Kaniel Dickens

Kaniel Dickens (born July 21 1978, in Denver, Colorado) is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Utah Jazz in the 2nd round (50th pick) in the 2000 NBA Draft. He plays in Italy with Pallacanestro Varese. He is a 6'8" 215 lb forward.

College

Dickens first played college basketball for Barton Junior College and then Tyler Junior College. He ended his college career by playing two seasons at the University of Idaho. At Idaho, Dickens averaged 9.3 points and 5.7 rebounds. [ [http://www.nba.com/bobcats/news/dickens_feature_070204.html Kaniel Dickens: Learning On The Job - NBA.com] .]

Early Professional Career

In addition to being drafted at number 50 by the Jazz, Dickens was drafted 42nd by the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association and 21st by the Las Vegas Silver Bandits of the International Basketball League. Dickens played the 2000–2001 season for Ural Great in Russia. [ [http://hoopshype.com/players/kaniel_dickens.htm Kaniel Dickens Profie - Hoopshype.com] .]

Dickens was signed as a free agent by the Portland Trail Blazers on 12/19/2003 and appeared in 3 games for them during the 2003-04 season. He signed a 10-day contract with the New Jersey Nets on 01/05/2005 and saw action in 11 games.

2007-2008

Dickens began the 2007–2008 season with the Colorado 14ers of the NBDL. In 29 games (28 starts), prior to his NBA callup, Dickens averaged a team high 20.4 points and 5.2 rebounds. Dickens was selected to play in the 2008 D-League All-Star Game.

On February 22, 2008, Dickens was signed to a ten-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers so they would have enough players to face the Washington Wizards that night, due to a depleted roster because of a blockbuster trade the day prior. [ [http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/15874817.html Cavs sign minor-leaguers] ] [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3259755 Cavs' last-minute trade for Szczerbiak, Wallace pleases LeBron] ] Dickens saw his first action as a Cavalier on that very night, logging seven minutes with one rebound and a blocked shot.

On March 3, 2008, the Cavaliers signed Dickens to a second ten-day contract. [ [http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/dickens_thomas_080303.html Cavaliers Sign Dickens, Thomas To Second 10-Day Contracts] ] His contract expired on March 13, 2008 allowing Dickens to become a free agent.

On March 20, 2008, Dickens returned to the Colorado 14ers. In his first game back with the 14ers, Dickens put up 21 points and eight rebounds.

From August to September 2008 he played for the italian club S.S. Basket Napoli.

On 2008 the famous italian club of Varese signed him.

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External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kaniel_dickens/index.html NBA.com: Kaniel Dickens Info Page]