ATLANTA, GA | Morehouse School has introduced the hiring of Larry Dixon because the 14th head males’s basketball coach in program historical past. This milestone transfer marks a major new chapter for the Maroon Tigers. Dixon, a veteran coach with ties to North Carolina State College, brings over 20 years of expertise on the collegiate stage and turns into the primary head coach exterior the Arthur McAfee teaching tree to steer the HBCU program since 1965.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Coach Dixon to the Morehouse household,” mentioned Harold Ellis ’92, Director of Athletics at Morehouse School. “Larry is a championship coach, having coached on all collegiate ranges, and he brings a wealth of expertise, a confirmed dedication to student-athlete improvement, and a contemporary perspective that aligns with our mission to realize excellence each on and off the court docket.”
Dixon’s teaching pedigree consists of stints as an assistant and affiliate head coach at a number of Division I packages, most lately serving on the teaching employees at North Carolina State. Different stops embrace the College of South Florida, Georgia Southern, Winthrop College, East Carolina College, South Carolina State, and St. Andrews School.
Identified for his defensive acumen, robust recruiting ties all through the Southeast, and a fame for creating expertise, Dixon has helped information a number of packages to postseason success throughout his profession. Throughout his stops, Dixon has helped information groups to a few NCAA event berths (Closing 4 2023-24, 2009-10, 2007-08), two CBI event berths (Championship 2018-19, 2016-17) three convention event championships (ACC 2023-24, Huge South 2009-10, 2007-08), and two common season championships (Huge South 2007-08, MEAC 2003-04).
Larry Dixon – New Morehouse MBB head coach
His appointment marks a pivotal second for the storied Morehouse basketball program. Since 1965, each Maroon Tigers head coach has both been Arthur McAfee, the legendary architect of this system, or a direct product of his teaching tree. Dixon’s hiring is the primary main departure from that lineage in 60 years, signaling a brand new period whereas honoring the foundational legacy constructed over the previous century. Dixon turns into solely the fifth particular person to teach Morehouse because the conclusion of World Battle II.
“I’m honored, humbled, and excited to hitch Morehouse School and lead one of the crucial historic and revered packages in HBCU basketball,” mentioned Dixon. “It is 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 gaggle of younger males who’re striving for excellence. I’m grateful to AD Ellis and President (Dr. David) Thomas for giving me this chance.”
Dixon graduated from Johnson C. Smith College (Charlotte, N.C.) in 1996, the place he was a four-year HBCU letterman. Following his junior season, he was named the workforce’s most improved participant and the highest defensive participant after his senior season. As a sophomore, he helped the Golden Bulls to a pair of CIAA Southern Division titles and a championship recreation look.
Dixon will probably be formally launched at a press convention on Monday, Might 19, at 10 a.m. at Forbes Enviornment.
