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Jamie Dixon (b. November 10, 1965 in North Hollywood, California) is an American college head coach of men's basketball.

He first became a head coach at the University of Pittsburgh in 2003. Previously he was an assistant coach to Ben Howland at Northern Arizona University and Pitt. When Howland left Pitt following the 2002-2003 season to become head coach at UCLA, Dixon was promoted.

Dixon is a 1987 graduate of Texas Christian University. He was also an assistant coach at UC-Santa Barbara and the University of Hawaii.

He won Big East Coach of the Year in 2004, and he took Pitt to finals of the Big East Tournament in 2004 and 2006. His career record is 76-22 (.776). He has won 20+ games three times ('04, '05, '06), and has been to the NCAA tournament each year as well.

On March 25, 2006 Dixon agreed to terms of a contract extension to be Pitt's head coach until the 2012-2013 season.

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