Juan Dixon was born on October 9,1978 and is an American former professional basketball player and the previous head coach for Coppin State University in Baltimore.
26 Facts About Juan Dixon
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Juan Dixon was born in Baltimore, Maryland, where he attended Lake Clifton High School as a freshman.
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Juan Dixon then attended and played basketball at Calvert Hall, a high school in Towson, Maryland.
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Juan Dixon was then raised by his grandparents Roberta and Warnick Graves in Baltimore.
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In 2016, Juan Dixon discovered that Phil Dixon was not his biological father, and that his biological father Bruce Flanigan was still alive.
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Juan Dixon works in the public relations field and is a cast member in the Bravo reality television show The Real Housewives of Potomac.
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Juan Dixon arrived at the University of Maryland, College Park after head coach Gary Williams inadvertently discovered him at an AAU tournament in Georgia.
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Juan Dixon played in 34 games his freshman year and averaged 7.4 points per game.
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The Terps began ranked in the top ten in most major polls while Juan Dixon was a candidate for the Naismith Award Player of the Year award and the Wooden Award Player of the Year award.
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Juan Dixon helped lead the Terps to their first ever Final Four appearance where the team lost to Duke.
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Juan Dixon ended the season averaging 18.2 points per game and was again elected to the All-ACC first team.
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Juan Dixon was voted to All-ACC team and was a first team All-American.
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Juan Dixon was recognized as one of the nation's best college players and was honored as the 2002 ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year and ACC Athlete of the Year.
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Juan Dixon became Maryland men's basketball's all-time leading scorer when he scored 29 points against Wisconsin to help Maryland advance to the Sweet Sixteen, passing Len Bias.
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Juan Dixon became the only player in NCAA history to accumulate 2,000 points, 300 steals and 200 three-point field goals.
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Juan Dixon stands as Maryland's all-time NCAA Tournament scoring leader with 294.
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In 2002, Juan Dixon was honored as a part of the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team, one of only 8 Terrapins selected to the 50-man team.
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Juan Dixon was drafted 17th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2002 NBA draft.
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Juan Dixon spent the first three years of his NBA career with the Wizards.
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Juan Dixon signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers during the summer of 2005.
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Juan Dixon increased his, assists, and shooting percentage considerably in Portland.
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On September 28,2009, Juan Dixon signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
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On November 1,2009, Juan Dixon signed with Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek A1 League.
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Juan Dixon played one season before entering the coaching profession.
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On November 27,2013, Juan Dixon joined the Maryland Terrapin coaching staff as a special assistant under head coach Mark Turgeon.
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Juan Dixon was hired as head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of the District of Columbia.