Juan Dixon, the husband of RHOP star Robyn Dixon has been FIRED from his head coaching position!! Coppin State has decided to part ways with Dixon, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman.

After six seasons as head basketball coach, Juan Dixon is out at Coppin State University. Dixon told Stadium’s basketball analyst Jeff Goodman the news of his departure. 

The former Maryland Terrapins star was named head coach at Coppin State back in 2017 after serving as head coach of the University of the District of Columbia’s women’s basketball team for two seasons. 

Over Dixon’s tenure the Eagles amassed a record of 51-131 overall including a 9-23 record this past season. 

In fact, Coppin State won the MEAC regular season championship with Dixon at the helm during the 2020-2021 season—the school’s first since 2003-2004. 

Dixon, a former All-American at Maryland and longtime NBA player, went 51-131 in six seasons at the helm of the Baltimore-based program. His team went 9-23 during the 2022-2023 season.

Juan Dixon took over the program in 2017-2018, winning five, eight and 11 games over his first three seasons at the helm. That 11 win mark during the 2019-2020 would represent the highest single season win total for Dixon at the program.

Ironically, the COVID-19 impacted 2020-2021 campaign was more successful despite the fact that Coppin State only one nine games. CSU went 8-4 in the MEAC and tied for the MEAC North Division title that season (the division model was only for one year) and advanced to the MEAC Tournament semifinals where it fell to crosstown rival Morgan State. 

The following season Coppin State went 9-23, but managed to make it to the MEAC title game. It would fall short of a Cinderella NCAA Tournament bid, however, losing to Norfolk State.

Beyond his record, Dixon has faced scrutiny for his handling of a situation in which one of his former players accused a former member of his staff of sexually extorting him earlier in his tenure. 

There was a lot of hope when Dixon took over the program back in 2017, and there were a few moments which it looked like the program was ready to turn the corner. But it never happened and now Coppin State will have to see how to get the most bang for its precious dollars for its flagship program.

As a player, Dixon led the Maryland men’s basketball team to the school’s first national championship in 2002. 

The school will now look to hire the 8th head basketball coach in men’s program history.  Coppin State generates the lowest amount of revenue in all of Division I — $2.71 million in 2021 according to USA Today. Its last winning season came in 2010-2011 when it went 16-14 under legendary head coach Ronald “Fang” Mitchell.