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COACHING STAFF
HEAD COACH
JAMIE DIXON TCU ‘87 11th Year as Head Coach 15th Year at Pitt Toughness. Intelligence. Unselfishness. Consistency. Teamwork. Success. Improvement. These words describe the University of Pittsburgh basketball program led by head coach Jamie Dixon. Using those ideals, Dixon has established and maintained a “Tradition of Excellence” and “Culture of Success” for Pitt Basketball both on and off the floor. On the floor, Pitt has emerged as a national power. The Panthers rank among the nation’s top5 programs in winning percentage over the last 12 years and Pitt has claimed more conference titles (six) than any other school in the previous Big East and third-most among Atlantic Coast programs. Player development is a cornerstone for the program as six players have won the Big East Most Improved Player Award since Dixon’s arrival. Off the floor, Dixon has built a program that its fans can be proud of. Pitt is prominent in the community, donating countless hours of service for the greater good. In the classroom, Pitt has graduated 83.3 percent (35 of its last 42) of its student-athletes and consistently achieves top-10 percent NCAA Academic Performance Rate team scores. Beginning his 15th year at Pitt and 11th as its head coach, Dixon has stockpiled numerous coaching milestones and awards:
Set the all-time NCAA Division I record for most wins after eight seasons as a head coach in 2011 with 216 victories. He also ranks fourth all-time in wins after 10 seasons as a head coach (262
wins), third following nine seasons (238), tied the record for most wins after seven years in 2010 (188) and set the six-year mark in 2009 (163). Earned four college basketball National Coach of the Year honors: 2011 Sporting News, 2010 Jim Phelan Award, 2010 USA Basketball and 2009 Naismith. Guided Pitt to three Big East Championships including two outright Big East regular season titles (2003-04 and 2010-11) and one tournament championship (2008). The recent 2011 outright regular season title came in a league that placed an all-time record 11 teams in the NCAA Tournament. Led Pitt to its first two No. 1 seeds upon entering the NCAA Tournament (2009 and 2011). Became the only coach in NCAA Division I basketball to guide his team to the NCAA Tournament and win at least one game in each tournament over a six-year span (2006-11). Guided Pitt to its first-ever NCAA Regional Final (64-team tournament) and Elite Eight appearance, a school-best 31-5 record, the school’s first-ever No. 1 national ranking and the program’s first-ever No. 1 seed upon entering the NCAA Tournament in 2008-09. Led the USA Basketball Under-19 Team to the 2009 FIBA World Championship Gold Medal and 9-0 record after inheriting an overhauled roster and assuming head coaching duties a month before the competition began.
BIG EAST ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES (BY PCT.) (Conference regular season and championship games combined. As of March 17, 2013 and according to Big East Conference records). Coach, Team JAMIE DIXON, PITT Jim Boeheim, Syracuse John Thompson, Georgetown Rick Pitino, Louisville/Providence Buzz Williams, Marquette Lou Carnesecca, St. John’s Jim Calhoun, Connecticut Mike Jarvis, St. John’s Ben Howland, Pitt Rollie Massimino, Villanova
W 127 415 231 126 64 139 314 57 46 123
L 66 220 123 67 35 80 181 36 29 92
Pct. .658 .654 .653 .653 .646 .635 .634 .613 .613 .572
Yrs. 10 34 20 9 5 13 36 5 4 12
BEChamp. 12-9, .571 50-29, .633 33-13, .717 14-7, .667 5-5, .500 12-11, .478 35-18, .660 7-4, .636 8-3, .727 13-12, .520
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