Daniel David Dickau (born September 16, 1978) is an American former professional

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player who currently works as an on-air broadcaster for

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, the Pac-12 Network,

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and

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. He is also a co-host of the ''Dickau and Slim Show'' on Spokane's 700 ESPN with Sean "Slim" Widmer.

Early life and college

Born in

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, Dickau graduated from Prairie High School in nearby Brush Prairie, Washington. He enrolled at the

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in 1997 and played for the Huskies under head coach

Bob Bender Robert Michael Bender (born April 28, 1957) is an American professional basketball coach, who last served an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. Born in Quantico, Virginia, He attended Bloomington H ...

. Dickau fractured his heel 13 games into the 1998–99 season and announced his decision to transfer in April. He enrolled at Gonzaga University in

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and sat out the 1999–2000 season as a transfer, a de facto redshirt year. He was a standout point guard for the

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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: *to the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at ...

(#12) on June 26, 2002 (on draft night for a first-round pick); *to the Portland Trail Blazers (#7) on February 9, 2004 ( Rasheed Wallace trade); *to the

Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 194 ...

(#10) on July 20, 2004 ( Nick Van Exel trade); *to the

Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Southwest Division. The ...

(#21) on August 24, 2004 ( Erick Dampier trade); *to the New Orleans Hornets (#2) on December 3, 2004 ( Darrell Armstrong trade); *to the

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of ...

(#20) on October 1, 2005 (New Orleans received a second-round draft pick); *to the Portland Trail Blazers (for a second time, via a trade involving former teammate Theo Ratliff) (#2) on June 28, 2006 and *to the New York Knicks (#1) on June 28, 2007 ( Zach Randolph and Steve Francis trade). 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. Dickau's best season came in 2004–05 with the New Orleans Hornets, where he saw significant playing time and led the team in total assists, total steals, and 3-pointers made. During the season, he scored 20 or more points in seven games and had five double-doubles. On December 17, 2005, as a member of the Celtics, his season was ended by a ruptured

Achilles tendon The Achilles tendon or heel cord, also known as the calcaneal tendon, is a tendon at the back of the lower leg, and is the thickest in the human body. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcane ...

sustained while playing against the

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. 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. On October 1, 2008, Dickau signed with the Golden State Warriors. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed per team policy. 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. On October 19, 2008, Dickau was waived by the Warriors. On September 23, 2009, Dickau accepted an invitation to the Phoenix Suns training camp. He was waived by the Suns on October 21. With the Suns, Dickau played in five preseason games. Dickau's final regular season NBA game was played on April 16th, 2008 in a 75–93 loss to the

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where he recorded 2 points, 1 assist and 1 rebound. Dickau signed with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on February 16, 2010.

Coach

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

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.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Personal life

Dickau is a

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. Dickau and his wife Heather married in the fall of 2002 and have 7 children (2 boys and 5 girls).

References

External links

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Dan Dickau
expanded profile at NBA.com *
Dan Dickau Basketball – Official Dan Dickau webpageDan Dickau Basketball AcademyBasketpedya.com Player Profile
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