Rod Dean

Rod Dean
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolUpper Sandusky High School
(Upper Sandusky, Ohio)
CollegeOhio State (1968-1969)
Wilfrid Laurier University (formerly known as Waterloo Lutheran University until 1973) (1970-1974)
PositionShooting guard
Number3
Career highlights
  • 4x Canadian University ("CIAU") All-Canadian (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)
  • CIAU Tournament All-star (1971)
  • OIAA Conference First-team All-star (1971)
  • 3x OUA Conference First-team All-star (1972, 1973, 1974)
  • Wilfrid Laurier University Sports Hall of Fame (1986)

Rod Dean is a former American basketball player. He has been described as "one of the greatest Canadian collegiate basketball players of all-time".[1][2][3] He was the first four-time Canadian university ("CIAU") All-Canadian in basketball and remains one of the only athletes in history to accomplish this feat.[1][4][5]

High school

Dean played at the high school level at Upper Sandusky High School in Upper Sandusky, Ohio.[1][6][7] He was an All-Northern Ohio League first-team selection his senior season (1967–1968), where he averaged 16.3 points per game.[1][6][8]

University

Dean played his freshman season (1968–69) at Ohio State University.[1][9][10] Dean then transferred to Waterloo Lutheran University (renamed Wilfrid Laurier University in 1973) in the CIAU for the 1970–1971 season.[11]

While at Waterloo Lutheran, ("WLU") Dean was selected as CIAU All-Canadian four times: once as a First-team All-Canadian (1971) and three times as a Second-team All-Canadian (1972, 1973, 1974).[12][13][14][15] Dean was the first athlete in CIAU basketball history to be a four-time All-Canadian.[1][5][16] Since Dean, only 13 other athletes have accomplished this feat.[5][16] This is more selective than being named CIAU basketball player of the year, of which there have been 41 unique recipients.[17][18][19]

In the 1970–71 season, Dean led Waterloo Lutheran to a fifth overall finish in the CIAU tournament.[20][21][22] This season, he was named as a CIAU tournament all-star.[23][24][25]

Dean also received recognition at the conference level. WLU was part of the Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ("OIAA") during Dean's first season (1970–71), with the OIAA being reformed into the Ontario Athletics Association ("OUA") the following season.[23][26][27] Dean was a four-time First-team All-Conference selection (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974).[11][26][28][29] In the 1972–73 season, Dean was second overall in the OUA in scoring.[1]

Dean also received recognition at the WLU team level. He was named team MVP twice (1973, 1974) and was named rookie of the year his first season with the team (1971).[1][27]

Dean set many school records. He graduated with the most career regular season points in WLU history and currently ranks 8th overall, despite having played many fewer career games other WLU historic players.[30] In the 1972–73 season, he set the WLU record for highest regular season points per game (22.7).[31] Dean also ranks ninth overall in WLU career playoff points.[32]

University regular season statistics

Year Team GP FG FG% FT FT% Rbds RPG Pts PPG
1970-71 Waterloo Lutheran 10 199 19.9
1971-72 Waterloo Lutheran 10 60-143 42.0 64-83 77.1 68 6.8 184 18.4
1972-73 Waterloo Lutheran 12 109-211 51.7 54-72 75.0 87 7.2 272 22.7
1973-74 Laurier 12 83-219 37.9 61-80 76.2 77 6.4 227 18.9
Career Waterloo Lutheran / Laurier 44 252-573 44.0 179-235 76.2 232 5.3 882 20.0

Post-career recognition

Dean was inducted into WLU's athletic hall of fame in 1986 as part of its first inductee class.[33] Dean was inducted into the Wyandot Sports Hall of Fame (2023), which recognizes athletic achievements in Wyandot County, Ohio.[1][34][35] The Canada One Foundation, an organization run by Canadian national team alumni to preserve Canada basketball history, ranked Dean as one of the top 150 players in Canadian basketball history.[2][3]

References

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  2. ^ a b "Top 150 Canadian (Male) Players of All Time". Canada One Foundation. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Who are the Top 100 Canadian players All Time?". Frozen Hoops. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  4. ^ Campell, Fran (April 4, 1974). "Dean wants to play pro". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Men's Basketball All-Canadian Teams" (PDF). U Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b Edmond, Dick (March 14, 1969). "John Seele All-NOL Team Repeater". Telegraph Forum. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  7. ^ Gray, John (March 14, 1968). "5 NOL Schools Share Top Spots". News Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  8. ^ Galloway, Oren (March 14, 1968). "Sorrenson, Yeager, Wade get honorable mention on NOL All League Cage team". The Galion Inquirer. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Small but Slow?--Don't Believe It!". Ohio State University Monthly. December 1969. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Rod Dean has lofty ambitions". The Standard. April 9, 1974. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  11. ^ a b "4 Hawks are named to cage all-stars". Waterloo Region Record. March 5, 1971. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  12. ^ "U.S. Players Take Over". The Standard. March 9, 1971. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Rod Dean, Laaniste all-Canadian cagers". Waterloo Regional Record. March 11, 1972. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Berth on 2nd team for Bruce Coulthard". The Windsor Star. March 3, 1973. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  15. ^ "Two Huskies on Team". The Times-Transcript. March 2, 1974. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  16. ^ a b "All-Canadian uSports Men". Naismith to Nash -- The Encyclopedia of Canadian Basketball. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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  20. ^ "Acadia Wins Basketball Championship". The Standard. March 8, 1971. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  21. ^ "Acadia in breeze over western reps". Star-Phoenix. March 8, 1971. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  22. ^ "U Sports Championship Results" (PDF). U Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  23. ^ a b Hewitt, Bob (March 9, 1971). "Three From OIAA Get Recognition". The Standard. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  24. ^ "WLU's Dean is all-star". Waterloo Region Record. March 23, 1971. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  25. ^ Jacobsen, Joel (March 8, 1971). "Acadia University Downs Bisons For Hoop Title". Nanaimo Daily News. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  26. ^ a b "Laaniste, Dean cage all-stars". Waterloo Regional Record. February 29, 1972. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  27. ^ a b "Rod Dean". U Sports Hoops. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  28. ^ "3 Warriors, 1 Hawk cage stars". Waterloo Region Record. February 22, 1973. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  29. ^ "Two Lancers' star picks". February 21, 1974. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  30. ^ "Career Records for Regular Season League Games for Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks". U Sports Hoops. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  31. ^ "Single Season Records for Regular Season League Games for Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks". U Sports Hoops. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  32. ^ "Career Records for Games at National Tournament for Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks". U Sports Hoops. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  33. ^ "12 become first inductees in Laurier's hall of fame". Waterloo Region Record. August 18, 1986. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  34. ^ "About the Wyandot Sports Hall of Fame". Wyandot Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  35. ^ "Wyandot Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". Wyandot Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
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