Dan Dickau

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Dan Dickau

Position	Point guard
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Team	Portland Trail Blazers
Nationality	United States
Born	September 16, 1978 (age 28) Portland, Oregon
College	Gonzaga
Draft	28th overall, 2002 Sacramento Kings
Pro career	2002–present
Former teams	Atlanta Hawks 2002-2004 Portland Trail Blazers 2004 Dallas Mavericks 2004 New Orleans Hornets 2004-05 Boston Celtics 2005-06

Daniel (Dan) David Dickau (born September 16, 1978 in Portland, Oregon) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers. Dickau graduated from Prairie High School in Vancouver, WA. He played for the University of Washington Huskies prior to transferring to, and becoming a standout point guard for, the Gonzaga University Bulldogs. He was named a first team All-American his senior year along with future NBA players and teammate Juan Dixon, Jay Williams, Drew Gooden and NBA draftee Steve Logan, an honor never before achieved by a Gonzaga player—not even all-time NBA great John Stockton.

Dickau was drafted in the first round (28th overall) by the Sacramento Kings in the 2002 NBA Draft. He has been traded seven times in his short career:

to the Atlanta Hawks on June 26, 2002;
to the Portland Trail Blazers on February 9, 2004;
to the Golden State Warriors on July 20, 2004 (never played);
to the Dallas Mavericks on August, 24, 2004;
to the New Orleans Hornets on December 3, 2004;
to the Boston Celtics on September 30, 2005; and
to the Portland Trail Blazers (for a 2nd time) on June 28, 2006.

On December 17, 2005, as a member of the Celtics, his season was ended by a ruptured achilles tendon sustained while playing the Chicago Bulls. At the time, he was averaging 3.3 points per game and 2.1 assists per game. On June 28, 2006, the Boston Celtics traded Dickau, center Raef LaFrentz, the 7th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft to the Trail Blazers for center Theo Ratliff, and guard Sebastian Telfair.

At Gonzaga, he had a penchant for big-time plays, such as his game-winner against Virginia in the 2001 NCAA Tournament. One of the only Zags to be featured in Sports Illustrated, Dickau was instrumental in putting a major stamp near Gonzaga for the basketball world.

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Nicknamed "Disaster" by SLAM Magazine. [1]

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2002 NBA Draft
First Round Yao Ming \| Jay Williams \| Mike Dunleavy, Jr. \| Drew Gooden \| Nikoloz Tskitishvili \| Dajuan Wagner \| Maybyner "Nene" Hilario \| Chris Wilcox \| Amare Stoudemire \| Caron Butler \| Jared Jeffries \| Melvin Ely \| Marcus Haislip \| Fred Jones \| Bostjan Nachbar \| Jiri Welsch \| Juan Dixon \| Curtis Borchardt \| Ryan Humphrey \| Kareem Rush \| Qyntel Woods \| Casey Jacobsen \| Tayshaun Prince \| Nenad Krstić \| Frank Williams \| John Salmons \| Chris Jefferies \| Dan Dickau
Second Round Steve Logan \| Roger Mason, Jr. \| Robert Archibald \| Vincent Yarbrough \| Dan Gadzuric \| Carlos Boozer \| Milos Vujanić \| David Andersen \| Tito Maddox \| Rod Grizzard \| Juan Carlos Navarro \| Mario Kasun \| Ronald Murray \| Jason Jennings \| Lonny Baxter \| Sam Clancy \| Matt Barnes \| Jamal Sampson \| Chris Owens \| Peter Fehse \| Darius Songaila \| Federico Kammerichs \| Marcus Taylor \| Rasual Butler \| Tamar Slay \| Mladen Sekularac \| Luis Scola \| Randy Holcomb \| Corsley Edwards