Mark Dickel

Mark Dickel

Position	Point Guard
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg)
League	NZNBL
Team	Otago Nuggets
Born	21 December 1976 (1976-12-21) (age 34) Dunedin, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealander
College	UNLV
Draft	Undrafted, 2000
Pro career	1993–present

Mark Dickel (born 21 December 1976 in Dunedin, New Zealand) is a New Zealand professional basketball player. He also holds Australian citizenship. He plays the point guard position, and played the 2011 NBL season for the Southland Sharks, which saw him play under his brother.

College career

Dickel played college basketball in the U.S. at UNLV from 1996 to 2000, tying for the team lead in assists his freshman year of 1996-97 and leading the team in that category in his remaining three seasons. In his senior year of 1999-2000, his 9.0 assists per game led NCAA Division I men's basketball, and he finished his career third on the school's all-time list for total assists.^[1] 2000 Dickel was named an Associated Press All American

Professional career

Dickel started his professional career in 1993, playing for the Otago Nuggets in the New Zealand NBL. He was named rookie of the year and played with the Nuggets until 1996, when he left to play college basketball with UNLV. He then played for the New Zealand NBL team North Harbour Kings in 2000 followed by the Victoria Titans from 2000 to 2002 in the Australian NBL, before pursuing a career in Europe.^[2]

Dickel lead the TBL in assists in 2002-03, playing for Fenerbahçe. This year Dickel was named Eurobasket MVP and Guard of the year in Turkey. He played with 16 points, 13 rebouns and 11 assists performance against Galatasaray which is first triple double in Turkish Basketball League.^[3]

In 2004-05, playing for Erdemirspor averaged 19.6 points and 9 assists.^[4] He was selected to play for the Rest of the World team in the 2006 FIBA EuroCup All-Star Game.^[5]

In August 2006, Dickel returned a positive drug test for cannabis use and was suspended by Basketball New Zealand for two matches against Qatar. FIBA imposed an additional 10-day suspension, meaning Dickel missed the first three matches of the 2006 FIBA World Championship.^[6] The suspension voided his contract with Lokomotiv Rostov, and he subsequently signed with Polish club Anwil Włocławek for the 2006-07 season.^[7]

In January 2007, Dickel signed with Greek League club Maroussi, but his season was interrupted by a back injury.^[8]

In July 2007, Dickel signed with reigning German champions Brose Baskets of Bamberg.

In January 2008, Dickel left Brose Baskets Bamberg following the end of Euroleague play and returned to Turkey and signed with Mutlu Akü Selçuk Üniversitesi, for the remainder of the 2007-08 season.

In December 2008, Dickel signed with the Trikala 2000 BC club in Greece for the rest of the season, he averaged 8 points over 17 games helping Tirkala avoid relegation.

In November 2009 Dickel returned again to Trikala 2000 BC for the remainder of the season 20 games.

In November 2010, Dickel signed to return back to New Zealand and to play for the Southland Sharks.

In December 2010, Dickel returned to Australia to play for the Sydney Kings, making his debut for the club on the 8th of January, 2011.

In September 2011, Dickel signed with his once previous team the Otago Nuggets, returning for the 2012 season. Dickel also took up the role of Basketball Otago’s director of development.

Coaching career

On the 5th of May 2010, Dickel accepted the Head Coaching position with the Albanian national basketball team.

International career

Dickel was first selected for the New Zealand national team in 1994.^[9] He represented New Zealand in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics. He played in the 2002 FIBA World Championship, finishing the tournament ranked third in assists per game.^[10] He played only two matches in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, due to a drugs suspension.

Family

Dickel is married to his wife Ashley since August 2005, and has 3 children all boys Jalen, Madden, and Boston.

Mark's father is Carl Dickel who was a New Zealand Womans National team coach for 10 years and coached the Otago Nuggets for 5 years from 1994 to 98.

Mark Dickel's brother Richard Dickel is the current Southland Basketball CEO and former Waikato Piston, Otago Nugget and former Southland Under 17, Under 19 and Under 21 coach. He also has connections with the Under 15's and the Southland Under 13's coached by [Mark Bell a former England Rep.

