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Arizona basketball: 30 Greatest Wildcats of all time

By Shereen Rayan

TUCSON, AZ - SEPTEMBER 22: Former Arizona Wildcats basketball coach Lute Olson waves to fans as he walks with wife Kelly Pugnea during the first half of the college football game against the Utah Utes at Arizona Stadium on September 22, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TUCSON, AZ - SEPTEMBER 22: Former Arizona Wildcats basketball coach Lute Olson waves to fans as he walks with wife Kelly Pugnea during the first half of the college football game against the Utah Utes at Arizona Stadium on September 22, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Arizona Basketball Greatest Player No. 13 – Michael Dickerson

Position: Shooting Guard

Years at Arizona: 1994-1998

College Stats: 13.8 pts, 3.7 reb, 1.5 Ast, 0.8 stl, 0.2 blk

College Awards: 

1994 Washington Mr. Basketball
1997 NCAA Champ
1997 Pac-10 233 (1st) in made field goals
1998 3rd-team All-American – AP
1st-team All-Pac-10 1997, 1998

NBA Draft: 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall Selected by the Houston Rockets
Years in the NBA: Four

NBA Awards:1999 NBA All-Rookie Second Team

Michael Dickerson is one of the hero’s to Arizona Basketball as he won the 1997 national championship Jason Terry, Mike Bibby, and Miles Simon. He was drafted 14th overall in the 1998 NBA Draft and spent four years in the NBA to the Houston Rockets.

With the Rockets, Dickerson earned a spot on the All-Rookie 2nd Team and led the league with 50 games played in a season. Also in his first year, he ranked sixth in three-point field goal percentage at 43.3%.

Dickerson was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies (now Memphis Grizzlies), not his choice, and started in all 88 games in his second season. Injury prone, he had to retire early in 2003 but staged a comeback in 2008 with the Cavs. After being waived he traveled overseas and played in Spain among other countries.

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