Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics

Chris Dixon was named Assistant Coach of the women's basketball program in December, 2020.



He made an immediate impact on the squad as he assisted Coach Redus in a Covid-19 shortened season in 2020-21. The team made it to the SSC tournament for the first time in program history and made it all the way to the championship game.

The Sailfish took a leap in the right direction in 2022-23. The Sailfish reached double-digit wins for the first time since 2015-16, and the first time since joining the Sunshine State Conference.

Dixon joined the Sailfish after previous stops at Francis Marion, Georgia State and Armstrong State. Throughout his career, Dixon has assisted in all facets of the program from recruiting to on-court instruction and game planning. He’s also been tasked to oversee the academic success and monitoring at Francis Marion.

While with FMU he served as the recruiting coordinator, helping to set the vision and plan for recruiting. The Patriots found success during his time, picking up a win over a Top-25 ranked Division II opponent in Wingate to start the season. Prior to joining FMU, Dixon spent a season at Georgia State assisting wither player development and before that served his alma mater, Armstrong State, as a student coach. He also spent the summer of 2015 working with USA Women’s Basketball’s 17U Team as an intern.

Dixon attended Armstrong State University, graduating in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine/human performance.