Career

• 1993–95 Otago Nuggets (NBL, New Zealand)
• 1996–00 UNLV^[11] (NCAA, United States)
• 1998 Wellington Wizards NBL New Zealand
• 2000 North Harbour Kings (NBL, New Zealand)
• 2000–02 Victoria Titans (NBL, Australia)
• 2002–03 Fenerbahçe (TBL, Turkey)
• 2003 Telindus Oostende (BLB, Belgium)
• 2003–04 Fenerbahçe (TBL, Turkey)
• 2004–05 Erdemirspor (TBL, Turkey)
• 2005–06 Lokomotiv Rostov (Superleague A, Russia)
• 2006–07 Anwil Włocławek (PLK, Poland)
• 2007 Maroussi (A1 Ethniki, Greece)
• 2007–08 Brose Baskets (BBL, Germany)
• 2008 Mutlu Akü (TBL, Turkey)
• 2008–09 Trikala (A1 Ethniki, Greece)
• 2009–10 Trikala (A1 Ethniki, Greece)
• 2010–11 Southland Sharks, NBL New Zealand
• 2010–11 Sydney Kings (NBL, Australia)
• 2012–present Otago Nuggets, NBL New Zealand

Coaching:

• 2010 On 5 May 2010, Dickel accepted the Head Coaching position with the Albanian National Mens Basketball Team.
• 2010 On 18 November 2010, Dickel signed to play for the Southland Sharks in the National Basketball League (New Zealand)

under his brother who is the teams current coach.

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

Notes and references

1. ^ "Rebound, Assist Leaders" (PDF). 2006-07 Runnin' Rebel Basketball Guide. UNLV Athletics. p. 142. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/unlv/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0607-mg-130-154.pdf. Retrieved 25 May 2005. 
2. ^ "Player profile". 2006 FIBA World Championship (official website). http://fiba.qq.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/teamPlay/play/p/competitioncode//eventid/3507/langlc/cn/playernumber/28427/roundid/3507/season//teamnumber/337/fe_teamPlay_playProf.html. Retrieved 25 May 2005. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ First Triple Double
4. ^ "TBL assist leaders 1996-2006". TBL Statistics Archive. http://www.tblstat.net/pd.asp?p=171. Retrieved 25 May 2005. 
5. ^ "FIBA All-Star Game 2006". Eurobasket. http://www.eurobasket.com/events/elfiba/05-06/el.asp. Retrieved 27 June 2007. 
6. ^ "New Zealand point guard suspended by FIBA for three games". USA Today. 19 August 2006. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/2006-08-18-fiba-world-notes_x.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2007. 
7. ^ "Dickel signs with Polish club". ONE Sport/TVNZ. 21 September 2006. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/834104. Retrieved 27 June 2007. 
8. ^ "Νοκ-άουτ ο Ντίκελ" (in Greek). Sportime. 26 January 2007. http://www.sportime.gr/basket_inside.asp?article_id=40293. Retrieved 27 June 2007. 
9. ^ [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/sport_story_skin/807834 In 1995 Dickel was both Junior and Senior Tall Blacks player of the year. 1997 Played in the World 23 and Under Championships in Melbourne and averaged 16 points and 6 assists being recognised as a top 5 player at the tournament. "Tall Blacks profiles"]. ONE Sport/TVNZ. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/sport_story_skin/807834 In 1995 Dickel was both Junior and Senior Tall Blacks player of the year. 1997 Played in the World 23 and Under Championships in Melbourne and averaged 16 points and 6 assists being recognised as a top 5 player at the tournament.. Retrieved 27 June 2007. 
10. ^ "World Championship 2002: Assist". Basketball Statistics Archive. http://www.basket-stats.info/worldbasket/2002/teams/stats/assists.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2007. 
11. ^ "All-Time Lettermen" (PDF). 2006-07 Runnin' Rebel Basketball Guide. UNLV Athletics. p. 158. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/unlv/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0607-mg-155-171.pdf. Retrieved 25 May 2005. 

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Name	Dickel, Mark
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Date of birth	1976-12-21
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand
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