James L. Dickey III (born November 28, 1996) is an American basketball player for the

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of the

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(IBL). He plays the

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and center positions. He played college basketball for the

University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG or UNC Greensboro) is a public research university in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina, University of North Carolina system. It is accredited by the S ...

, with whom he was the 2017–18

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Defensive Player of the Year. During his college career he led the Southern Conference once in rebounds, and twice in blocked shots.

Early life

Dickey is the son of James Dickey Jr. and Joanne Jeffreys. He has one sibling, an older sister Auriel. His hometown is

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. He stands , and weighs .

High school career

Dickey attended and played basketball at Word of God Christian Academy in

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. He averaged 10.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 4.8 blocks per game as a senior. He was ranked the No. 20 overall prospect in North Carolina in the class of 2015, and was rated the No. 4

in the class.

College career

In 2015–16, Dickey sat out his freshman year at the

as a

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. He majored in

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. In 2016–17 as a redshirt freshman, Dickey averaged 6.3 points, 7.2 rebounds (3rd in the

), and 1.3 blocks (2nd) per game for the

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. He shot 58.2% (8th) from the field, and 53.6% from the free throw line. He was named to the Southern Conference's All-Freshman Team and All-Tournament Team, and Second Team All-SoCon. In 2017–18 as a redshirt sophomore Dickey averaged 8.9 points per game and led the SoCon in rebounding (286 rebounds; 8.3 rebounds per game), offensive rebounds (2.9 per game), and blocked shots (2.2 per game; 33rd in the nation). He was third in the SoCon in defensive rebounds (5.5 per game). His 71 blocks tied for fourth-most in a single-season in school history, and his 275 rebounds were sixth. Dickey set a UNCG single-game record with eight blocks against East Tennessee State on February 12, 2018. He was named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year, and to the Secon All-Tournament Team and Second Team All-SoCon. Dickey helped UNC Greensboro reach the NCAA Tournament before losing in the first round to Gonzaga. In 2018–19 as a redshirt junior, he averaged 7.5 points, 1.9 blocks (3rd in the conference), 8.0 rebounds (6th), and 1.3 steals per game (8th), and tied his single-game season-high in rebounds with 15 against

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on March 10, 2019. He was named Third Team All-SoCon, and to the SoCon All-Tournament Team. In 2019–20 as a redshirt senior, he averaged 8.7 points per game, his 9.3 rebounds per game were second in the SoCon, and his 3.0 offensive rebounds per game and 53 blocks (1.7 per game) were both the best in the conference. He had a .582% two-point field goal percentage. He was named Third Team All-SoCon. He ended his college career second in SoCon history with 1,000 career points, 1,000 career rebounds and 200 career blocks. His 1,060 rebounds are a Spartan record, and his 222 blocks are second all-time.

Professional career

Dickey started his professional career playing in 2020–21 for Szedeák in the Hungary NB1/A Division, for whom he averaged 12.8 points, 12.4 rebounds (leading the division by 2.4 rebounds per game), and 1.2 blocks (2nd) per game, over 35 games. He then played eight games in 2021 for BG Goettingen in the German

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. Dickey parted ways with the team on November 20. On November 28, 2021, Dickey signed with

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...

of the

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. On July 2, 2022, Dickey signed with

JL Bourg Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse, commonly known as JL Bourg or simply Bourg, is a basketball club based in Bourg-en-Bresse, France that plays in the LNB Élite, the national top division. Their home arena is Ekinox, which has a capacity of 3, ...

of the French

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and EuroCup. On May 24, 2024, Dickey signed with

of the

(IBL), replacing Thomas Robinson. In December 2024, he returned to the Pelita Jaya for the 2025 IBL season.

References

External links

UNC Greensboro Spartans bio
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