BALTIMORE — Juan Dixon, as a young boy growing up in Baltimore, played in AAU basketball events at Coppin State University.
But much has changed on the campus of the historically black school in the rugged northwest part of the city.
For one, there is the new PEC Arena, which opened on Feb. 27, 2010, and holds 4,100 fans.
“I played in the other arena,” said Dixon, 39, with a big grin.
That smile by the former University of Maryland and Washington Wizards guard — now in his first season as the Coppin State men’s head coach — implied that the old digs were not nearly as glamorous.