COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jamie Dixon, 18-26 The Jamie Dixon File, 19 Dixon in the Community, 20 Year-by-Year With Dixon, 21 Dixon by the Numbers, 23 Dixon vs. Opponents, 24 Fast Facts About Dixon, 24 What They’ve Said About Dixon, 25 Dixon by the Numbers, 26 Brandin Knight, 27 Bill Barton, 28 Marlon Williamson, 29 Brian Regan, 30 Pitt Basketball Support Staff 31-32 COACHING STAFF 2014-15 PITT BASKETBALL HEAD COACH JAMIE DIXON TCU ‘87 12th Year as Head Coach 16th Year at Pitt Toughness. Intelligence. Unselfish- Guided Pitt to 10 NCAA Tournament ness. Consistency. Teamwork. appearances in the last 11 seasons, Success. Improvement. These words one of only eight college basketball describe the University of Pittsburgh programs nationally to achieve that basketball program led by head coach honor. Jamie Dixon. Set the all-time NCAA Division I Using those ideals, Dixon has record for most wins after eight established and maintained a “Tradition seasons as a head coach in 2011 of Excellence” and “Culture of with 216 victories. He also ranks Success” for Pitt Basketball both on fourth all-time in wins after 10 and off the floor. On the floor, Pitt has seasons as a head coach (262 emerged as a national power. The wins), third following nine seasons Panthers rank among the nation’s top- (238), tied the record for most wins 5 programs in winning percentage over after seven years in 2010 (188) and the last 13 years and Pitt has claimed set the six-year mark in 2009 (163). more conference titles (six) than any Guided Pitt to three Big East other school in the previous Big East Championships including two and third-most among Atlantic Coast outright Big East regular season Conference programs. Player titles (2003-04 and 2010-11) and development is a cornerstone for the one tournament championship program as six players have won the (2008). The recent 2011 outright Big East Most Improved Player Award regular season title came in a since Dixon’s arrival. Off the floor, league that placed an all-time Dixon has built a program that its fans record 11 teams in the NCAA can be proud of. Pitt is prominent in Tournament. the community, donating countless Led Pitt to its first two No. 1 seeds hours of service for the greater good. upon entering the NCAA In the classroom, Pitt has graduated a Tournament (2009 and 2011). majority of its student-athletes and has Became the only coach in NCAA achieved top-10 percent NCAA Division I basketball to guide his Academic Performance Rate team team to the NCAA Tournament and scores in three of the last four years. win at least one game in each Beginning his 16th year at Pitt and tournament over a six-year span 12th as its head coach, Dixon has (2006-11). stockpiled numerous coaching Guided Pitt to its first-ever NCAA milestones and awards: Regional Final (64-team tournament) and Elite Eight Earned four college basketball appearance, a school-best 31-5 National Coach of the Year honors: record, the school’s first-ever No. 1 2011 Sporting News, 2010 Jim national ranking and the program’s Phelan Award, 2010 USA Basketball first-ever No. 1 seed upon entering and 2009 Naismith. the NCAA Tournament in 2008-09. BIG EAST ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES (BY PCT.) (Conference regular season and championship games combined. As of April 1, 2014 and according to Big East Conference records). Coach, Team W L Pct. Yrs. BEChamp. JAMIE DIXON, PITT 127 66 .658 10 12-9, .571 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 415 220 .654 34 50-29, .633 John Thompson, Georgetown 231 123 .653 20 33-13, .717 Rick Pitino, Louisville/Providence 126 67 .653 9 14-7, .667 Lou Carnesecca, St. John’s 139 80 .635 13 12-11, .478 Jim Calhoun, Connecticut 314 181 .634 36 35-18, .660 Buzz Williams, Marquette 73 45 .619 6 5-6, .454 Mike Jarvis, St. John’s 57 36 .613 5 7-4, .636 Ben Howland, Pitt 46 29 .613 4 8-3, .727 Rollie Massimino, Villanova 123 92 .572 12 13-12, .520 18 2014-15 PITT BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF THE JAMIE DIXON FILE Date announced as Pitt Head Coach: Tuesday, April 15, 2003. Birthdate: November 10, 1965 in Burbank, Calif. Hometown: North Hollywood, Calif. Education: Master of Science–Economics, University of California-Santa Barbara, 1992; Bachelor of Business Administration–Finance, Texas Christian University, 1987; Notre Dame High School graduate (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), 1983. Family: Wife, Jacqueline, son Jack Connor (born June 2, 2002), daughter Shannon Iwalani (born Feb. 25, 2004); son of Jim & Marge Dixon who reside in Los Angeles; has two sisters: Julie, who is an attorney in Los Angeles and the late Maggie Dixon, who served as head women’s basketball coach at the United States Military Academy (2005- 06) and as an assistant at DePaul University. Coaching