Noah Dickerson
{{short description|American basketball player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Noah Dickerson
| image = Noah Dickerson.jpg
| caption = Dickerson with Washington in January 2019
| position = Power forward / center
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lbs = 235
| league = Swiss Basketball League
| team = Starwings Basel
| number = 15
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|2|1}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = American
| high_school =
| college = Washington (2015–2019)
| draft_year = 2019
| career_start = 2019
| years1 = 2019
| team1 = Maccabi Ashdod
| years2 = 2019–2020
| team2 = Bnei Herzliya
| years3 = 2020–2021
| team3 = VfL AstroStars Bochum
| years4 = 2021–2022
| team4 = Cheshire Phoenix
| years5 = 2022–present
| team5 = Starwings Basel
| highlights =
- First-team All-Pac 12 (2018)
}}
Noah Dickerson (born February 1, 1997) is an American basketball player for Starwings Basel of the Swiss Basketball League (SBL). He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies. As a junior, he was named first-team all-conference in the Pac-12.
Early life
Born in Maplewood, New Jersey, Dickerson and his family moved to Atlanta, Georgia when he was 8 years old. He has a twin brother, Jordan. Dickerson attended The Lovett School and North Atlanta High School before transferring to Montverde Academy, where he played alongside Ben Simmons and D'Angelo Russell, and graduated in 2015.{{cite news|last1=Clark|first1=Ryan|title=When Noah Dickerson speaks, you might want to listen|url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/college/pac-12/university-of-washington/article201457324.html|accessdate=April 2, 2018|work=The News Tribune|date=February 21, 2018}}
College career
As a sophomore with Washington, Dickerson posted averages of 12.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game on a 9–22 team. Dickerson considered transferring after coach Lorenzo Romar was fired after the season and visited LSU, but opted to return to Washington.{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Percy|title=Noah Dickerson weighs options, decides to return to Washington|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/noah-dickerson-returning-to-huskies-for-junior-year/|accessdate=April 2, 2018|work=Seattle Times|date=April 21, 2017}} He had 25 points and seven rebounds in a 78–75 win over Arizona on February 3, 2018.{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Percy|title=Huskies’ Noah Dickerson is a ‘small’ 6–8 but he’s beating bigger men in the paint|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/huskies-noah-dickerson-is-a-small-6-8-but-hes-beating-bigger-men-in-the-paint/|accessdate=April 2, 2018|work=Seattle Times|date=February 7, 2018}} As a junior, Dickerson averaged 15.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, shooting 56.3 percent from the field. He led the Huskies to a 21–13 season and was named to the first-team All-Pac-12. Following the season he declared for the 2018 NBA draft but did not hire an agent, leaving open the possibility of returning to school.{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Percy|title=UW Huskies’ Noah Dickerson testing NBA draft waters|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/noah-dickerson-testing-nba-draft-waters/|accessdate=April 2, 2018|work=Seattle Times|date=March 28, 2018}} On May 30, 2018, Dickerson withdrew from the NBA Draft to return to Washington for senior season.{{cite news|title=Noah Dickerson withdraws from NBA draft, will return to Washington for senior season, reports say|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/washingtons-noah-dickerson-reportedly-withdraws-from-nba-draft/|accessdate=July 26, 2019|work=Seattle Times|date=May 30, 2018}} As a senior with Washington, he averaged 12.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1 steals, while shooting 55 percent from the field.
Professional career
On July 26, 2019, Dickerson started his professional career with Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League, signing a one-year deal.{{cite news|title=זר שני למכבי אשדוד: נואה דיקרסון|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=21429|accessdate=July 26, 2019|work=basket.co.il|date=July 26, 2019|language=he}} In 8 games played for Ashdod, he averaged 10.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
On December 14, 2019, Dickerson parted ways with Ashdod to join Bnei Herzliya, signing a two-month contract with an option to extend it for the rest of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/349527.html|title=בא לעזור: נואה דיקרסון חתם בבני הרצליה|work=ONE.co.il|date=December 14, 2019|accessdate=December 14, 2019|language=he}} He appeared in four games for Herzliya, averaging 11.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. On January 30, 2020, Dickerson parted ways with Herzliya.{{cite news|title=Noah Dickerson leaves Bnei Hertzliya|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/noah-dickerson-leaves-bnei-hertzliya/|work=Sportando|access-date=January 30, 2020|date=January 30, 2020}}
Dickerson joined VfL AstroStars Bochum of the German ProB midway through the 2020–21 season. He helped the team earn promotion into the ProA due to the Astrostars finishing with a league-best 25–5 record. On July 29, 2021, Dickerson signed with Cheshire Phoenix of the British Basketball League (BBL).{{cite web |title=Cheshire Phoenix land Dickerson |url=http://www.bbl.org.uk/cheshire-phoenix-land-dickerson/ |website=British Basketball League |access-date=September 28, 2021 |date=July 29, 2021}}
References
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External links
- [http://gohuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2827 Washington Huskies bio]
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Noah-Dickerson/Summary/73161 RealGM profile]
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
Category:American men's basketball players
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Category:Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players
Category:Washington Huskies men's basketball players
Category:Montverde Academy alumni
Category:Starwings Basel players