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Cole Dickerson

Cole Dickerson

  • Class
    2014
  • Honors
    Men's Basketball (2010-2014)
USF CAREER: Two-time All-West Coast Conference selection…finished his career as the school’s 11th all-time leading rebounder (748) and 19th all-time leading scorer (1252)…ranked 13th on the school’s all-time career list for field goal percentage at .504 (487-for-966) and 11th in three-point field goal percentage at .376 (114-for-303)…joins Joel DeBortoli as one of two players in USF history to rank in the top-15 on both lists…led the Dons in both scoring and rebounding as a junior (15.2; 9.8) and senior (15.1; 7.7)…scored 969 of his 1,252 career points and 557 of his 748 career rebounds in his final 64 games…had 23 double-doubles (points-rebounds) in his career…was a point or rebound away from a double-double in five other contests…scored 20 or more points in 17 games, highlighted by a career-best 30 points vs. Dominican on Dec. 28, 2012…grabbed 10 or more rebounds 24 times, including a career-best 20 boards vs. Montana on Nov. 30, 2012…made 65 consecutive starts to close his career.
 
2013-2014 (SENIOR): Named a first team All-West Coast Conference selection after leading the Dons in scoring (15.1) and rebounding (7.7) for a second straight season…finished fourth in the conference in rebound average and 11th in scoring…shot 51.3 percent from the field which ranked 12th among all WCC players…also shot 34.9 percent (61-for-123) from three-point range…scored 20 or more points in 11 games, highlighted by a pair of 28 point outings against Vermont and Santa Clara…had nine double-doubles on the year…averaged 11.0 points over his first four games of the season…began a torrid six-game stretch in which he averaged 18.3 points a game and shot 55.2 percent (37-for-67) from the floor with a 17 point effort at Montana...had back-to-back 20-point games against Sonoma State (23) and Vermont (28)…held to 13 points in a home loss to Illinois State but bounced back with a 20-point effort against Nicholls State on Dec. 14…averaged just 8.0 points per game over the next four contests, which included a pair of four-point outings at St. John’s and Gonzaga…regained his stride with a 20-point performance in a home win over Loyola Marymount which jump  started an eight-game stretch in which he averaged 17.6 points (142 total)…after being held to just six points in a home loss against Gonzaga, scored in double-figures in each of the last 10 games of the year...averaged 16.3 points and 8.8 rebounds down the stretch…closed out his career with a 24 point performance against LSU in the first round of the NIT.
 
2012-2013 (JUNIOR): Earned First Team All-WCC honors after leading the Dons in both scoring (15.2) and rebounding (9.8)…led the conference and ranked 19th nationally in rebound average (9.8)…finished eighth in the conference in scoring…ranked in the WCC’s top-10 in eight statistical categories…in addition to rebounding (1st) and scoring (8th), ranked first in defensive rebound average (7.2), third in offensive rebound average (2.6), fifth in minutes played per game (33.0), ninth in three-point field goal percentage (.410) and 10th in field goal percentage (.474) and three-pointers made per game (1.5)…rebound total of 304 ranked 18th on the school’s all-time single-season charts…posted 13 double-doubles (points-rebounds), which led the WCC and ranked 24th nationally…was a point or rebound away from posting double-doubles in five other games…was one of two players along with Cody Doolin to start all 31 games…scored in double figures in 26 of 31 contests, topped off by a career high 30-point effort against Dominican on Dec. 29…pulled down 10 or more rebounds in 14 games, including a career best 20 boards against Montana on Nov. 30…served immediate notice of his rebounding ability in the season opener against Stanford, when he grabbed 19 rebounds in a 37 minute playing stint…posted his first of 13 double-doubles against Cal State-East Bay when he finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds…scored a then-career high 20 points in USF’s win at American on Nov. 19…was 9-for-12 from the field and nailed 2-of-3 three pointers…turned in solid efforts in home wins over Columbia (14-10) and Montana (19-20)…was named the WCC’s Player of the Week for his 19 point, 20-rebound effort against Montana…after being held to six points in USF’s home win over St. John’s, scored in double-figures in 10 straight contests in which he averaged 17.0 points a game…poured in a career high 30 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the floor against Dominican…narrowly missed a double-double in a home loss to BYU, finishing with 22 points and nine rebounds…helped the Dons snap a five-game losing streak with a 18 point, seven-rebound effort in USF’s home win over Loyola Marymount…hit a game-winning three-pointer with 0.01 remaining to lift USF to a 75-72 victory at Portland…was held scoreless and was limited to five rebounds in a loss at No. 5 Gonzaga…scored nine points but had 11 rebounds in a road loss at Saint Mary’s…reached double figures in each of the last nine games of the season, averaging 18.3 points a game down the stretch…turned in one of his most impressive outings of the season in USF’s win at Pepperdine…finished with 27 points on 11-of-19 shooting (4-of-6 three-point range) and pulled down 11 rebounds…recorded his 10th double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds in USF’s impressive 99-87 victory at BYU…posted double-doubles in each of the last three games of the season at San Diego (24-12), vs. Loyola Marymount (23-18) and Northern Kentucky (18-14).
 
2011-2012 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 34 games and averaged 7.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists a game…shot a team-best .579 (99-for-171) from the field, including .615 (48-for-78) in WCC games, which ranked second among conference leaders…led the team in blocks with 28 (0.8), which ranked ninth among conference leaders…topped USF in rebounding four times, including a career-best 11-rebound effort vs. Washington State…nailed 19-of-47 (.404) three-point attempts…enjoyed 11 double-figure scoring games on the year...shot 60 percent or better from the field in 16 games…made his first career start against Washington State in the first round of the CBI Tournament…responded with his first career double-double, finishing with 19 points and 11 rebounds…both were career highs…also pulled down six offensive rebounds.
 
2010-2011 (FRESHMAN): Averaged 1.5 points and 2.1 rebounds in 27 appearances off the bench…averaged 7.9 minutes a game…scored a season-high 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor against Holy Names…pulled down a season-best eight rebounds at No. 23 Louisville on Dec. 8…blocked two shots against Loyola Marymount on Feb. 26.
 
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Graduated from Federal Way High School…played for head coach Jerome Collins…averaged 22.9 points and 9.0 rebounds a game as a senior…also had five 30-point contests…helped the Eagles advance to the 2009 4A Washington State Championship…named the News Tribune’s All-Area Boys Player of the Year as a senior…averaged 17.5 points and 8.2 rebounds to go along with 56 blocked shots during a strong junior season…enjoyed a 28-point, 11-rebound effort against Walla Walla in the 2009 quarterfinals…Eagles posted a runner up state finish in 2008 and finished third in 2010…half-brother Michael Dickerson played at Arizona and helped the Wildcats to the 1997 NCAA Championship…parents are Willie and Denise Dickerson…born in Tacoma, WA.


 
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