College Basketball News

Dixon named USA Basketball coach of year (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Jamie Dixon of Pitt has been chosen as USA Basketball's national coach of the year for guiding the United States' first FIBA under-19 world championship team since 1991. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski won or shared the award the previous three years, with Anne Donovan in 2007 and 2008. Dixon's team went 9-0 during the July 2-12 tournament in Auckland, New Zealand.