Biography
As a senior (2021-22)
• Elected team captain for 2021-22 season.
• Averaged 5.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 0.9 blocks per game in 19.0 minutes per contest.
• Ranked second in the Ivy League in blocked shots, sixth in assists and 13th in rebounding.
• Scored three points with four rebounds, four assists, three steals and a blocked shot in the win at Binghamton.
• Notched eight points with eight rebounds and four assists vs. Lafayette.
• Recorded six points, eight rebounds and two blocks in the win over defending Patriot League champion Colgate.
• Credited with five points, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots vs. Wells.
• Scored eight points, grabbed five rebounds and dished a career-high six assists at Penn State.
• Posted six points, seven rebounds and three blocks vs. Saint Francis (Pa.).
• Scored a career-high 17 points with five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal in the win at Canisius.
• Became the first player in school history to record at least nine assists and nine rebounds in the same game when he did so vs. Coppin State, adding four points and two blocked shots in the victory.
• Notched 11 points, two rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot at Virginia Tech.
• Credited with eight points, four rebounds and two assists at Syracuse.
• Scored the game-winning putback with 0.1 seconds remaining to beat Brown on the road while recording nine points, six rebounds, two assists, and one block.
• Recorded 13 points, six rebounds, and one assist in the win over Princeton.
• Scored five points with seven rebounds and a blocked shot against Penn.
• Added in two points, four rebounds, and a block while leading the Big Red with six assists in the win over Columbia.
• Shot a perfect 5-for-5 from the field on his way to 14 points while adding in two rebounds, two assists, and two steals against Brown.
• Notched seven points, four rebounds and three assists in the win over Yale.
• Ripped down seven rebounds while scoring two points in the win at Columbia.
• Hit 5-of-7 shots from the floor for 10 points with six rebounds, two assists and two blocks in the Ivy League Tournament semifinals against Princeton.
As a junior (2020-21)
• Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a sophomore (2019-20)
• Averaged 4.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 2224 contests, including five starts.
• Shot .556 from the floor while playing 15.7 minutes per contest.
• Upped those numbers to 5.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.9 blocks on .583 shooting in Ivy play - with his blocks ranking in the top 10 in the conference.
Over his final five games, posted 10.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks while connecting on .759 shooting 22-of-29)
• Missed three Ivy League games due to injury.
• Had a rebound and an assist in the season-opening win over Binghamton.
• Posted two rebounds in seven minutes off the bench vs. Bryant.
• Notched two points and two boards vs. NJIT.
• Posted career highs of seven points and five rebounds at DePaul.
• Scored six points and grabbed three rebounds in 14 minutes, hitting both field goal attempts.
• Had six points, five rebounds, three steals, two assists and a blocked shot at Hartford.
• Had two points, a career-best six boards (five offensive), an assist and a block at No. 20/21 Penn State.
• Scored six points with five rebounds in 10 minutes of action against Purchase.
• Notched nine points and four rebounds in the win over Elmira.
• Scored four points, grabbed six boards and blocked three shots at Dartmouth.
• Earned his first career start against defending Ivy champ Yale by scoring six points and grabbing six rebounds.
• Notched 10 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks in a win over Brown.
• Had 10 points and five rebounds against Dartmouth and eight points and four boards the following day vs. Harvard.
• Scored 11 points with two rebounds, an assist and a steal at Penn.
• Closed the season with a career high 12 points to go along with four rebounds, two blocks and a steal in a win at Princeton.
As a freshman (2018-19)
• Played in 11 contests off the bench, averaging 1.0 points and 1.3 rebounds.
• Had 12 points, 15 rebounds and two assists in 48 career minutes.
• Posted two points and a career-best five rebounds at Yale in a career-high 12 minutes.
• Had two points and three rebounds in the victory over SUNY Canton in his first collegiate action.
• Posted two rebounds and an assist at Connecticut.
• Had two points, a rebound and an assist at SMU.
• Scored two points and added two rebounds in the CIT first round game at Robert Morris.
Prior to Cornell
• Dickson was a three-time all-league and two-time all-area and all-state selection at Holcomb HS.
• Averaged 15.6 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.2 blocks and 1.8 assists per game while shooting 67 percent from the floor as a senior.
• Appeared in two state finals, winning the crown as a junior and finishing as runner-up as a senior while earning all-tournament honors both years.
• Elected team captain twice.
• As a junior, Dickson averaged 9.8 points and 6.9 rebounds while shooting better than 60 percent from the field.
• Also won a state title as a freshman and captured honorable mention all-league honors as a sophomore.
• Dickson lettered one season in baseball.
Personal
• Kobe Reed Dickson is the son of Kevin and Diane Dickson and has an older and younger sister.
• He is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
