Maggie Dixon Classic

The Maggie Dixon Classic is an annual early season women's college basketball tournament that was first played in 2006. The classic is played in honor of Maggie Dixon who in April 2006, just after leading the Army women's basketball team to their first ever NCAA Tournament, died suddenly due to an arrhythmia caused by a previously undiagnosed heart condition.

Maggie Dixon Classic
SportWomen's College basketball
Number of teams4
Current stadiumSchollmaier Arena
Current locationFort Worth, TX
Played2006–present
Last contest2019
TV partner(s)N/A; Formerly on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
Sponsors
Aeropostale (2007-08)
Advance Auto Parts (2013–15)
Host stadiums
Christl Arena (2006)
Madison Square Garden (2007-15)
Carnesecca Arena (2016)
Reed Arena (2017)
Schollmaier Arena (2018-19)
Host locations
West Point (2006)
New York City (2007-15)
New York (2016)
College Station (2017)
Fort Worth (2018-19)
Maggie Dixon Classic
SportWomen's College basketball
Founded2006
No. of teams4
Country United States
Venue(s)Madison Square Garden, New York
TV partner(s)ESPN; ESPN2; ESPNU (2013)

On November 12, 2006, the first Maggie Dixon was played at the Christl Arena in West Point, New York; where Maggie coached her only season with the Lady Knights. Since this edition of the Maggie Dixon Classic, every other classic had featured a four team, two game doubleheader. The 2006 Maggie Dixon Classic was the only edition of the event to feature a men's game; in which the Pittsburgh Panthers coached by Jamie Dixon, Maggie's brother; defeated Western Michigan by a final score of 86 to 67.

In 2007, the Maggie Dixon Classic was moved to the historic Madison Square Garden in New York City and has been held there ever since. The Maggie Dixon Classic has also produced the eventual national champions in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013. Also in 2010, the UConn women's basketball team tied UCLA's 88 game win streak from the 1970s. The Huskies would eventually break the record and end their winning streak at 90 games.

On January 4, 2015, Immaculata University and Queens College played in the Maggie Dixon Classic as a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the first game played between women's basketball teams in the Madison Square Garden.[1] The second game of that doubleheader featured the UConn Huskies and St. John's Red Storm.

In 2016, the Classic was moved to the campus of DePaul University in Chicago, the school where Maggie Dixon served as an assistant coach under the direction of Doug Bruno. Upon moving to Chicago, the Classic was also restructured from its traditional format to a four-team knockout tournament. In 2017, Classic Games were moved to the Wintrust Arena; which opened in October of that year.

DePaul has won both Maggie Dixon Classics played in Chicago.

TCU and Texas A&M took part in the event in 2017 at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. The Classic was then moved to Fort Worth in 2018 and was played Schollmaier Arena, when TCU hosted Dixon's former team, Army. TCU again hosted the Classic the following year in 2019, taking on Boise State.

Past Results and Appearances

DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
November 12, 2006 Christl Arena
(West Point)
Pittsburgh (men)86 Western Michigan (men)67
Ohio State77 Army41
December 8, 2007 Madison Square Garden
(New York City)
Duke51 Pittsburgh49
Rutgers75 Army68
December 14, 2008 Rutgers59 Army38
Connecticut[2]77 Penn State63
December 13, 2009 Baylor68 Boston College55
Tennessee68 Rutgers54
December 19, 2010* Texas A&M79 Rutgers50
Connecticut[3]81 Ohio State50
December 11, 2011 Baylor73 St. Johns59
Tennessee84 DePaul61
December 9, 2012 Rutgers[4]73 Louisiana Tech46
Duke60 St. Johns42
December 22, 2013 St. Johns72 Texas A&M70
Connecticut[5][6]80 California47
January 4, 2015 Queens College76 Immaculata University60[1]
Connecticut70 St. Johns54[7]
December 28, 2015 Connecticut 83 Maryland 73[8]
November 11, 2016 McGrath-Phillips Arena
(Chicago)
UAB 59 Gardner-Webb 49
DePaul 99 Appalachian State 58
November 12, 2016 Appalachian State 72 Gardner-Webb 67
DePaul 90 UAB 80
November 17, 2017 Wintrust Arena
(Chicago)
Saint Louis 79 Ole Miss 64
DePaul 110 Delaware State 71
November 18, 2017 DePaul 86 Saint Louis 78
Ole Miss 110 Delaware State 58
December 6, 2017 Reed Arena

