The Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Award is an award given annually since 2007 to the head coach in women's college basketball in the NCAADivision I competition who achieves great success in their first year as a Division I head coach. Given by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, the award is named for former women's head coach Maggie Dixon, who coached at Army for the 2005–06 season before suddenly dying due to valve complications from an enlarged heart.[1] Dixon had been named head coach just 11 days before the start of the season but led the Black Knights to a 20–11 record and won the Patriot League tournament championship.[2] It was Army's first basketball team, men or women, to play in the NCAA Tournament. Although Army would lose in the first round to Tennessee, Dixon was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year and received much praise from the college basketball community for her coaching job in just her first season. On April 6, 2006, Dixon died at the age of 28 of what her brother Jamie Dixon, then head men's basketball coach at Pittsburgh, described as an "arrhythmic episode to her heart."[2]
The WBCA defines a "rookie" coach as being in the coach's first season as a Division I head coach. However, coaches at programs that have transitioned to Division I are not eligible for the award if they served as head coach at that school before the start of the transition. Coaches who move to Division I from any coaching position with a professional team are not eligible, and interim head coaches are also ineligible.[3]
2010—Teresa Weatherspoon, Louisiana Tech women's basketball head coach
2011—Stephanie Glance, head women's basketball coach at Columbia University
2012—Jennifer Hoover, Head Coach High Point University
2013—Holly Warlick, Head Coach University of Tennessee
Referencesedit
^"Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
^ ab. DePaul University. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
^"Coaching Awards: Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^. Hofstra University. 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
^. University of Louisville. 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
^"Packard Named Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach Of The Year". Ball State University. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
^"LA Tech's Teresa Weatherspoon Takes Home Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Accolade". SportsPageMagazine.com. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
^Reinhardt, Randy (29 March 2011). "ISU's Glance named top 1st-year basketball coach". Pantagraph.com. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
^"Hoover gets coaching award". Winston-Salem Journal. April 4, 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
^Fleser, Dan (April 8, 2013). "Holly Warlick receives Maggie Dixon award for rookie coaches". Go Vols XTRA. Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^Heyman, Brian (April 7, 2014). "Women's basketball: Iona's Billi Godsey named rookie coach of year". The Journal News. Gannett Company. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
^. Gonzaga Bulldogs. 2015-04-06. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
^ (Press release). Georgia Bulldogs. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
^"Shauna Green Named 2017 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 31, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
^"Belmont's Bart Brooks Named 2018 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^"Carlos Funchess Named 2019 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
^"Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Named 2020 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 31, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^"Kyra Elzy Earns Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA D-I Rookie Coach of the Year Award" (Press release). Kentucky Athletics. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
^"Florida's Finley named 2022 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 30, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
^"Chattanooga's Poppie Named 2023 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
^"Marshall's Kim Caldwell named 2024 Spalding® Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
External linksedit
Maggie Dixon Award webpage. Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) official website
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The Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Award is an award given annually since 2007 to the head coach in women s college basketball in the NCAA Division I competition who achieves great success in their first year as a Division I head coach Given by the Women s Basketball Coaches Association the award is named for former women s head coach Maggie Dixon who coached at Army for the 2005 06 season before suddenly dying due to valve complications from an enlarged heart 1 Dixon had been named head coach just 11 days before the start of the season but led the Black Knights to a 20 11 record and won the Patriot League tournament championship 2 It was Army s first basketball team men or women to play in the NCAA Tournament Although Army would lose in the first round to Tennessee Dixon was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year and received much praise from the college basketball community for her coaching job in just her first season On April 6 2006 Dixon died at the age of 28 of what her brother Jamie Dixon then head men s basketball coach at Pittsburgh described as an arrhythmic episode to her heart 2 Maggie Dixon AwardAwarded forthe nation s top