Dan Dickau

Not to be confused with Danny Dichio.
Dan Dickau

Playing for Brose Baskets in 2009
Personal information
Born (1978-09-16) September 16, 1978
Portland, Oregon
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Prairie (Brush Prairie, Washington)
College
NBA draft 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career 2002–2010
Position Point guard
Number 12, 7, 21, 2, 20, 10
Career history
2002-2004 Atlanta Hawks
2004 Portland Trail Blazers
2004 Dallas Mavericks
2004–2005 New Orleans Hornets
2005–2006 Boston Celtics
2006–2007 Portland Trail Blazers
2007–2008 Los Angeles Clippers
2009 Brose Baskets (Germany)
2010 Fort Wayne Mad Ants (D-League)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Competitor for  United States
Summer Universiade
2001 Beijing Team competition

Daniel David "Dan" Dickau (born September 16, 1978) is a retired American professional basketball player who currently works as an on-air broadcaster for the Pac-12 Network.[1] He is a co-host of the Dickau and Slim Show on Spokane's 700 ESPN radio channel with Sean "Slim" Widmer.

Early life and college

Born in Portland, Oregon, Dickau graduated from Prairie High School in nearby Brush Prairie, Washington. He enrolled at the University of Washington in Seattle in 1997 and played for the Huskies under head coach Bob Bender. Dickau fractured his heel 13 games into the 1998–99 season and announced his decision to transfer in April.[2]

He enrolled at Gonzaga University in Spokane and sat out the 1999–2000 season as a transfer, a de facto redshirt year.[3] He was a standout point guard for the Bulldogs for two seasons under head coach Mark Few, named a first team All-American his senior year in 2002.

NBA career

Player

Dickau was selected in the first round of the 2002 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, the 28th overall pick. He was traded eight times and wore various jersey numbers in his six-year NBA career:

For two years in a row, Dickau was traded in a draft-day trade package, first from the Celtics to the Trail Blazers, then from the Trail Blazers to the Knicks.

On December 17, 2005, as a member of the Celtics, his season was ended by a ruptured Achilles tendon sustained while playing against the Chicago Bulls. At the time, he was averaging 3.3 points per game and 2.1 assists per game. On June 28, 2006, the Celtics traded Dickau, center Raef LaFrentz and the 7th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft to the Trail Blazers for center Theo Ratliff and guard Sebastian Telfair. Dickau was then sent to the Knicks along with Randolph, only to be waived when the Knicks acquired Jared Jordan. Two days later, Dickau signed with the Clippers.[4][5]

On October 1, 2008, Dickau signed with the Golden State Warriors. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed per team policy.[6] He played in two preseason games. Against the Portland Trail Blazers on October 8, Dickau played 21 minutes and scored 8 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.[7] On October 19, 2008, Dickau was waived by the Warriors. On September 23, 2009, Dickau accepted an invitation to the Phoenix Suns training camp.[8] He was waived by the Suns on October 21.[9] With the Suns, Dickau played in five preseason games.[10]

Dickau signed with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on February 16, 2010.[11]

Coach

Before the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Dickau was hired by the Trail Blazers as a player development assistant.[12][13]

International career

On August 12, 2008, Dickau signed with Air Avellino of the Italian League. Dickau and the team agreed to terminate his contract on September 29, 2008. he joined the Brose Baskets of the German Basketball Bundesliga in January 2009.[14][15]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2002–03 Atlanta 50 0 10.3 .412 .361 .808 .9 1.7 .3 .0 3.7
2003–04 Atlanta 23 0 6.2 .429 .300 .667 .7 .8 .4 .0 2.1
2003–04 Portland 20 0 7.6 .327 .350 .875 .5 1.0 .4 .0 2.3
2004–05 Dallas 4 0 4.0 .125 .333 .667 .3 .3 .0 .0 1.3
2004–05 New Orleans 67 46 31.0 .408 .347 .836 2.7 5.2 1.1 .1 13.2
2005–06 Boston 19 0 12.3 .370 .500 1.000 .8 2.1 .6 .1 3.3
2006–07 Portland 50 3 8.9 .358 .262 .792 .9 1.4 .3 .0 3.3
2007–08 LA Clippers 67 8 15.5 .419 .333 .829 1.4 2.6 .5 .0 5.3
Career 300 57 15.4 .401 .341 .831 1.4 2.5 .5 .0 5.8

Personal life

Dan and his wife Heather married in the fall of 2002 and have 5 children (3 boys and 2 girls).

References

External links

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