Dave Dickerson, following the path of many Division I coaches, was a visitor to Frank Martin’s gym at Miami Senior High School in the late 1990s. Dickerson was an assistant at Maryland and Martin was leading one of the nation’s best prep programs.
The Florida state champion Stingarees featured Steve Blake, a highly sought-after point guard. The Terrapins wanted Blake, so Dickerson came south to sit in on Martin’s practices.
“I don’t think Frank’s changed much,” Dickerson told The State last month. “I think it was evident that he had, really, a love affair with the game of basketball.