Dave Dickerson (born March 29, 1967)

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: USC Upstate Spartans
Current conference: Big South Conference
Tulane record: 68-84 (.447)
USC Upstate record: 55-97 (.362)
Overall record: 123-181 (.405)

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  0
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  0
• CBI Appearances:  1  (2023)
• TBC Appearances:  1  (2022)
• Big South Regular Season Champion:  0
• Big South Tournament Champion:  0

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2018-present	USC Upstate
2011-2017	Ohio State (assoc. HC)
2010-2011	Ohio State (asst)
2005-2010	Tulane
1996-2005	Maryland (asst)
1992-1996	Radford (asst)
1991-1992	James Madison (asst)
1990-1991	Gardner-Webb (asst)

Dave Dickerson Facts

• Dave Dickerson, Jr.
• Born March 29, 1967
• Hometown: Olar, South Carolina
• Alma Mater: University of Maryland (BA, 1989)
• Played at Maryland for head coaches Lefty Driesell and Bob Wade, serving as team captain his senior year
• Started his coaching career in 1990, spending one year each as an assistant at Gardner-Webb (under Jim Johnson) and James Madison (under Driesell), then four years under Ron Bradley at Radford
• Returned to Maryland in 1996, serving as a Terps assistant under Gary Williams for nine years
• Was the head coach at Tulane for five seasons, going 68-84 overall during that tenure
• Spent seven years on Thad Matta‘s staff at Ohio State, one year as an assistant and the rest as associate head coach
• Worked during the 2017-18 NBA season as a scout with the Utah Jazz, coached by Quin Snyder
• In March 2018, Dickerson was hired as the new head coach at USC Upstate
  • Is 55-97 through five seasons, but has gone 31-33 over the last two years with two postseason appearances (2022 TBC & 2023 CBI)
• Along with his wife, Laurette, has one son

Dave Dickerson Coaching Tree

• Steve Prohm (Murray State, Iowa State)
• Benjy Taylor (Tuskegee, Hawaii, Chicago State)