Former NBA player Juan Dixon
tested positive for steroids, according to an announcement by his Spanish team Unicaja. The American former professional basketball player tested positive for Nandrolone after an anti-doping test was conducted on him in
Greece after he joined Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek A1 League.
Juan Dixon joined Unicaja Málaga of
Spain in the next
season and received his suspension in February 2010.
Dixon was suspended indefinitely by the
International Basketball Federation. Many believed that
Dixon was using
anabolic-androgenic steroids
for long when he was playing in the NBA, where he was never suspended.
Dixon, who is best remembered
as the one who led the University of Maryland Terrapins to their first NCAA championship
in 2002 and earning the Most Outstanding Player honors at the 2002 Final Four,
was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Juan Dixon soon made his mark and
started gaining recognition as one of the nation's best college players. He was
honored as the 2002 ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year and ACC Athlete of
the Year and then went on to become Maryland's all-time scoring leader when he
scored 29 points against Wisconsin. Dixon
has the distinction of being the only player in NCAA history who has
accumulated 2,000 points, 300 steals, and 200 three-point field goals.
Dixon signed with Bandirma
Banvit in Turkey
in March 2011 and joined the Maryland Terrapin coaching staff as a special
assistant under head coach Mark Turgeon on November 27, 2013.
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