Dan Dickau

Dan Dickau

Dickau playing for the German team Brose Baskets in 2009.
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Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	September 16, 1978 (1978-09-16) (age 33)
Place of birth	Portland, Oregon
Nationality	American
High school	Prairie (Vancouver, Washington)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	Washington (1997–1999) Gonzaga (2000–2002)
NBA Draft	2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Pro career	2002–2010
Career history
2002-2004	Atlanta Hawks
2004	Portland Trail Blazers
2004	Dallas Mavericks
2004–2005	New Orleans Hornets
2005–2006	Boston Celtics
2006–2007	Portland Trail Blazers
2007–2008	Los Angeles Clippers
2008 (preseason)	Golden State Warriors
2009	Brose Baskets (Germany)
2009 (preseason)	Phoenix Suns
2010	Fort Wayne Mad Ants (D-League)
Stats at NBA.com

Medal record
Men’s Basketball
Competitor for  United States
Summer Universiade
Bronze	2001 Beijing	Team competition

Daniel David "Dan" Dickau (born September 16, 1978) is an American professional basketball player.

Early life and college

Born in Portland, Oregon, Dickau graduated from Prairie High School in Brush Prairie, Washington. He played for the University of Washington Huskies prior to transferring to, and becoming a standout point guard for Gonzaga. He was named a first team All-American his senior year.

NBA career

Dickau was drafted in the first round (28th overall) by the Sacramento Kings in the 2002 NBA Draft. He has been traded eight times and worn various jersey numbers in his short career:

• to the Atlanta Hawks (#12) on June 26, 2002 (draft night);
• to the Portland Trail Blazers (#7) on February 9, 2004 (Rasheed Wallace trade);
• to the Golden State Warriors (#10) on July 20, 2004 (Nick Van Exel trade);
• to the Dallas Mavericks (#21) on August 24, 2004 (Erick Dampier trade);
• to the New Orleans Hornets (#2) on December 3, 2004;
• to the Boston Celtics (#20) on October 1, 2005;
• to the Portland Trail Blazers (for a second time) (#2) on June 28, 2006 and
• to the New York Knicks (#1) on June 28, 2007 (Zach Randolph trade).

On December 17, 2005, as a member of the Celtics, his season was ended by a ruptured Achilles tendon sustained while playing the Chicago Bulls. At the time, he was averaging 3.3 points per game and 2.1 assists per game. On June 28, 2006, the Boston 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.^[1][2]

On October 1, 2008, Dickau signed with the Golden State Warriors. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed per team policy.^[3] 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.^[4] On October 19, 2008, Dickau was waived by the Warriors. On September 23, 2009, Dickau accepted an invitation to the Phoenix Suns training camp.^[5] He was waived by the Suns on October 21.^[6] With the Suns, Dickau played in five preseason games.^[7]

Dickau signed with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants on February 16, 2010.^[8]

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.

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.^[9][10]

NBA career statistics

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Atlanta	50	0	10.3	.412	.361	.808	.9	1.7	.3	.0	3.7
2003–04	Atlanta	23	0	6.2	.429	.300	.667	.7	.8	.4	.0	2.1
2003–04	Portland	20	0	7.6	.327	.350	.875	.5	1.0	.4	.0	2.3
2004–05	Dallas	4	0	4.0	.125	.333	.667	.3	.3	.0	.0	1.3
2004–05	New Orleans	67	46	31.0	.408	.347	.836	2.7	5.2	1.1	.1	13.2
2005–06	Boston	19	0	12.3	.370	.500	1.000	.8	2.1	.6	.1	3.3
2006–07	Portland	50	3	8.9	.358	.262	.792	.9	1.4	.3	.0	3.3
2007–08	LA Clippers	67	8	15.5	.419	.333	.829	1.4	2.6	.5	.0	5.3
Career		300	57	15.4	.401	.341	.831	1.4	2.5	.6	.0	5.8

Notes

1. ^ Clippers sign G Dickau, October 3, 2007.
2. ^ Clippers Sign Dan Dickau., October 3, 2007
3. ^ "Warriors Sign Dan Dickau". Golden State Warriors. October 1, 2008. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20081005181847/http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_sign_dan_dickau.html. 
4. ^ "Dan Dickau game log". NBA. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20081226050201/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dan_dickau/game_by_game_stats.html. 
5. ^ Dickau Chooses Suns Camp Over Celtics
6. ^ Dickau And Powell Waived By Phoenix
7. ^ "Dan Dickau game log". NBA. Archived from the original on March 21, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100321184942/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dan_dickau/game_by_game_stats.html. 
8. ^ NBA veteran Dickau joins Ants
9. ^ Brose Baskets verpflichten Dan Dickau (German)
10. ^ Brose Baskets verpflichten Dan Dickau (German)

External links

• Dan Dickau historical page at NBA.com
• Dan Dickau expanded profile at NBA.com
• Dan Dickau at Basketball-Reference.com
• Dan Dickau Basketball – Official Dan Dickau webpage
• Dan Dickau Basketball Academy
• Basketpedya.com Player Profile

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Date of birth	September 16, 1978
Place of birth	Portland, Oregon
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