Henry Dickerson
Head Coach North
Carolina Central University
On April 28, 2004, North Carolina Central University Director of
Athletics Bill Hayes announced Henry Dickerson, former head coach at the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with 23 years of collegiate
coaching experience, as NCCU's new Head Men's Basketball Coach.
Prior to NCCU, Dickerson spent five seasons as head coach at UTC,
guiding the Mocs to two Southern Conference South Division titles and an
overall record of 72-73 from 1997-2002. During that time, 14 of his
student-athletes received their degrees and UTC led the Southern
Conference in attendance each year. He also served as Associate Head
Men's Basketball Coach at UTC from 1989-97, and held assistant men's
basketball coaching positions at Marshall University from 1983-89 and
the University of Charleston (WV) from 1979-1983.
A native of Beckley, West Virginia, Dickerson, 55, was a four-sport
letterman at his hometown Woodrow Wilson High School, participating in
basketball, football, baseball and track. As a senior at Woodrow Wilson,
he averaged 30 points and 13 rebounds per game to lead the Flying Eagles
into the sectional finals and earn All-State honors. He is still
considered one of the greatest athletes to ever come out of the state of
West Virginia.
After graduating with honors from Woodrow Wilson in 1969, Dickerson
accepted a scholarship to play basketball at Morris Harvey College in
Charleston, WV, now known as the University of Charleston. He quickly
established himself as one of the top student-athletes in the West
Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, guiding Morris Harvey to
the NAIA National Tournament as a freshman.
An NAIA All-American, Dickerson averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds
during his four-year collegiate career from 1969-73, and is still the
only person in the history of the conference to be named First Team
All-Conference and Conference All-Tournament for four consecutive
seasons. He was also voted to the All-Academic West Virginia team before
receiving his bachelor's degree in Physical Education from Morris Harvey
in 1973.
He went on to play professional basketball in Tel Aviv, Israel, before
signing as a free agent for the NBA's Detroit Pistons. He played during
the 1975-76 season with the Pistons, joined the Atlanta Hawks in the
1976-77 campaign, and then, hampered by nagging injuries, played in a
semi-pro league with the Allentown (PA) Jets before retiring from pro
basketball.
Dickerson's accepted his first collegiate position in 1979 as an
assistant men's basketball coach at his alma mater, the University of
Charleston.
After four seasons with Charleston, Dickerson entered the Southern
Conference as an assistant men's basketball coach at Marshall University
in Huntington, WV. In six seasons at Marshall (1983-89), the team won
four conference regular season titles and three conference tournament
championships, while making three trips to the NCAA tournament and one
NIT appearance.
As Associate Head Coach at UTC from 1989-97, Dickerson was a part of six
Southern Conference regular season titles, four conference tournament
championships and four NCAA tournament appearances, including a visit to
the "Sweet 16" in 1997.
Dickerson is married to the former Deborah Jones of Norfolk, VA, and
they are the parents of two sons, Brian and Brandon.
Experience
· Head Coach, North Carolina Central University (2004-present)
· Head Coach, U. of Tennessee-Chattanooga (1997-02)
· Assoc. Head Coach, U. of Tennessee-Chattanooga (1989-97)
· Assistant Coach, Marshal University (1983-89)
· Assistant Coach, University of Charleston (1979-83)
Career Highlights
· 2 Southern Division Championships – Southern Conference
· 4 Regular Season & Tourn. Championships – Southern Conf.
· Reached Sweet 16 as #14 Seed during 1997 NCAA Tourn.
· NBA Free Agent – Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons (1975-77) |
