Coppin State University Director of Athletics Derek Carter announced on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 that Juan Dixon had been named the seventh head coach in Coppin State University men’s basketball history. Dixon is entering his fifth season as the Eagles head coach in 2021-22.
 
In his first four years at the helm of the Eagles program, Dixon has helped seven different players receive All-MEAC accolades along with one of each major player postseason award. 

This past season, Coppin won its first MEAC regular season title since the 2003-04 campaign by recording an 8-4 record during conference play,  It was also the first time in nearly a decade that the Eagles had a winning record in the MEAC.  Anthony Tarke, who went on to sign with the NBA’s Detroit Pistons following the season, was named both the MEAC Player and Defensive Player of the Year award while also being named a Mid-Major All-American and a Defensive All-American by CollegeInsider.com.  Tarke, along with DeJuan Clayton earned First Team honors while Nendah Tarke and Koby Thomas received Third Team accolades.  Nendah Tarke also was named the MEAC Rookie of the Year as the Tarke Brothers swept the MEAC major awards.

Coppin made immense strides during the 2019-20 season as Dixon guided CSU to four Division I non-conference victories (Loyola Chicago, Cornell, James Madison, East Carolina), its most since the 1993-94 season. Coppin finished the season with 11 overall wins, taking seven MEAC games, and had its best season since the 2013-14 campaign.

During the 2018-19 season, the Eagles swept the regular season series with Morgan State and also defeated the Bears in the 1st Round of the MEAC Tournament before falling in overtime to North Carolina A&T. Following the 2018-19 season, Morgan (Portugal), Cedric Council (Georgia) and Chad Andrews-Fulton, all of whom Dixon brought to Coppin prior to his first year, signed professional contracts overseas.

In Dixon's first year at the helm, the Eagles started out slow and got in the win column with a double overtime win over Florida A&M on January 8, 2018.  Less than two weeks later, Coppin again needed overtime and pulled off a victory over Morgan State which was the start of a three-game winning streak (South Carolina State and Maryland Eastern Shore.
 
Dixon returned to his hometown of Baltimore from the University of the District of Columbia, where he posted a 3-25 record in his only season with the Firebirds women’s basketball team in 2016-17.
 
Prior to UDC, Dixon served as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach on the Men’s Basketball coaching staff at his alma mater, University of Maryland. There he supported 2015 Big 10 Conference Coach of the Year, Mark Turgeon, by enhancing game plans and strategizing how to attack opponents offensively and defensively. He helped implement offensive sets and defensive principles, analyzed and broke down film, and mentored, motivated, counseled and developed student-athletes, including future NBA players Alex Len, Diamond Stone, Jake Layman and Robert Carter, Jr.
 
Dixon also coached DMV’s Finest and Team Maryland during The Basketball Tournament (TBT) in Philadelphia, PA, and directs his own Juan Dixon Basketball Camp and Premier Basketball Camp, both in Baltimore, MD.
 
One of the most celebrated student-athletes in Maryland history, Dixon remains the all-time leading scorer in program history (2,269 points) after leading the Terrapins to their first national title in 2002 as a senior. He holds six different records in program history, ranging from points, games played, steals and 3-pointers.
 
The Most Outstanding Player of the 2002 NCAA Final Four and ACC Player of the Year, Dixon earned two All-America selections, three First Team All-ACC selections and two All-ACC Tournament selections throughout his illustrious career. He averaged 16.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 2.4 steals in 141 games from 1998-2002.
 
Dixon was drafted with the 17th pick of the 2002 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards, where he spent three seasons. He signed with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2005, and he averaged a career-high 12.3 points during his first season with the team. After stops in Toronto and Detroit, Dixon wrapped up his seven-year NBA career with the Wizards in 2008-09.
 
Throughout his NBA career, Dixon played under Hall of Fame Player Doug Collins and Patrick Ewing (Wizards), Monty Williams and Nate McMillan (Trail Blazers), 2007 NBA Coach of the Year Sam Mitchell (Toronto Raptors), Flip Saunders (Detroit Pistons), and Eddie Jordan (Wizards). He also played alongside the following: Charles Oakley, Jerry Stackhouse, Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison, Christian Laettner, Tyronn Lue, (former Maryland backcourt-mate) Steve Blake, Zach Randolph, Theo Ratliff, Chris Bosh, TJ Ford, José Calderón, Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, Antonio McDyess and Caron Butler. During his first stint with the Wizards, he was also teammates with and mentored by NBA legend Michael Jordan.
 
Dixon, a graduate of Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, MD, earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Family Science in 2013 from the University of Maryland. During his student-athlete career at Maryland he earned numerous distinctions including: NCAA Senior CLASS Award (2002), Chip Hilton Award (2002), ESPN Shooting Guard of the Year (2002), Wooden Player of the Year Award candidate (2002), Third Team NABC All-American (2001) and Third Team USBWA All-American (2001). He was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame in October 2012, and he was selected as one of 75 All-Time March Madness Players in 2012.