Former College Basketball Star Fired From Head Coaching Job

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Juan Dixon’s coaching reign at Coppin State is reportedly ending after six seasons.

Per Stadium’s Jeff Goodman, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) program is parting ways with the former Maryland star. The Eagles went 9-23 in a season that included a nine-game losing streak.

Coppin State has parted ways with head coach Juan Dixon, he told @stadium.

Former Maryland Terps star spent the last six seasons leading the Coppin program.

— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 14, 2023

A former consensus All-American, Dixon led Maryland to a national championship in 2002. The NCAA tournament’s Most Outstanding Player averaged 20.4 points per game during the season.

Dixon went on to play seven seasons with four NBA teams after the Washington Wizards made him a first-round pick. He averaged 8.4 points per game, mostly off the bench.

Coppin State ended the 2021-22 regular season with just seven wins, but the Eagles improbably made the MEAC title game with upsets over Howard and North Carolina Central. Their run ended with a loss to Norfolk State.

The program went 51-131 under Dixon, but Coppin State won the 2020-21 MEAC regular-season title with an 8-4 conference record.