Pacific Lutheran University Athletics

Steve Dickerson enters his 11th season as men's basketball head coach in 2016-2017 after being named to the position on May 9, 2006. Dickerson Served as an assistant and associate head coach for three seasons at PLU before being elavated to head coach.

His 2015-2016 squad had a breakout season, advancing to the Northwest Conference Championship game for the first time since the 1998 season while closing the year with a 17-10 overall mark, the most wins for the program in 18 years. Three Lutes closed the season on the All-NWC Team, including Brandon Lester who became PLU's first All-NWC First Team honoree since the 1998-1999 season. Beyond success on the court, Dickerson makes sure his team contributes in the community with the Lutes earning the Pierce County Volunteer of the Year Award in each of the past two seasons. 

Prior to moving to the Pacific Northwest, Dickerson was a high school coach in the Columbus, Ohio, area for 33 years. He was a head basketball coach for 19 years, with more than 200 wins including a "big school" state final appearance, a regional title, two district championships, nine sectional titles, four league championships, and runner-up state, regional and district awards. Dickerson was chosen "Coach of the Year" four times. In 1994, he was elected president of the largest basketball coaches association in the state of Ohio, and in 2003 received the prestigious Sportsmanship and Ethics Award from the Ohio High School Athletic Association. He was also a high school assistant coach for 10 years. Those teams produced a district championship, three sectional titles and one league title, and was a district runner-up once. He has also been a high school baseball head coach and a football defensive coordinator. His baseball teams won a district championship, four league titles, three sectional crowns and once finished as the district runner-up.

Dickerson graduated from Washington State University in 1969 with a bachelor of arts degree in communications. He has done post-graduate work at Ohio State University, Capital University, Xavier University, Ashland University and Drake University. He and his wife, Christine, live in Dupont.

Three wins from 2008-09 season vacated.