Richard Dickel is the current coach of the Southland Sharks in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). Dickel, who is based in Invercargill has previously played for the Waikato Pistons and Otago Nuggets in the NZNBL and has now began a career in coaching. 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 the 23 December 2009 that Dickel would coach the new Southland Sharks frachise in the NZNBL competition. He is the brother of former New Zealand Tall Blacks player Mark Dickel.