NCAA Division I rookie head coachCountryUnited StatesPresented byWomen s Basketball Coaches AssociationFirst awarded2007Currently held byKim Caldwell MarshallWebsiteOfficial site Contents 1 Definition of rookie 2 Winners 3 Winners by school 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksDefinition of rookie editThe WBCA defines a rookie coach as being in the coach s first season as a Division I head coach However coaches at programs that have transitioned to Division I are not eligible for the award if they served as head coach at that school before the start of the transition Coaches who move to Division I from any coaching position with a professional team are not eligible and interim head coaches are also ineligible 3 Winners editAwarded the Naismith College Coach of the Year the same season Year Coach School Record Reference 2006 07 Krista Kilburn Stevesky Hofstra 26 8 4 2007 08 Jeff Walz Louisville 26 10 5 2008 09 Kelly Packard Ball State 26 9 6 2009 10 Teresa Weatherspoon Louisiana Tech 23 9 7 2010 11 Stephanie Glance Illinois State 24 10 8 2011 12 Jennifer Hoover High Point 20 13 9 2012 13 Holly Warlick Tennessee 27 8 10 2013 14 Billi Godsey Iona 26 6 11 2014 15 Lisa Fortier Gonzaga 26 8 12 2015 16 Joni Taylor Georgia 21 10 13 2016 17 Shauna Green Dayton 22 9 14 2017 18 Bart Brooks Belmont 31 4 15 2018 19 Carlos Funchess Southern 20 13 16 2019 20 Amaka Agugua Hamilton Missouri State 26 4 17 2020 21 Kyra Elzy Kentucky 18 9 18 2021 22 Kelly Rae Finley Florida 21 11 19 2022 23 Shawn Poppie Chattanooga 20 13 20 2023 24 Kim Caldwell Marshall 26 7 21 Winners by school editSchool Winners Years Ball State 1 2009 Belmont 1 2018 Chattanooga 1 2023 Dayton 1 2017 Florida 1 2022 Georgia 1 2016 Gonzaga 1 2015 High Point 1 2012 Hofstra 1 2007 Illinois State 1 2011 Iona 1 2014 Kentucky 1 2021 Louisiana Tech 1 2010 Louisville 1 2008 Marshall 1 2024 Missouri State 1 2020 Southern 1 2019 Tennessee 1 2013Gallery editWinners of the Maggie Dixon Award nbsp 2008 Jeff Walz Head Coach Louisville Cardinals nbsp 2010 Teresa Weatherspoon Louisiana Tech women s basketball head coach nbsp 2011 Stephanie Glance head women s basketball coach at Columbia University nbsp 2012 Jennifer Hoover Head Coach High Point University nbsp 2013 Holly Warlick Head Coach University of TennesseeReferences edit Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Women s Basketball Coaches Association Retrieved 1 July 2014 a b The Maggie Dixon Story An Inspiring Legacy DePaul University 20 November 2009 Archived from the original on 29 April 2010 Retrieved 5 May 2010 Coaching Awards Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Women s Basketball Coaches Association Retrieved March 19 2024 Krista Kilburn Steveskey bio Hofstra University 2010 Archived from the original on 11 July 2011 Retrieved 5 May 2010 Jeff Walz Named WBCA Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach of the Year University of Louisville 1 April 2008 Archived from the original on 18 March 2012 Retrieved 5 May 2010 Packard Named Maggie Dixon Rookie Coach Of The Year Ball State University 30 March 2009 Retrieved 5 May 2010 LA Tech s Teresa Weatherspoon Takes Home Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Accolade SportsPageMagazine com 29 March 2010 Retrieved 5 May 2010 permanent dead link Reinhardt Randy 29 March 2011 ISU s Glance named top 1st year basketball coach Pantagraph com Retrieved 2 April 2011 Hoover gets coaching award Winston Salem Journal April 4 2012 Retrieved 23 June 2015 Fleser Dan April 8 2013 Holly Warlick receives Maggie Dixon award for rookie coaches Go Vols XTRA Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group Retrieved 11 April 2013 Heyman Brian April 7 2014 Women s basketball Iona s Billi Godsey named rookie coach of year The Journal News Gannett Company Retrieved 8 April 2014 Fortier Named National Rookie Coach of the Year Gonzaga Bulldogs 2015 04 06 Archived from the original on April 13 2015 Retrieved April 6 2015 Taylor Named Spalding Maggie Dixon Coach Of The Year Press release Georgia Bulldogs Archived from the original on March 30 2016 Retrieved March 29 2016 Shauna Green Named 2017 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Press release Women s Basketball Coaches Association March 31 2017 Retrieved April 5 2017 Belmont s Bart Brooks Named 2018 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Press release Women s Basketball Coaches Association March 26 2018 Retrieved March 27 2018 Carlos Funchess Named 2019 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Press release Women s Basketball Coaches Association April 3 2019 Retrieved April 5 2019 Amaka Agugua Hamilton Named 2020 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Press release Women s Basketball Coaches Association March 31 2020 Retrieved March 31 2020 Kyra Elzy Earns Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA D I Rookie Coach of the Year Award Press release Kentucky Athletics March 31 2021 Retrieved March 31 2021 Florida s Finley named 2022 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Press release Women s Basketball Coaches Association March 30 2022 Retrieved March 30 2022 Chattanooga s Poppie Named 2023 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Press release Women s Basketball Coaches Association March 29 2023 Retrieved March 30 2023 Marshall s Kim Caldwell named 2024 Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Women s Basketball Coaches Association April 3 2024 Retrieved April 3 2024 External links editMaggie Dixon Award webpage Women s Basketball Coaches Association WBCA official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maggie Dixon Award amp oldid 1218178717, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
