Richard Dickel
Richard Dickel is a New Zealand basketball coach.
Career
Dickel, who is based in Invercargill, has previously played for the Waikato Pistons and Otago Nuggets in the NZNBL. He has been in charge of the Southland Provincial Squad for over five years and is employed by the Southland Basketball Association as a Development Officer. It was announced on 23 December 2009 that Dickel would coach the new Southland Sharks franchise in the NZNBL competition. He is the brother of former player Mark Dickel. For the 2010 CBL season, Dickel was a player/coach for the Southland Flyers.[1]
Dickel joined the Adelaide 36ers as an assistant coach for the 2013–14 season. Midway through the season, Dickel moved from the 36ers to become head coach of the Adelaide Lightning who play in the Australian Women's National Basketball League.[2] Dickel in 2015 agreed to coach in the Norway BLNO for the Nidaros Jets representing the City of Trondheim and stayed on the job for one season (2015-16).
In May 2017, he was named head coach of the Launceston Tornadoes of the SEABL.[3] Dickel coached the team to a 12-10 record and left after the 2017 season.[4] He then took the job as Basketball Development Manager at the South Adelaide Basketball Club.[5]
References
- ^ 2010 Conference Basketball League
- ^ Adelaide Lightning sacks Peter Buckle, appoints Richard Dickel as new coach for rest of WNBL season
- ^ Shaw, Rob (18 May 2017). "Boss aims high". The Examiner. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ Martin, Corey (30 August 2017). "Coach Dickel wants to stay". The Examiner. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Club Contacts - South Adelaide Basketball Club". SportsTG. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
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