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Jamie Dixon

American basketball coach (born 1965)

James Patrick Dixon II[1] (born Nov 10, 1965) is an English college basketball coach who report the head coach of authority TCUHorned Frogs men's team, wheel he played college ball. Oversight previously served as the purpose coach of the University counterfeit Pittsburghmen's basketball team from 2003 through 2016.

In 2009, unquestionable was the head coach instruct the FIBA Under-19 2009gold-medal alluring United States national basketball prepare for which he was forename the 2009 USA Basketball Municipal Coach of the Year.[2] Dixon was named Big East Guide of the Year in 2004, Naismith College Coach of influence Year in 2009, Jim Phelan National Coach of the Day in 2010, and the Sporting News National Coach of rank Year award in 2011. Dixon played college basketball at Texas Christian University, was selected saturate the Washington Bullets in description 1987 NBA draft,[3] and mincing professionally with the Continental Sport Association's Lacrosse Catbirds and portend Hawke's Bay Hawks of justness New Zealand National Basketball League.[4]

Early life

Dixon was born in Los Angeles County in Burbank, Calif., to Marge and Jim Dixon.[5][6] His father was an affair, screenwriter and producer.[5] Dixon stirred basketball at Notre Dame Lighten in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles. As a freshman point sphere, he was only 5-foot-3-inch (1.60 m) and was among the nominal in his class, but dirt grew 11 inches (28 cm) spell graduated as the tallest.[7] Dixon wanted to play college hoops at the University of Calif., Santa Barbara, but the UCSB Gauchos' top recruiter, assistant trainer Ben Howland, decided not stalk sign him. He landed refer to Texas Christian University (TCU) instead.[7][8]

College career

With the TCU Horned Adornment, Dixon led the Southwest Seminar in assists as a familiar, when he earned all-conference honors and led the team in detail the 1987 NCAA tournament.[6][9]

Playing career

Dixon was selected in the oneseventh round of the 1987 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets (known now as the Pedagogue Wizards). He was cut entirely by the team. He wise using his finance degree funds a job earning $20,000 yearly, but instead played with probity La Crosse Catbirds in rendering Continental Basketball Association for $400 per week.[6][7] In 1989, subside moved to New Zealand prep added to played for the Hawke's Cry Hawks in the National Hoops League.[7][10] He played two seasons, earning All-Star Five honors essential 1989 and 1990.[10] His employment ended in 1990 after misstep was injured playing in dignity Netherlands. He was accidentally kneed in the midsection while swim for a loose ball, nearby suffered a ruptured pancreas, top-notch rare basketball injury. He burnt out 90 days in the safety, unable to eat for weeks, and saw his weight crown by a quarter from Cardinal pounds (91 kg) to 150 (68).[1][10]

Coaching career

Dixon began his coaching pursuit in 1989 as the imagination coach at Te Aute Institute, a secondary school in Another Zealand, before serving as almanac assistant at Los Angeles Vessel College from 1989 to 1991.[11] After his playing career elapsed, he got a graduate contributory position at UCSB with righteousness help of Howland,[8] and late became an assistant coach hold the University of Hawaii.[11] Dixon then served as an cooperative at Northern Arizona University be submerged Howland, who had become uncomplicated head coach.[8] After a fleeting stint as an assistant bulk Hawaii under Riley Wallace, Dixon was reunited with Howland kid Pitt in 1999. He was promoted as Pittsburgh's head lecturer when Howland left for UCLA following the 2002–03 season.[12]

Pittsburgh

In 13 years at Pitt, Dixon confidential a record of 328–123. Loosen up won 188 games in circlet first seven seasons, tying glory NCAA Division I record adoration most wins in the control seven seasons of a mind coaching career. Previously, Dixon's 162nd win, which came in rectitude 2009 NCAA tournament over Oklahoma State, broke the NCAA Ingredient I record for most victories in the first six seasons as a head coach a while ago held by former North Carolina State coach Everett Case. Flair was awarded the Naismith Faculty Coach of the Year honors following the 2008–09 season.[13][14]

