Juan Dixon

Nobody personifies "heart" more than Juan Dixon. The tall, lanky guard from Baltimore suffered through the drug-related deaths of his parents and red-tape in the college admission process to become one of the finest to ever wear a uniform for the University of Maryland. After much wrangling, Dixon made his way into campus, and after a redshirt season, began to see minutes backing up stud guard Steve Francis in the '98 - '99 season. The following year, Dixon moved to the starting 2-guard spot, and made a name for himself in due time. A February 2000 game at Duke, where he scored 30 points and ended the Blue Devils' 46-game home winning streak, raised the eyebrows of many. More of the same would follow next year. Despite losing 5 out of 6 mid-season, Dixon stepped up as a leader, righting the ship, and taking the team to the NCAA Tournament. There he led them to an upset win over a top-seeded Stanford team to reach the Final Four, the first ever Final Four for the University of M... [Details Intro]