Buena Vista University

Matthew Dickman joins the Buena Vista men’s basketball coaching staff in the summer of 2018 after spending the 2017-18 as an assistant coach at Indiana University East.

In his one season with at IU East, the Red Wolves went 34-3 and advanced into the NAIA Division II National Championship semifinal game.  The team also had an All-American and led all of NAIA DII in overall wins.

Dickman arrived at IU East after serving as a graduate assistant at Central Methodist University, an NAIA school in Fayette, Mo. He also spent time as assistant coach at Brown Mackie College in Salina, Kan. Dickman has been part of programs that have earned regular Top 25 rankings and has coached a total of three All-Americans.

Dickman is a Tucson, Ariz., native and played college basketball at Kansas Wesleyan University. He was a two-time all-conference performer and is a member of Kansas Wesleyan's 1,000 points club.

He earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from Kansas Wesleyan and holds a master's degree in education/athletic administration focus from Central Methodist.