Dean Vickerman (born 5 July 1971) is an Australian professional

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coach and former player who is the head coach of

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of the National Basketball League (NBL). He was born and spent his early life in

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Playing career

Vickerman played for the

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of the NBL from 1990 to 1992. He averaged 1.1 points, 0.1 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 16 games.

Coaching career

Between 1997 and 2001, Vickerman served as an assistant coach for the

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, head coach of the Rockhampton Rockets, and assistant coach of the Sydney Panthers. In 2002, he became head coach of the

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, coaching them for just over one season before walking out on the club just four games in the 2003 season because of the club's financial uncertainty. In 2004, Vickerman guided Melbourne University to a Big V title. He subsequently joined the

as an assistant coach for the 2004–05 and

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s. For the

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, he served as an assistant coach for the

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. During this time, he also served as the head coach of the Singapore national team. Then between 2007 and 2013, he served as an assistant coach for the

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. Between 2009 and 2011, Vickerman was also the head of the

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, a position he earned

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honours with in 2009 and 2011. In 2013, he became head coach of the New Zealand Breakers. In 2014–15, he guided the Breakers to their fourth NBL championship in five years. Following the 2015–16 season, he departed the Breakers. On 6 April 2016, Vickerman was named an assistant coach of the Sydney Kings, appointed alongside

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to serve under newly-appointed head coach

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. On 17 March 2017, Vickerman was appointed head coach of

for two seasons. In March 2018, he guided Melbourne to the NBL championship. On 7 October 2018, his contract was extended with United for an additional three years, keeping him in Melbourne until the end of the 2021–22 season. In June 2021, he guided Melbourne to the NBL championship. On 8 November 2021, his contract was extended for a further two seasons.

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at australiabasket.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vickerman, Dean Living people Australian men's basketball coaches Australian men's basketball players Guards (basketball) Melbourne Tigers players Melbourne United coaches New Zealand Breakers coaches North Melbourne Giants coaches Rockhampton Rockets coaches 1971 births