Jamie Dixon (b. November 10, 1965, in Burbank, California) is head coach of the University of Pittsburgh men's basketball team.
He first became a head coach at the University of Pittsburgh in 2003, and has an overall record of 105-30. His 105 victories are the second most by a college head coach in the first four years of their career. Previously he was an assistant coach to Ben Howland at Northern Arizona University and Pittsburgh. When Howland left Pittsburgh following the 2002-03 season to become head coach at UCLA, Dixon was promoted.
Dixon is a 1987 graduate of Texas Christian University. He was also an assistant coach at UC-Santa Barbara and the University of Hawaii.
He won Big East Coach of the Year in 2004, and he took Pittsburgh to finals of the Big East Men's Basketball Tournament in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, winning in 2008 against #1 seed Georgetown. He has won 20+ games five times (2004-08), and has been to the NCAA tournament each year as well. In the 2006-07 season, he led the Panthers to the Sweet 16 where they lost to UCLA, coached by his former mentor Howland. This was Pittsburgh's second Sweet 16 appearance under Dixon, also reaching the round of sixteen in 2004.
On March 25, 2006 Dixon agreed to terms of a contract extension to be Pitt's head coach until the 2012-13 season.
On March 28, 2008 Dixon turned down an offer to become California's men's basketball coach.
Head coaching record
Season
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Pittsburgh (Big East Conference) (2003–present)
2003–2004
Pittsburgh
31-5
13-3
1st
NCAA Sweet 16
2004–2005
Pittsburgh
20-9
10-6
5th
NCAA 1st Round
2005–2006
Pittsburgh
25-8
10-6
T-4th
NCAA 2nd Round
2006–2007
Pittsburgh
29-8
12-4
T-2nd
NCAA Sweet 16
2007–2008
Pittsburgh
27-10
10-8
7th
NCAA 2nd Round
Pittsburgh:
132-40
55-27
Total:
132-40
National Champion Conference Champion Conference Tournament Champion
Reg. Season & Tournament Champion
See also
Maggie Dixon (1977-2006), Jamie Dixon's younger sister previously coach of the Army Black Knights women's basketball program
References
Sciullo, Sam, Jr. (2005). Pitt: 100 Years of Pitt Basketball. Champaign: Sports Publishing. ISBN 1-59670-081-5.
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Current head men's basketball coaches of the Big East Conference
Mick Cronin (Cincinnati) · Jim Calhoun (Connecticut) · Jerry Wainwright (DePaul) · John Thompson III (Georgetown) · Rick Pitino (Louisville) · Vacant (Marquette) · Mike Brey (Notre Dame) · Jamie Dixon (Pittsburgh) · Keno Davis (Providence) · Fred Hill (Rutgers) · Norm Roberts (St. John's) · Bobby Gonzalez (Seton Hall) · Stan Heath (South Florida) · Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) · Jay Wright (Villanova) · Bob Huggins (West Virginia)
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Pittsburgh Panthers Head Basketball Coaches
Prinz • Hough • Wegner • Flint • Kerr • Carlson • Timmons • Ridl • Grgurich • Chipman • Evans • Willard • Howland • Dixon
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