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Richard Dickel

Richard Dickel (born 18 January 1975)[1][2] is a New Zealand basketball coach.

Richard Dickel
Personal information
Born (1975-01-18) 18 January 1975 (age 49)
NationalityNew Zealand
Career information
High schoolLogan Park (Dunedin, New Zealand)
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
As coach:
2010–2012Southland Sharks
2013Adelaide 36ers (assistant)
2013–2014Adelaide Lightning
2014–2015Adelaide 36ers (assistant)
2015–2016Nidaros Jets
2017Launceston Tornadoes
2019;
2021–2023		South Adelaide Panthers
2024Norwood Flames

Early life

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Dickel hails from Dunedin, New Zealand,[3] where he attended Logan Park High School.[4] He was part of the playing roster of the Otago Nuggets during the 2002 New Zealand NBL season.[5]

Coaching career

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In 2006, Dickel moved from Dunedin to Invercargill to serve as Southland Basketball Association's first full-time development officer.[6] He later became the association's operations and development manager[7] and helped lobby for a national basketball team in Southland.[6] He was named the inaugural head coach of the Southland Sharks, a team entering the New Zealand NBL in the 2010 season.[8][9] He spent three seasons in charge of the Sharks, parting ways with the team following the 2012 season. The Sharks finished with a 5–11 record in 2012, their worst result since joining the NBL in 2010.[10][11] He ended his tenure with Southland Basketball Association in January 2013.[6]

In February 2013, Dickel moved to Adelaide, South Australia, where he joined the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian NBL. He began working with 36ers coach Joey Wright and assistant Kevin Brooks.[12] He began the 2013–14 NBL season as the 36ers' second assistant, when in November 2013 he was appointed head coach of the Adelaide Lightning of the Women's National Basketball League to see out the 2013–14 WNBL season.[12][13] He returned to the 36ers as assistant coach in the 2014–15 NBL season.[14] During this time, he was also serving as coaching director at the Forestville Eagles.[15][16]

In September 2015, Dickel moved to Norway to serve as head coach of the Nidaros Jets in the Basketligaen Norge.[17]

In May 2017, Dickel was named head coach of the Launceston Tornadoes in the South East Australian Basketball League.[3] He coached the team to a 12–10 record and left after the 2017 season.[18]

In April 2018, Dickel was appointed as basketball development manager at the South Adelaide Basketball Club.[19] In August 2018, he was named the South Adelaide Panthers women's team's head coach for the 2019 Premier League season.[20] The Premier League became the NBL1 Central in 2020 but the 2020 NBL1 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2021 NBL1 season, South Adelaide finished the regular season in third place with 12 wins and six losses. Dickel guided the Panthers to a finals berth, falling just four points short of reaching the grand final.[21] Dickel re-signed as Panthers coach in November 2021.[21] He was re-appointed again in December 2022.[22] He parted ways with the Panthers following the 2023 NBL1 season.[23]

On 1 November 2023, Dickel was appointed head coach of the Norwood Flames women's team for the 2024 NBL1 Central season.[24] He parted ways with Norwood mid-season in May 2024.[25]

In November 2024, Dickel was appointed player, coach and community development manager at the Sunshine Coast Phoenix.[26]

Personal life

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His father, Carl Dickel, played first-class cricket for Otago and coached the New Zealand women's national basketball team for ten years and the Otago Nuggets for four seasons.[27] His brother, Mark Dickel, is a former basketball player.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2012 NBL Handbook.pub - Basketball New Zealand". yumpu.com. p. 29. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Richard Dickel". nbl1.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b Shaw, Rob (18 May 2017). "Boss aims high". The Examiner. Retrieved 27 August 2020. Hailing from Dunedin with coaching credentials that have taken him as far afield as Norway, Dickel's basketball career has spanned the globe.
  4. ^ a b "Sharks signing a relative coup". Stuff.co.nz. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  5. ^ "BK NBL 2002: Teams: Otago Nuggets". nzoom.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2003.
  6. ^ a b c "Dickel leaving legacy on 'home' court". Stuff.co.nz. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Dickel confident of putting good team together". Stuff.co.nz. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Southland basketball begins top player search". Stuff.co.nz. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  9. ^ "New Sharks coach wants happy team in south". Stuff.co.nz. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  10. ^ "It could be all over for Sharks' coach Dickel". Stuff.co.nz. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Paul Henare new Southland Sharks coach". Stuff.co.nz. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  12. ^ a b Nagy, Boti (13 November 2013). "Adelaide Lightning sacks Peter Buckle, appoints Richard Dickel as new coach for rest of WNBL season". The Advertiser. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Lightning close ranks as new coach Richard Dickel takes over the WNBL hotseat". Daily Telegraph. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  14. ^ "2014-2015 Adelaide 36ers Roster". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  15. ^ Seconi, Adrian (13 February 2013). "Basketball: Henry's top form may not be all good news for Nuggets". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Bendigo championship assistant Jeremi Moule to coach Adelaide Lightning as Steph Talbot drafted by WNBA's Phoenix Mercury". couriermail.com.au. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2024. Dickel, an assistant coach with the NBL's Adelaide 36ers and heavily involved in Forestville Eagles' program, chose to give those twin jobs his primary focus.
  17. ^ Kringstad, Kirsti (24 October 2015). "To av landets beste basket-spillere lagde show i Trondheim". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  18. ^ Martin, Corey (30 August 2017). "Coach Dickel wants to stay". The Examiner. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  19. ^ "South Adelaide Basketball Club is excited to announce the appointment of Richard Dickel as our new Basketball Development Manager". facebook.com/SouthAdelaideBc. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Women's Premier League Coaching Announcement". facebook.com/SouthAdelaideBc. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Dickel reappointed as Panthers' women's coach". nbl1.com.au. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  22. ^ "We are very happy Richard Dickel is returning as our NBL1 women's head coach for the 2023 season". facebook.com/SouthAdelaideBc. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  23. ^ "After some consultation, Richard Dickel will not be continuing as South Adelaide Basketball Club's NBL1 Women's Head Coach for the next season". facebook.com/SouthAdelaideBc. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  24. ^ Sterry, Lucas (1 November 2023). "Coach Announcement: Richard Dickel". norwoodbasketball.com.au. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  25. ^ "Club Announcement". facebook.com/norwoodbasketballclub. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  26. ^ "#phoenixfamily please welcome Richard Dickel to the Sunshine Coast Phoenix as our new Player, Coach & Community Development Manager". facebook.com/sunshinecoastphoenix. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  27. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 43. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
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