Juan Dixon is officially a Division I head coach. Coppin State announced Dixon’s hire on Wednesday, after news of his hire spread over the weekend.
Dixon is back in his hometown of Baltimore after spending last season as the University of D.C.’s women’s basketball head coach. The Terps’ all-time leading scorer met with his new team in a mostly-empty gym.
Dixon’s fairly new to the coaching realm, starting as a special assistant to Mark Turgeon at his Maryland in 2013. He took the job at UDC after he was let go following the 2015-16 season.