After departing from Douglas Whittler, ending a 16-year tenure, Morehouse has named a successor.
Longtime Energy 4 assistant coach Larry Dixon will likely be tasked with taking on the Maroon Tigers in his first head teaching position.
“I’m honored, humbled, and excited to hitch Morehouse Faculty and lead one of the vital historic and revered applications in HBCU basketball,” mentioned Dixon. “This can be a program with deep custom and nice potential. I’m excited to construct on that legacy, join with our alumni, and get to work with a bunch of younger males who’re striving for excellence.”
As an alum of Johnson C. Smith College, Dixon’s collegiate teaching profession spans 24 years, with earlier stops in South Carolina, East Carolina, South Florida, Winthrop, and North Carolina.
His first season at South Carolina State in 2004 yielded the workforce’s most up-to-date MEAC common season championship previous to this previous yr.
He has helped information three groups to the NCAA match, together with a North Carolina State workforce that received the ACC match and reached the Last 4 in 2024.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Coach Dixon to the Morehouse household,” mentioned Morehouse Faculty Athletic Director Harold Ellis. “Larry is a championship coach, having coached on all collegiate ranges, and he brings a wealth of expertise, a confirmed dedication to student-athlete growth, and a recent perspective that aligns with our mission to realize excellence each on and off the courtroom.”
Coach Dixon takes over a Morehouse workforce that completed the 2024-2025 season with a 17-13 total document and a 14-7 document towards the SIAC.
The Maroon Tigers haven’t completed a season with a document under .500 since 2011-2012.
