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Maryland to host Juan Dixon and Coppin State
College of Maryland legend Juan Dixon is coming again to Faculty Park, however this time as the top coach of Coppin State College.
Maryland launched its 2022-2023 non-conference schedule and it options Coppin State for the primary time since 1989.
That 1989 assembly resulted in a win for Coppin State, which was just some years into its stint as a Division I program. Then-head coach Ronald “Fang” Mitchell declared that Maryland would by no means schedule Coppin State once more. And he was proper — till now.
“We’re not speaking about equity a lot as we’re speaking about cash,” Mitchell informed the Baltimore Solar. “The massive faculties are in management and the at-large areas are reserved for them. They determine, ‘let the little folks combat it out.”
Coppin State completed 9-23 final season, however almost made it to the NCAA Event after making the MEAC Championship Sport final spring. It felt to Norfolk State, however ended the season on a comparatively excessive observe. Because the finish of the season, nonetheless, it has misplaced a number of key gamers from final yr’s squad, though main scorer Nendah Tarke is slated to return again.
This would be the first time Juan Dixon has confronted Maryland as a customer. The Baltimore native had a spectacular profession at Maryland from 1998 by 2002. A 3-time, first-team All-ACC choice, Dixon had a memorable senior season the place he received ACC Participant of The Yr and was a consensus first-team All-American in 2002. He would go on to guide Maryland to its solely NCAA title at school historical past that season earlier than being picked by the Washington Wizards within the NBA Draft.
When his NBA profession was completed, Juan Dixon returned to Maryland as an assistant coach. He then spent one season teaching at District of Columbia earlier than being employed at Coppin State. He’s presently 42-108 general at Coppin State, which has one of many smallest budgets in Division I basketball.
