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Sam Dixon (basketball)

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Sam Dixon
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNebraska Wesleyan (women's basketball)
ConferenceARC
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born (1957-07-29) July 29, 1957 (age 67)
Playing career
Basketball
1975–1979Wooster (M)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1980–1984Northern (M) (assistant)
1984–1985Kent State (M) (assistant)
1985–1987Davidson (M) (assistant)
1987–1991Denison (M)
1991–1995Northern Illinois (M) (assistant)
1996–1997New Mexico (M) (assistant)
1997–1998Northern Illinois (M) (assistant)
1998–1999Arizona (assistant)
1999–2001Clemson (W) (assistant)
2002–2010Furman (W)
2010–2012Akron (W) (assistant)
2012–2017Northwestern (W) (assistant)
2017–2022Nebraska Wesleyan (W)
Golf
1988–1991Denison (M)
Head coaching record
Overall39–66 (men's basketball)
102–136 (women's basketball)

Sam Dixon (born July 29, 1957) is an American basketball coach. He is the head women's basketball coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Dixon served as the head women's basketball coach at Furman University from 2002 to 2010.[1]

Dixon was born in Peoria, Illinois and played for Bishop Watterson High School in Columbus, Ohio, and for the College of Wooster, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education in 1979 and was inducted into the Wooster College Hall of Fame in 1989. He also has a master's degree from Eastern Michigan University, and a Ph.D. from University of New Mexico in 1997, both in physical education.[1]

Dixon coached women's basketball as an assistant at Clemson University from 1999 to 2001, and before that at the University of Arizona in 1998–99. He served as an assistant men's basketball coach at Northern Illinois University, Davidson College, Kent State University, and Northern Kentucky University, as well as Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.[1]

Head coaching record

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Women's basketball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (2002–2010)
2002–03 Furman 16–13 11–7 4th
2003–04 Furman 18–11 14–6 2nd
2004–05 Furman 18–10 12–7 3rd
2005–06 Furman 10–24 6–14 9th
2006–07 Furman 11–20 6–13 8th
2007–08 Furman 10–20 5–13 7th
2008–09 Furman 12–18 6–14 9th
2009–10 Furman 7–24 4–16 11th
Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves (American Rivers Conference) (2017–2022)
2017–2018 Nebraska Wesleyan University 14–11 5–11 7th
2018–2019 Nebraska Wesleyan University 12–14 7–9 6th
Furman: 102–136 64–90
Nebraska Wesleyan: 38-70 18-54
Total: 140–206

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sam Dixon". Furman University. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
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