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Michael Dickerson

Michael Dickerson
Personal information
Born (1975-06-25) June 25, 1975 (age 41)
Greenville, South Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Federal Way (Federal Way, Washington)
College Arizona (1994–1998)
NBA draft 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career 1998–2010
Position Shooting guard
Number 3, 8
Career history
1999 Houston Rockets
19992003 Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies
2009–2010 Faymasa Palencia
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points 3,257
Rebounds 609
Assists 553

Michael DeAngelo Dickerson (born (1975-06-25)June 25, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who was a member of the Houston Rockets and Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He is a cousin of former NBA guard David Wesley. The 6 ft 5 in shooting guard was born in Greenville, South Carolina raised in Kent, Washington and Federal Way, Washington.

He played basketball at Decatur High School in his sophomore season followed by Federal Way High School in his junior and senior years. He went to college at the University of Arizona, where he won the 1997 national championship on a team with Mike Bibby, Jason Terry, and Miles Simon.

He was selected as the 14th overall pick by the Rockets in the 1998 NBA draft and played for them during the lockout-shortened 1999 NBA season, in which Dickerson led the league in games played (50), was sixth in three-point field goal percentage (.433), and was named to the All-Rookie 2nd Team. He was relunctantly traded in 1999 to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Vancouver's draft pick, Steve Francis, who had demanded a trade because he did not want to play for a Canadian team.


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