Larry Dixon

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
North Carolina State University

Experience

2023 – Present: Assistant Coach, North Carolina State University

2023: Interim Head Coach, University of South Florida

2018 – 2023: Assistant Coach, University of South Florida

2013 – 2018: Assistant Coach, Georgia Southern University

2012 – 2013: Head Coach, York Comprehensive High School (SC)

2007 – 2012: Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Winthrop University

2005 – 2007: Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, East Carolina University

2003 – 2005: Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, South Carolina State University

2002 – 2003: Assistant Coach, St. Andrew’s College

1999 – 2002: Head Coach, Garinger High School (NC)

1998 – 1999: Assistant Coach, Carver High School (NC)

1997 – 1998: Assistant Coach, South Rowan High School (NC)

1990 – 1996: Player, Johnson C. Smith University

Education

1996: Johnson C. Smith University, Bachelors, Sociology

Personal

Hometown: Salisbury, NC

Family: Devin, Leah (Children)

Career Highlights

In 2023-24 (first season), helped lead NC State to a 22-14 (.611) record, the program’s first ACC Tournament Championship in 37 seasons, and an NCAA Tournament berth

Helped lead South Florida to the 2018-19 CBI Tournament Championship

In 2018-19, assisted South Florida to the most single-season (24) and AAC (8) wins in program history – helped rebuild a program that had not had a winning season in the five seasons prior to arrival (47-109 (.290) overall and 14-76 (.086) AAC/Big East Conference record during span)

USF’s scoring defense finished ranked 20th nationally in 2019-20

From 2014 to 2018, helped lead Georgia Southern to three winning seasons, two 21+ win seasons, a 46-30 (.605) Sun Belt record, and the program’s first post-season berth in 11 seasons in 2016-17 – helped rebuild a program that had not had a winning season in the seven seasons prior to the staff’s arrival (59-134 (.364) record during span)

From 2007 to 2012, helped lead Winthrop to one Big South Conference Regular Season Championship, two Big South Conference Tournament Championships, and two NCAA Tournament berths

In 2003-04, assisted South Carolina State to the 2003-04 MEAC Regular Season Championship

As a Division I Assistant Coach, has recruited and coached 25 all-conference team selections, as well as three Defensive Players of the Year and two Freshman of the Year

The 2000-01 Mecklenburg Country Coach of the Year, led Garinger HS to the sectional championship