Ebony Dickinson (September 8, 1977 – September 29, 2009) was an American professional

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player. After graduating from St. John's University in 1999 she went overseas and achieved success playing professional basketball in

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, Sweden,

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and China.

High school

Dickinson played high school basketball for Murray-Wright in her hometown of

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where she graduated in 1995. During her senior season she averaged 22 points, 14 rebounds, seven steals and five assists per game, leading the Pilots to the PSL championship game, and was named Miss PSL by the Detroit Public School League Coaches Association.

College

Dickinson begun her college career with

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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.

Professional career

Iceland

For the 1999–2000 season, Dickinson joined newly promoted

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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 non-overtime game (52) 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

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of the WNBA. In 2002, she briefly joined Úrvalsdeild club

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for two games. The first game was against

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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

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(NWBL).

Sweden

After the 2003 NWBL season, Dickinson signed with Eskilstuna BBK in the Swedish

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. In 11 regular season games, she averaged 13.7 points and 9.4 rebounds.

Death

Dickinson died on September 29, 2009, at the age of 32, after battling breast cancer.

Awards and achievements

Professional career * Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year:

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* Úrvalsdeild scoring champion:

* Úrvalsdeild rebounding leader:

College career * NJCAA division II championship: 1996 * NJCAA division II MVP: 1996

References

External links

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