Juan Dixon Later Years

Juan Dixon, American former professional basketball player, is still remembered by basketball lovers for leading the University of Maryland Terrapins to their first NCAA championship in 2002 and earning Most Outstanding Player honors at the 2002 Final Four.

Dixon was recognized as one of the nation's best college players and was honored as the 2002 ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year and ACC Athlete of the Year. This was after he led the Terps to their first ever Final Four appearance, where the team finally lose to Duke Blue Devils representing Duke University. Juan Dixon went on to become the all-time scoring leader for Maryland and became the only player in the history of National Collegiate Athletic Association to accumulate 2,000 points, 300 steals and 200 three-point field goals.

However, his success story was cut short when he was suspended indefinitely by the International Basketball Federation for using anabolic-androgenic steroids in February 2010. Dixon 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.

During the summer of 2005, Juan Dixon signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers. In his first year with the Blazers, Dixon started 42 times and played in 76 games while he only started four games and played in 63 in his last year with the Wizards. Juan Dixon was later traded at the 2007 NBA trade deadline to Toronto for Fred Jones. He was then traded from the Toronto Raptors to the Detroit Pistons on the 2008 NBA trade deadline, February 21, 2008 in exchange for center Primož Brezec and cash considerations.

In March 2011, Dixon signed with Bandirma Banvit in Turkey and later joined the Maryland Terrapin coaching staff as a special assistant under head coach Mark Turgeon on November 27, 2013.