When Eric Dixon resigned as CWC Girls Basketball Head Coach in 2010, he sat just 65 wins behind his dad, Don Dixon, for the most wins by a girls basketball coach in CWCHS history.
14 years later, Eric Dixon is back to once again chase his father’s record.
At Monday’s Carmi-White County USD 5 Meeting, the board approved Dixon to be the new head coach of the Lady Bulldogs, a position he held from 2001-2010.
Before becoming the Girls Varsity Head Coach in 2001, Dixon coached the CWC Jr. High Lady Bullpups to an SIJHSAA Class L State Championship in 1997.
In Dixon’s 9 seasons as Varsity Head Coach, he compiled a 186-84 (.689) record which featured 5 regional championships and 3 Black Diamond Conference titles.
Dixon became the CWC Boys Basketball Head Coach in 2011, and in 4 seasons he went a combined 55-55.
Dixon has since spent the winter months coaching at the Jr. High level, and watching his son Trey play for the Bulldogs.
Dixon takes over a Lady Bulldogs team who is coming off a 26-win season that ended in a tight regional championship loss to the eventual 3rd Place in State finishing Robinson Lady Maroons.
*A big thanks to Toby Brown for providing a photo and statistics for this article.
