Jamie Dixon
Basketball coach and former player
Born
November 10th, 1965
59 years ago
Category
Athletes & Sports Figures
Country
United States
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A basketball coach and former player, Dixon played college basketball at the University of the Pacific before transitioning to coaching. He served as head coach for the men’s basketball team at Texas Christian University (TCU) from 2016. Prior to his role at TCU, he was the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, where he led the team to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances.
Head coach at Texas Christian University
Head coach at University of Pittsburgh
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