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Michael Dickerson
Personal information
Born (1975-06-25) June 25, 1975 (age 49)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolFederal Way
(Federal Way, Washington)
CollegeArizona (1994–1998)
NBA draft1998: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career1998–2010
PositionShooting guard
Number3, 8
Career history
1998–1999Houston Rockets
1999–2003Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies
2009–2010Faymasa Palencia
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points3,257 (15.4 ppg)
Rebounds609 (2.9 rpg)
Assists553 (2.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Michael DeAngelo Dickerson (born June 25, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who was a member of the Houston Rockets and Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6 ft 5 in shooting guard was born in Greenville, South Carolina and raised in both Kent, Washington and Federal Way, Washington.[1]

Career

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Before the NBA

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He played basketball at Decatur High School (Federal Way, Washington) in his sophomore season followed by Federal Way High School in his junior and senior years. He went to college at the University of Arizona, where he won the 1997 national championship on a team with Mike Bibby, Jason Terry, and Miles Simon. Dickerson was Arizona's leading scorer in the 1996-97 championship season (18.9 points per game) and averaged another team-high 18.0 points per game in 1997-98. In 2011, he was inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor.[2]

Houston Rockets (1998–99)

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He was selected as the 14th overall pick by the Rockets in the 1998 NBA draft and played for them during the lockout-shortened 1999 NBA season, in which Dickerson led the league in games played (50), was sixth in three-point field goal percentage (.433), and was named to the All-Rookie 2nd Team. He was reluctantly traded in 1999[1][3] to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Vancouver's draft pick, Steve Francis, who had demanded a trade because he did not want to play for Vancouver.

Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies (1999–2003)

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Dickerson played all 82 games for the Grizzlies in 1999–2000, averaging 18.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.41 steals per game. His scoring average fell to 16.3 points per game the following season. After the Grizzlies relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, he played in just four and six games[4] over the next two seasons due to injuries. Dickerson was released by the Grizzlies on October 27, 2003[4] and prematurely retired due to severe hamstring and groin injuries from which he was unable to fully recover.[3] Dickerson was one of the many players in the history of the team that publicly expressed they enjoyed their time in Vancouver.[5]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2008)

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Dickerson was invited to training camp by the Cleveland Cavaliers, but was waived on October 8, 2008.[6] He holds career NBA averages of 15.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in 212 contests.[3][4] During his retirement he traveled to India and Tibet.[7]

Spanish League

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In 2009, Dickerson returned to basketball for one year as a member of Faymasa Palencia, playing in the second league of the Spanish basketball league system.[8] He appeared in four games for Palencia, averaging 11.8 points per outing.[9] At the end of the season, he retired once more.

NBA career statistics

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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
 *  Led the league

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998–99 Houston 50* 50* 31.2 .465 .433 .639 1.7 1.9 0.5 0.2 10.9
1999–00 Vancouver 82 82* 37.8 .436 .409 .830 3.4 2.5 1.4 0.5 18.2
2000–01 Vancouver 70 69 37.4 .417 .374 .763 3.3 3.3 0.9 0.4 16.3
2001–02 Memphis 4 4 31.0 .313 .381 .833 3.0 2.3 0.8 0.3 10.8
2002–03 Memphis 6 1 14.5 .417 .364 1.000 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.2 4.8
Career 212 206 35.3 .432 .402 .784 2.9 2.6 1.0 0.4 15.4

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999 Houston 4 4 20.5 .273 .375 .500 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.8 4.3

 

Personal

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Dickerson is a cousin of former NBA guard David Wesley,[10] and is a father to two daughters.[11] [12]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Michael Dickerson retires, published October 26, 2003
  2. ^ "Arizona basketball: 54 Wildcats legends enshrined in UA Sports Hall of Fame". Arizona Daily Star. July 20, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Grizzlies G Dickerson to retire, published October 25, 2003
  4. ^ a b c "Dallas exec is country's assistant coach". ESPN. October 27, 2003. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  5. ^ "Hunting down Grizzlies, 10 years later". www.vancouversun.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "Cavaliers release deaf reserve center Allred". ESPN. October 8, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  7. ^ "Trip to Tibet saves Cavs guard from funk". News-herald.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  8. ^ Un ex NBA para el Palencia Baloncesto.
  9. ^ "Dickerson, Michael De Angelo". Federación Española de Baloncesto. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  10. ^ "Michael Dickerson Bio". NBA.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  11. ^ Marty Burns (February 28, 2000). "Northwest Passage". www.si.com.
  12. ^ "Ex-NBA star". www.exnba.com. November 18, 2014.
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