(College Station, Texas)

Texas A&M 71 TCU 58
December 1, 2018 Schollmaier Arena

(Fort Worth, Texas)

TCU 63 Army 38
December 1, 2019 Schollmaier Arena

(Fort Worth, Texas)

TCU 77 Boise State 65
Florida State 80 Texas A&M 58

Appearances

  • As of the 2015 Maggie Dixon Classic; excluding the men's game from 2006. Teams in bold text won their game.
Rank School Times Years Participated
1 Rutgers 5 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
UConn 5 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015 (Jan), 2015 (Dec)
St. John's 5 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
2 Army 4 2006, 2007, 2008, 2018
Texas A&M 4 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019
3 DePaul 3 2011, 2016, 2017
TCU 3 2017, 2018, 2019
4 Duke 2 2007, 2012
Tennessee 2 2009, 2011
Baylor 2 2009, 2010
Ohio State 2 2006, 2010
5 Queens College 1 2015 (Jan)
Immaculata 1 2015 (Jan)
California 1 2013
Louisiana Tech 1 2012
Boston College 1 2009
Penn State 1 2008
Pittsburgh 1 2007
Maryland 1 2015 (Dec)
Appalachian State 1 2016
UAB 1 2016
Gardner-Webb 1 2016
Delaware St. 1 2017
Ole Miss 1 2017
St. Louis 1 2017
Boise State 1 2019

Maggie Dixon Courage Award

Since the 2009 Classic, the family of Maggie Dixon has presented the Maggie Dixon Courage Award. This award is presented to an individual who exhibits courage in the face of adversity and continues to exemplify Dixon's mantra of never allowing adversity get in the way of achieving a dream. The award is always presented by Dixon's sister Julie Dixon Silva and by Dixon's older brother Jamie Dixon.

Edition Recipient School/Affiliation
2009LTC Kim Kawamotoformer Army women's basketball player
C. Vivian StringerRutgers women's basketball head coach
2010Tierra RodgersCalifornia women's basketball player
2011Pat SummittTennessee women's basketball head coach
2012Joe HeskettArmy wrestling head coach
2013Tracey Ryanregistered nurse at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UMPC)
2015Geno AuriemmaUConn women's basketball head coach

References

  1. Feinberg, Doug (Sep 19, 2014). "MSG to honor first women's basketball game at arena". Norwich Bulletin. Retrieved 19 Sep 2014.
  2. "College Basketball Roundup: No. 1 UConn women top Penn State, 77-63". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 15, 2008. Retrieved 19 Sep 2014.
  3. Hays, Graham. "Celebrate, not compare, UConn & UCLA".
  4. Hutchinson, Dave (December 9, 2012). "Rutgers' women race past Louisiana Tech, 73-46, in Maggie Dixon Classic". The Star Ledger. Retrieved 19 Sep 2014.
  5. "Roundup: No. 1 Connecticut routs No. 20 Cal 80-47". USA Today. December 22, 2013. Retrieved 26 Jan 2014.
  6. Adamec, Carl. "Final: UConn 80, California 47". SNY.TV. Retrieved 26 Jan 2014.
  7. Elliott, Rich (4 January 2015). "Game report: No. 2 UConn 70, St. John's 54". CT Post. Hearst Media Services Connecticut. Retrieved 10 Jan 2015.
  8. Courant, Hartford. "Early Turnovers Aside, UConn Women Earn Tough Win Against Terrapins, 83-73". Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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