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Pitt's Dixon Named Naismith Men's Coach Of The Year
posted 04/07/09
8:32 pm
Dixon guided Pittsburgh to a 31-5 record this past season, with a 15-3 mark in the Big East. The Panthers went 19-0 at home, achieved the No. 1 ranking in the nation at one point and earned a No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament. Pitt advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tourney before losing to Villanova on Scottie Reynolds' basket with 0.5 seconds left.
"Pittsburgh had a tremendous season and much of that success goes to Jamie and the wonderful coaching job he did with this team," said Gary Stokan, Atlanta Tipoff Club president. "During his six seasons he has built a solid program that continues to produce wonderful results, both on and off the court."
Dixon's teams have gone 163-45 in his six seasons as Pitt head coach, which puts him third on the school's all-time coaching wins list.
Other finalists for the award were Oklahoma's Jeff Capel, LSU's Trent Johnson and Kansas' Bill Self. The award was chosen by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's board of selectors, a collection of basketball journalists, coaches and administrators.
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