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Juan Dixon is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Juan Dixon's net worth $6 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He enjoyed a storied career in his alma mater, the University of Maryland, where he was an NCAA Champion, a Final Four Most Outstanding player and a three-time All-ACC first-team selection.
Following his professional playing career He returned to his home at the University of Maryland as an assistant coach.
Juan Dixon (born October 9, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach for Coppin State University in Baltimore. Dixon led the University of Maryland Terrapins to their first NCAA championship in 2002 and earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the 2002 Final Four.
Dixon was drafted 17th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2002 NBA draft. He spent the first three years of his NBA career with the Wizards. In his third season in Washington (2004–05), he averaged eight points per game, including a career-high 35 points in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Chicago Bulls. Dixon signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers during the summer of 2005. Soon after, his Wizards and Terrapins teammate and friend Steve Blake signed with Portland as well. In his first game back in D.C., Dixon was given a standing ovation from the Verizon Center crowd upon coming off the bench towards the end of the first quarter. In Dixon’s first year with the Blazers, he started 42 times and played in 76 games. In his last year with the Wizards, he only started four games and played in 63. He also increased his, assists, and shooting percentage considerably in Portland. However, he was later traded at the 2007 NBA trade deadline to Toronto for Fred Jones and future considerations.
He became Maryland men’s basketball’s all-time leading scorer when he scored 29 points against Wisconsin to help Maryland advance to the Sweet Sixteen, passing Len Bias (2,149 points). He also became the only player in NCAA history to accumulate 2,000 points, 300 steals and 200 three-point field goals. In addition to leaving Maryland as the highest-scoring men’s player, Dixon also left as the school’s all-time men’s leader in three-pointers made (239) and attempted (615). He is second on Maryland’s all-time steals list with 333 and third in free-throw percentage (.850). Dixon also stands as Maryland’s all-time NCAA Tournament scoring leader with 294. Upon completion of his career, Dixon’s #3 jersey was honored and now hangs in the Xfinity Center. In 2002, Juan Dixon was honored as a part of the ACC 50th Anniversary men’s basketball team, one of only 8 Terrapins selected to the 50-man team. After his senior season, Dixon was featured on the cover of a video game, NCAA Final Four.
