Honored as a four-time Jim Phelan Coach of the Year in 1999-2000, 2001-02, 2005-06
and 2006-07. No other NEC coach has won the award more than twice.
• His CCSU teams have averaged nearly 18 wins per season over the last 11 years. • Took CCSU to its second NEC title in 2001-02, setting school and league records for victories (27),
league wins (19) and longest winning streak (19).
• Named 2001-02 Coach of the Year by Eastern Basketball.
• Guided CCSU to a then Division I school record 25 wins and the program’s first NEC regular season
and tournament championships in 1999-2000.
• Led CCSU to 15 straight wins from 12/18/99 - 2/10/00.
• Coached Blue Devils to 1999 NEC Championship game in CCSU’s second year in the league.
• Engineered a 15 game turnaround and a then school Division I record 19 wins in 1998-99.
• Named ninth coach in CCSU history after the 1995-96 season.
1972-75 Greater Hartford Community College, Hartford, CT
Assistant Coaching Experience
1982-96 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CTG
• Spent 10 years under current Connecticut Head Coach Jim Calhoun.
• During his tenure, the Huskies posted a 20-8 postseason record.
• Huskies advanced to postseason play in Dickenman's last nine years.
• Connecticut made five "Sweet 16" trips with Dickenman on board.
1977-82 Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
1975-77 Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CTGPlaying Experience
1966-1969 Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
• A 6-4 All-American center, Dickenman averaged 17.7 ppg and 14.7 rpg in his senior year.
• Became first player in school history to reach 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds.
• Team finished 20-8 his senior year and captured the North-East League title and a berth in
the NCAA District One Tournament.
Education
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
• Bachelor's Degree, 1970
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
• Master of Science, 1975, Elementary Education
Personal
• Inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame in October, 2002.
• A native of Connecticut, Dickenman resides in Manchester, CT.
• One daughter, Erica, also attended CCSU.