SPOKANE, Wash. – Dan Dickau, who helped usher the Gonzaga men's basketball program into national prominence, will be honored by Gonzaga Athletics on Thursday during a ceremony at GU's game against San Francisco.
 
Dickau, who will become the fifth player in men's program history to have his jersey displayed in the McCarthey Athletic Center, will be present for the ceremony. He will join Frank Burgess, John Stockton, Adam Morrison and Kelly Olynyk among those with their jersey numbers hung in the arena.
 
Dickau set America on fire in 2001-02 as the Gonzaga University senior became the Bulldogs first first-team Associated Press All-America selection. Dickau helped guide the Bulldogs to a No. 6 national ranking and at the time a school record 29 victories.
 
Dickau was Gonzaga's third John R. Wooden Award Player of the Year candidate and the first Wooden Award Top Five All-American. Dickau was also a finalist for the James Naismith Player of the Year Award as he earned West Coast Conference Player of the Year honors. He was then selected with the final pick of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings, who in turn traded his rights to the Atlanta Hawks.
 
Dickau continued the long tradition of excellent guard play at Gonzaga, but at the same time put his own unique stamp on the position. He wore No. 21 at Gonzaga because the No. 12 worn by his idol John Stockton has not been available at Gonzaga since Stockton finished playing in 1984. 
 
Dickau finished his two-year Gonzaga career ranking fourth on the career three-pointers list, sixth on the career assists chart and 16th in career scoring with 1,125 points.