Career Head Coach, University of Pittsburgh, 2003-present; Associate Head Coach, University of Pittsburgh, 1999-2003; Assistant Coach, University of Hawaii, 1998-99; Assistant Coach, Northern Arizona University, 1994- 98; Assistant Coach, University of Hawaii, 1992-94; Graduate Assistant Coach, University of California-Santa Barbara, 1991-92; Assistant Coach, Los Angeles Valley Junior College, 1989-91. Playing Career Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, Calif.; Texas Christian University, 1984-87 (Named All-SWC in 1987 and SWC All-Academic honoree), led SWC in assists as a senior; Played professionally in the Continental Basketball Association (Lacrosse Catbirds) and overseas (New Zealand). Noteworthy Awards 2011 Sporting News National Coach of the Year; 2011 Dapper Dan Sportsman of the Year; 2010 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year; 2010 Madison Square Garden Coach of the Decade; 2009 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year; 2009 Naismith National Coach of the Year; 2009 USA Basketball Under-19 Head Coach, FIBA World Championship Gold Medal; 2009 USBWA District 2 Coach of the Year; 2009 Woodlands Foundation Spirit Award; 2008 Bob Prince Award winner recipient at Art Rooney Awards Dinner, Catholic Youth Foundation; 2007 TCU Athletic Hall of Fame inductee; 2004 Big East Coach of the Year; 2004 YMCA “Person of the Year.” Administrative Committees NABC Board of Directors “Guardians of the Game”, 2011-current; NCAA Ethics Coalition, 2009-current; Leadership Panel-Pentagon, May, 2014. Academic Honors Ranked among nation’s Top-10 Percent in the Academic Performance Rate in three of the last four years (2010-11, 2011-12 and 2013-14). Majority of his players have graduated from Pitt (35 of 42). Led the USA Basketball Under-19 Named Madison Square Garden’s Team to the 2009 FIBA World College Basketball “Coach of the Championship Gold Medal and 9-0 Decade” (2000-10). record after inheriting an overhauled Guided Pitt to its second all-time Big roster and assuming head coaching East Championship title in 2008. The duties a month before competition Panthers became just the second began. squad in league history to capture Concluded the 2012-13 season and the crown after winning four games. final in the league as the winningest Led Pitt to the Big East coach in Big East history with a Championship Final four times. current .658 winning percentage in Is one of only nine coaches in NCAA league games (127-66), while Division I history to win over 100 surpassing several legendary games during the first four seasons coaches including John Thompson, of a coaching career. Jim Calhoun, Jim Boeheim, Rick Reached both 100 wins and 200 Pitino and Lou Carnesseca. wins at Pitt faster than any other Became the only coach in school head coach in school history. Dixon history to lead Pitt to its first two 30- needed only 126 games to reach win seasons, two No. 1 seeds upon the 100-win milestone. Only 14 entering the NCAA Tournament, coaches in the history of college nine consecutive 20-win seasons, basketball reached 100 career eight straight 10-plus win Big East victories faster than Dixon. His 200 regular seasons and eight straight victories were accomplished in only NCAA Tournaments (2004-11). 255 total contests. He is one of only Directed Pitt to three NCAA Sweet 13 coaches in NCAA Division I Sixteen appearances (2004, 2007 history to reach 200 victories in 255 and 2009). games or less. 19 COACHING STAFF 2014-15 PITT BASKETBALL NATION’S ACTIVE WINNINGEST COACHES (BY PCT.) (Records are as of April 15, 2014) 2013-14 Previous Total Total Coach W-L W-L W-L Pct. Mark Few, Gonzaga 29-7 372-92 401-99 .802 Roy Williams, North Carolina 24-10 699-189 723-199 .784 John Calipari, Kentucky 29-11 568-166 597-177 .771 Thad Matta, Ohio State 25-10 352-103 377-113 .770 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 26-9 957-297 983-306 .763 Bo Ryan, Wisconsin 30-8 674-215 704-223 .759 Bill Self, Kansas 25-10 507-163 532-173 .754 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 26-10 262-86 288-96 .750 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 28-6 920-314 948-320 .748 Rick Pitino, Louisville 31-6 664-239 695-245 .740 Billy Donovan, Florida 36-3 450-186 486-189 .720 Amassed a spectacular 11-year Performance Ratings over the last 126-64 league regular season four seasons (2013-14, 2011-12 and record (115-57 Big East; 11-7 ACC). 2010-11). Tallied a 177-27 home record in his first 11 seasons as head coach. An outstanding talent evaluator who Became the first rookie head coach is nationally recognized for his in Big East history to both guide his coaching know-how, unquestioned team to the league’s regular season character and integrity, recruiting skills, title and earn Big East Coach of the rapport with players and work ethic, Year honors in 2003-04.