Juan Dixon is a former American professional basketball player and coach. He led the University of Maryland Terrapins to the Champion of the National University Sports Association of the 2001/2002 season. He is also a Bronze medalist of the Summer Universiade in Beijing with the US national team.
Juan Dixon Wikipedia: Parents, Biological Father
Juan Dixon was born on October 9, 1978, in Baltimore, Maryland. His father Phil Dixon and his mother Juanita Dixon were drug addicts and they died due to AIDS in 1995. Dixon’s aunt Sheila Dixon was mayor of Baltimore who with her parents Roberta and Warnick Graves raised him and his brothers and look after their education.
His brother Jermaine Dixon played the shooting guard position in the student team, the University of Pittsburgh as Pittsburgh Panthers. Juan’s second cousin Brandon Driver played college football at the cornerback position in the team California State University San Jose as San Jose State Spartans.
He attended Lake Clifton Elementary School, then attended Calvert Hall High School in a nearby town, where he played for the local basketball team under the direction of head coach Mark Amatucci.
In 2016, life took a different turn when Juan found out that Phil wasn’t his real father. Through a blood test, he found out that Bruce Flanigan was his real biological father, and Flanigan himself suspected that much as he had an on and off affair with Juanita when she was in high school and also when she was married to Phil. The father and son have united now and Juan has the real-life friend that he was always looking for.
Juan Dixon Career Bio & RHOP
Juan began playing basketball in 2002 professionally as he was selected by the Washington Wizards in the 2002 NBA draft. After 3 years, he joined Portland Trail Blazers during the summer of 2005. in 2007, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors for Fred Jones. In 2008, he was again traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Primož Breeze.
He resigned from a one-year contract with the Washington Wizards in 2008 which was worth 1.03million dollars. For a short period, he played for Atlanta Hawks as well. In 2009, he joined the Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek A1 League and Unicaja Málaga of Spain for the next season.
In 2010, he was suspended for a positive steroid test, and later in 2011, he joined the Turkish team Bandırma Banvit. However, he retired from basketball and went on to be a coaching staff. He joined Maryland Terrapin as a special assistant under coach Mark Turgeon. And in 2016, he joined as head coach of the women’s basketball team at the University of the District of Columbia. He was then hired to be the head coach of the men’s basketball team at Coppin State.
He is also seen on the hit reality TV show Brave The Real Housewives of Potomac as the partner of Robyn Dixon.
Juan Dixon Wife, Children, and Divorce
Juan dated his high school sweetheart, Robyn Dixon, since 1996 and in 2005 July they tied the knot. Robyn Dixon is the popular star cast of the reality TV show Of brave the real housewives of Potomac.
Together, the couple has two sons Corey born in 2008 and Carter born in 2010. Juan and his wife however got divorced in March 2012 but they decided to live under the same roof for the sake of their children.
Juan Dixon Married Again to Wife Robyn Dixon
Dixon had always missed his parents especially the support of his father and small talks that he could have with his father. As he lost them to the battle with AIDS but he later learned that his real father was still alive. The same kind of pain and loneliness he didn’t want to give to his kids. So even after the divorce, the couple decided to live together for the sake of their children.
Living under the same roof, the couple never let their children feel that they are divorced or anything has changed. They were and are always a family. the two had never stopped loving each other, eventually, Juan re-proposed his partner Robyn for marriage and got engaged in December 2019.
The proposal and the drama were shown on the RHOP episode as well. In one of her interviews, Robyn has stated the excitement of the second engagement is twice that of the first one. And she can’t wait to get married again to the love of her life.
Juan Dixon Net Worth & Carrer Earnings
Juan Dixon is a former basketball player who got crowned with the most “Most Outstanding Player” honors at the 2002 Final Four. He is currently working as head coach for the men’s basketball team at Coppin State University in Baltimore.
Dixon’s salary is estimated to be around $85,833.33 per month. Whereas, Juan’s net worth as of 2021 is estimated at around 6.5 million dollars.
Each year he earns $1.03 Million and you will be surprised to know that in one week he earns $19,807.69 and in one day he earns $2,821.92. His net worth is increasing every second as you read this article.
Juan Dixon Wikipedia Facts
| Full Name/Real Name | Juan Dixon |
| Date of Birth/Birthday | October 09, 1978 |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Born Country | USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Maryland, USA |
| Ethnicity | African American |
| Parents | Phil and Juanita Dixon and Bruce Flanigan(biological father) |
| Siblings | 2 brothers/Jermaine Dixon also a basketball player |
| Profession | Basketball player and coach |
| Education(college/university) | University of Maryland |
| Marital status | Divorced & Remarried |
| Wife | Robyn Dixon |
| Children | 2 sons Corey and Carter |
| Social Media | Facebook, Twitter, Instagram |
| Net Worth | $6 million |
| Height | 6 ft 3 inches |
| Weight | 75 kg |
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