Nationality American Name Ebony Dickinson Positions Basketball positions | Listed weight N/A Died September 29, 2009 Listed height N/A Role Basketball Player | |
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Born September 8, 1977Detroit, Michigan, USA ( 1977-09-08 ) | ||
Ebony Dickinson (September 8, 1977 – September 29, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. After graduating from St. John's University in 1999 she went overseas and achieved success playing professional basketball in Iceland, Sweden, Greece and China.
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College
Dickinson begun her College career with Lansing Community College where she won the NJCAA division II championship along with the NJCAA Division II MVP award in 1996. In 1997 she moved to St. John's and played there until 1999, leading the team in scoring and rebounding for both seasons. In total, she scored 861 and grabbed 391 rebounds with averages of 14,8 points and 6,7 rebounds per game.
Iceland
For the 1999-2000 season, Dickinson joined newly promoted KFÍ in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. She went on to lead the league in scoring (32,2 ppg) and rebounding (18,7), and tied the then record for most points in a game (56) while also break the record for most rebounds in a game (29), breaking her own record of 27 rebounds. For her efforts she was voted the Foreign player of the year. After the season she had a tryout with the Detroit Shock of the WNBA.
In 2002, she briefly joined Úrvalsdeild club Njarðvík for two games. The first game was against Grindavík where she had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 5 steals in a 75-60 win. The second game was against KR in the Icelandic Basketball Cup finals. Despite 27 points, 18 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals from Dickinson, Njarðvík lost the finals game in overtime, 81-74.
National Women's Basketball League
Dickinson spent the 2003 season with the Grand Rapids Blizzard in the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL).
Sweden
After the 2003 NWBL season, Dickinson signed with Eskilstuna BBK in the Swedish Basketligan. In 14 games she averaged 13,9 points and 9,4 rebounds.
Death
Dickinson died on September 29, 2009, at the age of 32, after battling breast cancer.
Awards and achievements
Pro career