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Sam Dixon (basketball)

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Sam Dixon (born July 29, 1957) is a high school basketball coach.[1] Since April 2002 he has been the eighth head coach of women's basketball coach at Furman University.[2] In the first five years at Furman, he had a .497 winning percentage.[citation needed]

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.[1] 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.[2]

He coached women's basketball as an assistant at Clemson University from 1999 to 2001, and before that at the University of Arizona in 1998–1999. 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.[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Furman Paladins (Southern Conference) (2002–present)
2002-2003 Furman 16-13 11-7 4th
2003-2004 Furman 18-11 14-6 2nd
2004-2005 Furman 18-10 12-7 3rd
2005-2006 Furman 10-24 6-14 9th
2006-2007 Furman 11-20 6-13 8th
2007-2008 Furman 10-20 5-13 7th
2008-2009 Furman 12-18 6-14 9th
2009-2010 Furman 7-24 4-16 11th
Total:

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ a b "Sam Dixon". Clemson University. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  2. ^ a b c "Sam Dixon". Furman University. Retrieved 2010-01-20.


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