Derek Dickenscheidt

Height:
6-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Katy, TX
High School:
Cinco Ranch
Position:
Guard/Forward

- 2020-21 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
- 2020-21 Academic All-Mountain West

2020-21 (Freshman):
- Played in two games.
- Made debut in second game of Utah State series with one minute off the bench.
- Also played against Boise State.
- Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
- Academic All-Mountain West.

Before Air Force
Lettered three years in basketball ... two-time all-district ... team MVP ... HABCA All-Star Team ... academic all-state and all-academic all four years ... Chris Saiz Leadership Award winner ... high school basketball coach was Neil King ... played AAU ball for the Katy Shooting Stars, coached by Stephon Leary.

Personal
Member of cadet squadron 40 ... son of Clark and Megan Dickenscheidt ... has two siblings ... aeronautical engineering major ... future career plans are in engineering ... Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I came to the Academy to play basketball and serve my country while getting a great education with a degree in mechanical engineering.” ... hobbies are hanging with friends, TV/video games, swimming and reading ... began playing basketball at age five ... credits his dad as having the biggest influence on his basketball/sports career and has been a huge part of getting him where he is today ... one thing on his bucket list is to travel across Europe ... on road trips, never forgets his pillow ... dream vacation spot is a lake or beach house ... guilty pleasure is ice cream ... favorite role models are his parents ... favorite team is the Houston Rockets ... favorite player is Stephen Curry ... something most people don’t know about him is that he’s pretty good at golf and used to compete in tournaments ... most notable thing about his home town is the Rodeo ... enjoys listening to pop and 80’s rock ... favorite TV show is Stranger Things ... favorite movie is Iron Man ... favorite class subject is math.