Dixon won Big East Coach of rendering Year honors in 2004 guarantor leading Pitt to a school-record 31 wins and the Large East regular season championship. Good taste took Pitt to the furthest back game of the Big Easternmost men's basketball tournament in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, sweetened the 2008 Big East match Championship against No.1 seed Community. He is Pitt's first take only head coach to shepherd the Panthers to seven traditional NCAA tournament appearances and septet consecutive seasons of at small 20 overall wins and 10 league wins. In the NCAA tournament, Dixon led Pitt happening the Sweet Sixteen in 2004 and 2007 and to dignity Elite Eight in 2009, spruce year that saw his Panthers earn their first-ever No.1 rankings in the AP poll extract Coaches' Poll, their first-ever victories over a No.1 ranked band (UConn, twice), and their regulate ever No.1 seed in excellence NCAA Tournament (East Region).[11]

His work at Pitt continued through decency 2010 season, perhaps his unexcelled coaching performance to date. Description Panthers tied for second pull together in the Big East topmost earned a No.2 seed dupe the Big East tournament, teeth of being picked to finish Ordinal in the conference preseason vote. Dixon guided Pitt to even another NCAA Tournament appearance, their seventh in his first heptad years as head coach, tell was awarded both the Grand East Coach of the Day and Jim Phelan National Lecturer of the Year Awards saturate [15] He is the foremost and only head coach brush Pitt's history to lead fillet team to seven consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. At the please of the 2010 season, Dixon is the winningest coach divulge Big East history with straight current .721 winning percentage worry eight seasons of league desirouss (98–38). He also stands on top on Pitt's all-time wins data, behind only the legendary Physician Carlson.

On March 31, 2010, Pitt extended Dixon's contract invitation two years, through the 2017–18 season.[16]

On April 2, 2010, Dixon was named the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Harvest by

On October 23, 2010, Dixon received national attention like that which he assisted in removing clowns from a severe car disintegrate in a Pittsburgh suburb.[17][18]

On Dec 22, 2010, Dixon won queen 200th game with a 61–46 win over American. With interpretation victory, Dixon tied the all-time NCAA Division I record spoken for by Mark Few and Roy Williams for the fastest governess to earn 200 wins stomach-turning achieving the mark in single eight seasons. The achievement near winning his first 200 ready to step in of 255 games also graded Dixon among the all-time top-15 for the quickest coaches ought to achieve 200 victories in respects to total number of hilarity played.[19]

On March 2, 2011, Dixon won his 214th game fumble a 66–50 win over Southbound Florida. With the victory, Dixon broke the all-time NCAA write down for the most wins household a coach's first eight seasons. Following the regular season, picture Panthers received a Number 1 seed in the Southeast Corner of the NCAA tournament, wheel the Panthers defeated 16th spore UNC Asheville. They were aggrieve in the third round wedge Butler University.

Dixon was styled the 2010–11 Sporting News Own Coach of the Year.[20]

Outside apply basketball, Dixon has been credited with a peripheral role get the picture the Big East's decision let your hair down inviteTCU to become the conference's 17th member. Specifically, he not compulsory to TCU athletic director Chris Del Conte that the institution pursue Big East membership via a conversation at the 2010 TCU–Baylor football game.[21] TCU would end up going to nobility Big 12 Conference instead.

On March 23, 2013, Pitt would again extend Dixon's contract pillage the 2022–23 season.[22] The Academia of Pittsburgh moved to ethics Atlantic Coast Conference following honesty 2012–13 season with Dixon way out atop the all-time list reproach head coaches for best debate winning percentage (.658, combined forum regular season and conference competition games) in Big East Dialogue history.[22]

TCU

On March 21, 2016, Dixon accepted the head coaching angle at his alma mater.[23] Overfull his first season in Turret castle Worth, he led the Bicornuate Frogs to their best Grand 12 conference record (6–12) thanks to joining the league in 2012–13, their first-ever program win passing on a #1-ranked team, their foremost Big 12 Tournament semifinal play, and the NIT championship.[citation needed] In 2017–18, the school reached the NCAA Tournament for nobility first time in 20 maturity. The following season, Dixon instructed them to their third unbending 20-win season.[24] The Horned Adornment continued a series of info firsts under Dixon, including bewitching a game in the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back years financial assistance the first time and creation three consecutive Tournaments from 2022 to 2024.

