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Beth Dickinson became a member of the Georgetown women's basketball coaching staff in July 2005 and is now in her second season. She will assist with recruiting and all aspects of player personnel, community outreach efforts, academics and special events. Dickinson spent the 2004-05 season as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Fordham, after briefly serving as the director of women's basketball operations. While in college, Dickinson helped coordinate and run the Hoops America Basketball Camps in South Plainfield, N.J. run by her coaching mentor Rich Leary. She has also assisted Leary with the under-15 New Jersey Demons AAU team. She finished her collegiate playing career in 2003-04 at Fordham, playing her final two seasons for the Rams after transferring from St. Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J. In her four years as a collegiate student-athlete, Dickinson recorded over 1,000 points. In her final year at Fordham she averaged 12.8 points a game and shot 89% from the free throw line, which was the second-best single season mark in Fordham history. As a Ram, she was a captain of the team both her junior and senior years, scoring 677 points, an average of better than 11 points per game, in her two seasons. Dickinson was an Academic All-Atlantic 10 honoree, the first Fordham women's basketball player to earn academic all-conference honors. A native of Milltown N.J., Dickinson was a standout student-athlete at Spotswood High School (N.J.). She is the school's all-time leading scoring with over 2,100 points, having garnered First Team All-State honors and leading her team to a their first-ever regional championship as a senior. Dickinson graduated from Fordham in 2004 with a dual degree in finance and marketing and was a member of the University Dean's List in five semesters. Dickinson currently lives in Alexandria, Va. |
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