Mark Dickel

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Mark Dickel (born December 21, 1976 in Dunedin, New Zealand) is a New Zealand basketball player who currently plays for Selcuk University Turkey and the New Zealand national basketball team. He is 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) tall and weighs 87 kg (190 lb). He plays at the guard position. He also holds Australian citizenship.

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[edit] 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

[edit] 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 played for North Harbour in 2000 and the Victoria Titans from 2000 to 2002, 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, and in 2004-05, playing for Erdemirspor averaged 19.6 points and 9 assists. [3] He was selected to play for the Rest of the World team in the 2006 FIBA EuroCup All-Star Game.[4]

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.[5] The suspension voided his contract with Lokomotiv Rostov, and he subsequently signed with Polish club Anwil Włocławek for the 2006-07 season.[6]

In January 2007, Dickel signed with Greek club Maroussi, but his season was interrupted by a serious back injury.[7]

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.

[edit] International career

Dickel was first selected for the New Zealand national team in 1994.[8] 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.[9] He played only two matches in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, due to a drugs suspension.

[edit] Family

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Dickel is married to his wife Ashley since August 2005, and has 2 children both boys Jalen, who is 3 years old and Madden, who is 1.

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 former England Rep.

[edit] Career

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[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Rebound, Assist Leaders (PDF). 2006-07 Runnin' Rebel Basketball Guide p. 142. UNLV Athletics. Retrieved on 2005-05-25.
  2. ^ Player profile. 2006 FIBA World Championship (official website). Retrieved on 2005-05-25.
  3. ^ TBL assist leaders 1996-2006. TBL Statistics Archive. Retrieved on 2005-05-25.
  4. ^ "FIBA All-Star Game 2006", Eurobasket. Retrieved on 2007-06-27. 
  5. ^ "New Zealand point guard suspended by FIBA for three games", USA Today, 2006-08-19. Retrieved on 2007-06-27. 
  6. ^ "Dickel signs with Polish club", ONE Sport/TVNZ, 2006-09-21. Retrieved on 2007-06-27. 
  7. ^ "Νοκ-άουτ ο Ντίκελ", Sportime, 2007-01-26. Retrieved on 2007-06-27. (Greek) 
  8. ^ [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. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
  9. ^ World Championship 2002: Assist. Basketball Statistics Archive. Retrieved on 2007-06-27.
  10. ^ All-Time Lettermen (PDF). 2006-07 Runnin' Rebel Basketball Guide p. 158. UNLV Athletics. Retrieved on 2005-05-25.
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