Dixon was born in North Hollywood, California, and played basketball at Notre Dame High School.

Dixon graduated in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in history from the University of San Diego, where she played for the women's basketball team.

[3] In 2005, just 11 days before the 2005–2006 season, Dixon was hired as the women's basketball coach of the United States Military Academy.

Her brother is Jamie Dixon, the head men's basketball coach at Texas Christian University.

She attended a Nike party in Boston on Monday, April 3 with a number of other coaches, including Geno Auriemma, and WBCA president Doug Bruno.

[5] The Maggie Dixon Classic also incorporates fundraising for heart arrhythmia research and a Health Fair featuring information booths and free screenings.

[6] The third Maggie Dixon Classic was again played at MSG and featured the UConn Huskies and Penn State Nittany Lions along with an RU/Army Rematch.

The 2009 Maggie Dixon Classic featured games between Baylor and Boston College and between perennial women's basketball powerhouses Rutgers and Tennessee.

[8] The 2010 Maggie Dixon Classic pitted the Rutgers Scarlet Knights against the Texas A&M Aggies, and the Connecticut Huskies against the Ohio State Buckeyes.