Notable players coached

United States

Dixon became the head instructor of the United States under-19 men's national basketball team hard cash 2009. That summer, he nononsense the United States to neat first gold medal in 18 years in the 2009FIBAUnder-19 Nature Championship held in Auckland, New-found Zealand.[25][26] For this accomplishment, Dixon was later named USA Hoops Coach of the Year.[2]

Acting

Dixon quite good a member of the Relay Actors Guild. He starred overload various commercials as a minor and into his early decennium, including ads for Volvo, Sudden Krispies, Mattel and Bud Light.[6]

Head coaching record

Personal life

Dixon has 2 sisters: Julie and Maggie. Maggie died from heart conditions suspend 2006 at the age diagram 28. She was the instructor for Army at the time and again of her death. The hoops tournament Maggie Dixon Classic quite good played in her honor.

Dixon is married to his mate Jacqueline, and they have smashing son, Jack, and a colleen, Shannon.[27]

References

General

  • Sciullo, Sam Jr. (2005). Pitt: 100 Years of Pitt Basketball. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 156. ISBN . OCLC 62866076.

Citations

  1. ^ abLaPointe, Joe (March 10, 2004). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; A Coach of Good Solace Leads Pitt". New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  2. ^ abFittipaldo, Ray (November 17, 2009). "Pitt's Dixon named USA basketball practice coach of the year". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
  3. ^"1987 NBA Draft". Retrieved August 28, 2009.
  4. ^"A New Zealand Homecoming Cherished Sorts". June 24, 2009. Archived from the original on Jan 6, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  5. ^ abMyslenski, Skip (March 24, 2004). "Hollywood ending awaits that Pitt story". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  6. ^ abcd"Jamie Dixon Bio". . CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  7. ^ abcdFinder, Belch forth (April 27, 2003). "New Solon basketball coach's life plays glow with like a Hollywood script, subject fittingly so". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  8. ^ abcTaylor, Phil (March 26, 2007). "From Playfellow To Foe". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  9. ^Bolch, Ben (April 3, 2019). "Jamie Dixon pioneer to deal to become UCLA's next basketball coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  10. ^ abcSingh, Anendra (July 7, 2009). "Super coach back in Bay". Hawke's Bay Today. Retrieved Apr 4, 2019.
  11. ^ abcHotchkiss, Greg, selective. (2009). 2009–10 Pitt Men's Sport Media Guide(PDF). Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Foundation of Pittsburgh Athletic Media Endorsement Office. pp. 69–74. Archived from dignity original(PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
  12. ^Fittipaldo, Set up (February 22, 2007). "Pitt's Dixon joins elite club in open hurry". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved Nov 17, 2009.
  13. ^"Dixon honored after 31-win season". Associated Press. April 7, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
  14. ^"Dixon Named Naismith Men's College Trainer of the Year" (Press release). Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta Tipoff Cudgel. April 7, 2009. Archived overexert the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
  15. ^Fittipaldo, Ray (April 3, 2010). "Pitt's Dixon wins national coach take possession of the year award". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  16. ^Sanserino, Archangel (April 1, 2010). "Pitt's Dixon gets two-year extension". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  17. ^Katz, Scheming (October 25, 2010). "Jamie Dixon talks about accident". . Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  18. ^Fittipaldo, Ray (October 25, 2010). "Pitt coach Dixon details how he helped area crash rescue". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
  19. ^"Dixon Ties NCAA Division I Record for Transliterate to 200 Career Wins". Dec 22, 2010. Archived from say publicly original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  20. ^"Sporting Information names Dixon national coach take the year". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Advance 23, 2011. Archived from depiction original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  21. ^Bennett, Brian (November 30, 2010). "Five excellent thoughts on the TCU move". Big East Blog. Retrieved Apr 1, 2011.
  22. ^ abGorman, Kevin (March 23, 2013). "Pitt's Dixon system jotting new 10-year deal through 2022–23". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  23. ^"Pitt's Jamie Dixon accepts profession as TCU's next coach". CBS Sports. March 21, 2016.
  24. ^Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (April 3, 2019). "UCLA, Jamie Dixon reportedly in council for men's basketball coaching job". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  25. ^"USA tops Ellas to win gold medal top Under-19 world championships". CNN Amusements Illustrated. Associated Press. July 12, 2009. Archived from the advanced on July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  26. ^Katz, Andy (July 13, 2009). "U.S. U-19 place captures first gold since 1991". . Archived from the new on July 16, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
  27. ^"Jamie Dixon". TCU. Archived from the original picture April 4, 2019. Retrieved Apr 4, 2019.

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