Dixon Named USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year
12/14/2021 9:53:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dixon led USA to a 7-0 record and gold medal at the 2021 FIBA World Cup
FORT WORTH – After leading the USA U19 World Cup Team to a perfect 7-0 record and gold medal this past summer, TCU head coach Jamie Dixon was named co-recipient of the 2021 USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year.
Also winning the award was UCLA's Cori Close, who guided the USA women's U19 World Cup team to a 7-0 record and gold medal.
"It's an honor to be a part of the winning tradition of USA Basketball," said Dixon, who was the 2009 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year after he led the 2009 USA Men's U19 World Cup Team to a gold medal. "It's always a goal to continue to grow and develop and be a part of great programs. I've really enjoyed the opportunity to be around great players and great coaches."
The men's team topped teams by an average of 29.7 points per game at the 2021 FIBA World Cup, held July 3-11 in Latvia.
"The leadership of Cori and Jamie this past summer helped USA Basketball win gold medals in two of FIBA's most competitive tournaments, and USA Basketball is grateful for their investment in our U19 national teams," said Jim Tooley, USA Basketball CEO. "The 2021 USA Men's and Women's U19 Teams each featured the tournament MVP and an all-tournament selection, and they played outstanding basketball."
Among the 16 teams in the men's FIBA U19 World Cup, USA led in points per game (95.0 ppg.), total points (665), field goal percentage (.477), assists (177) and assists per game (25.3).
Along with TCU's Mike Miles (Highland Hills, Texas) and MVP Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga/Minneapolis, Minn.), 2021 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Cup Team also included Patrick Baldwin Jr. (Wisconsin-Milwaukee/Sussex, Wis.), Kennedy Chandler (Tennessee/Memphis, Tenn.), Jonathan Davis (Wisconsin/La Crosse, Wis.), Caleb Furst (Purdue/Fort Wayne, Ind.), Harrison Ingram (Stanford/Dallas, Texas), Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton/St. Louis, Mo.), Kenneth Lofton Jr. (Louisiana Tech/Port Arthur, Texas), Adam Miller (LSU/Chicago, Ill.), Peyton Watson (UCLA/Long Beach, Calif.) and assistant coaches Jerod Haase (Stanford) and James Jones (Yale).
Also winning the award was UCLA's Cori Close, who guided the USA women's U19 World Cup team to a 7-0 record and gold medal.
"It's an honor to be a part of the winning tradition of USA Basketball," said Dixon, who was the 2009 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year after he led the 2009 USA Men's U19 World Cup Team to a gold medal. "It's always a goal to continue to grow and develop and be a part of great programs. I've really enjoyed the opportunity to be around great players and great coaches."
The men's team topped teams by an average of 29.7 points per game at the 2021 FIBA World Cup, held July 3-11 in Latvia.
"The leadership of Cori and Jamie this past summer helped USA Basketball win gold medals in two of FIBA's most competitive tournaments, and USA Basketball is grateful for their investment in our U19 national teams," said Jim Tooley, USA Basketball CEO. "The 2021 USA Men's and Women's U19 Teams each featured the tournament MVP and an all-tournament selection, and they played outstanding basketball."
Among the 16 teams in the men's FIBA U19 World Cup, USA led in points per game (95.0 ppg.), total points (665), field goal percentage (.477), assists (177) and assists per game (25.3).
Along with TCU's Mike Miles (Highland Hills, Texas) and MVP Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga/Minneapolis, Minn.), 2021 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Cup Team also included Patrick Baldwin Jr. (Wisconsin-Milwaukee/Sussex, Wis.), Kennedy Chandler (Tennessee/Memphis, Tenn.), Jonathan Davis (Wisconsin/La Crosse, Wis.), Caleb Furst (Purdue/Fort Wayne, Ind.), Harrison Ingram (Stanford/Dallas, Texas), Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton/St. Louis, Mo.), Kenneth Lofton Jr. (Louisiana Tech/Port Arthur, Texas), Adam Miller (LSU/Chicago, Ill.), Peyton Watson (UCLA/Long Beach, Calif.) and assistant coaches Jerod Haase (Stanford) and James Jones (Yale).
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