Career
He was the second-longest tenured head coach in program history. Previous to becoming the CCSU head coach, he spent fourteen years as an assistant coach for the Connecticut Huskies. The last ten years were as the top assistant under Hall-of-Fame coach Jim Calhoun.
His first coaching job was assistant coach at New Britain High School in New Britain, Connecticut, a position he held for three years.
A native of Norwich, Connecticut, Dickenman played collegiately at Central Connecticut State University from 1966 to 1969 as a 6"4" center. He was the first pick of the 17th round of the 1969 National Basketball Association Draft by the Phoenix Suns, though he never played in the league.
Dickenman would retire at the end of the 2015-2016 season.