| Howie Dickenman | |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Norwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1966–1969 |
| Player Team1: | Central Connecticut |
| Player Positions: | Center |
| Coach Years1: | 1970–1973 |
| Coach Team1: | New Britain HS (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 1973–1975 |
| Coach Team2: | Greater Hartford CC |
| Coach Years3: | 1975–1977 |
| Coach Team3: | Central Connecticut (asst.) |
| Coach Years4: | 1977–1982 |
| Coach Team4: | Canisius (asst.) |
| Coach Years5: | 1982–1996 |
| Coach Team5: | Connecticut (asst.) |
| Coach Years6: | 1996–2016 |
| Coach Team6: | Central Connecticut |
| Overall Record: | 282–311 |
| Championships: | NEC tournament (2000, 2002, 2007) NEC regular season (2000, 2002, 2007) |
| Awards: | Connecticut Sports Writers' Alliance Gold Key (1996) Norwich Sportsperson of the Year (1999) New England Division I Coach of the Year (2000) District One Coach of the Year (2000) Eastern Basketball Coach of the Year (2002) NEC Coach of the Year (2000, 2002, 2006, 2007) National Association of Basketball Coaches Literacy Champion Award (2009) |
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]
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