Following up on reports from last night. Coppin State has finally released a statement on Juan Dixon’s status: Coppin State Head Men’s Basketball Coach Juan Dixon will not return for the 2023-2024 season. Coppin Athletics Director Derek Carter today announced that Dixon is relieved of his duties, effective immediately. “After fully evaluating the men’s basketball program and performance,
REPORT: Coppin State parts ways with Juan Dixon
Juan Dixon is no longer the head basketball coach at Coppin State according to a Jeff Goodman report. Dixon had spent the past six seasons as the Eagles head coach where he put together a 51-131 (.280) record. This past season, CSU went 9-23 (4-10 MEAC). The former Maryland standout, and NBA first round pick
HoopDirt.com Daily News – 1/9/18
HoopDirt.com’s Daily News from the college basketball coaching world… Kentucky associate head coach Kenny Payne is getting some strong support for the Louisville job. In a recent article by Rick Bozich on WDRB.com, former Cardinal standouts Pervis Ellison and Billy Thompson give Payne (a Louisville alum) their endorsement. Also, Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown
Coppin State Dirt…
I have heard from a great source that John Auslander will be hired by Juan Dixon as the associate head coach at Coppin State. Auslander played at Maryland and later served as the graduate assistant there while Dixon was on the staff. As I mentioned a few weeks ago (MEAC DIRT), Dixon will also hire
MEAC Dirt…
I can confirm a couple of coaching hires in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)… New Coppin State head coach Juan Dixon will add Phil Gaetano to his staff as an assistant. Gaetano spent this past season as an assistant with the Maine Red Claws (NBA D-League). Prior to that, he worked as a graduate assistant
OFFICIAL: Juan Dixon Named Head Basketball Coach at Coppin State
Following up on the news that broke this weekend…It has now been made official, Coppin State University Director of Athletics Derek Carter has announced that Juan Dixon has been named the seventh head coach in Coppin State University men’s basketball history. “We are extremely excited to have Coach Dixon here at Coppin State University,” said
BREAKING: Juan Dixon to be named Head Basketball Coach at Coppin State
HoopDirt.com can confirm a Baltimore Sun report that former Maryland standout Juan Dixon will become the next Head Basketball Coach at Coppin State. Dixon spent last season as the head women’s coach at the University of the District of Columbia.He will replace Michael Grant who was fired back in March. The 2002 ACC Player of
Daily Dirt – 4/11/17
Today’s “Dirt”… It sounds like Texas Southern Associate Head Coach Donnie Marsh is the leader at Alabama A&M. Other named that I’ve heard here are NC A&T assistant Will Jones and former Houston assistant Talvin Hester. I have heard that an announcement is expected here tomorrow. I have heard that the search at Coppin State
Daily Dirt – 3/29/17
It’s one of those day – so much “dirt”, so little time…Here are a few things to start the day. More updates later… It sounds UNC Wilmington is down to four candidates in the search to replace Kevin Keatts. Three of the four include Arizona associate head coach Joe Pasternack, North Carolina assistant coach C.B.
Daily Dirt – 3/24/17
What a wild day yesterday…Kelsey backs out on UMass just before the press conference, JT3 gets fired, fake news on James Whitford to Duquesne, and a letter from Byron Samuels that briefly crashed our site because of all of the traffic it generated. Here are a few things that I’ve heard while preparing for another
OFFICIAL: Coppin State does not renew contract of Head Basketball Coach Michael Grant
Thanks to great sources who got HoopDirt.com out in front of this one first last night. Coppin State has issued a press release this morning confirming that they will not renew the contract of head basketball coach Michael Grant: Coppin State University athletic director Derek Carter has announced that the contract of head men’s basketball
BREAKING: Coppin State Dismisses Head Basketball Coach Michael Grant
Following up on my tweet from earlier tonight… Multiple sources have confirmed with HoopDirt.com that Michael Grant has been dismissed as the Head Basketball Coach at Coppin State University. In his three years on the Eagles bench, Grant put together a 25-69 mark including an 8-24 record this season. Before coming to CSU back in