Background
He was born in Beckley, West Virginia.
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Henry Dickerson
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Education
A 6"4" (193 m) 190 lb (86 kg) guard, Dickerson played at the University of Charleston in West Virginia from 1969-1973. As an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American, Dickerson averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds during his four-year collegiate career from 1969-1973, and is still the only person in the history of the conference to be named First Team All-Conference and Conference All-Tournament for four consecutive seasons.
Career
He was the head coach of the men"s basketball team at North Carolina Central University from 2004 to 2009. He led the Eagles through their first season of Division I competition in 2007-2008. College National Basketball Association University of Tennessee Chattanooga Dickerson was head coach at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from 1997-2002.
Dickerson served as the associate head coach at UTC from 1989–1997 and helped lead those teams to six Southern Conference regular season titles, four conference tournament championships and four National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament appearances, including a visit to the "Sweet 16" in 1997 as a #14 seed.
North Carolina Central University In his first season at NCCU, the 2004-2005 Eagles finished with a 16-12 overall record and advanced to the quarterfinals of the CIAA Tournament. Among the 10 victories was a 43-point blowout of Columbus State University, a team that finished with a 23-9 record and advanced to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Regional semifinals.
In 2006-2007, the Eagles finished their final season in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II ranks with a record of 13-15. Johnston Community College in 2011, Dickerson became the head coach at Johnston Community College.
Achievements
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He led his squad to three victories over teams that played in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament, including road wins over Catawba and Bowie State, and a home win over the eventual National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II national champions Virginia Union. That victory marked the second time in the previous three seasons that the Eagles beat the eventual national title winner.
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In 2005-2006, NCCU posted a 10-18 record with a nucleus of newcomers against a schedule that included seven opponents coming off National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament appearances and an extra non-conference game against the defending National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II national champions.
Membership
From 1975 to 1977, Dickerson played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks.
