PHILADELPHIA – Villanova University graduate student Eric Dixon has been named the 2024-25 Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Men's Basketball Performer of the Year.

Dixon headlines the six student-athlete team which is voted on by the sports communications offices of the institutions from the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Dixon, a native of Willow Grove, Pa., earned All-America honors and was a unanimous First Team BIG EAST All-Conference honoree in 2024-25. He set the school scoring record with 2,314 points and became just the second Villanova player to lead the nation in scoring (23.3 ppg), joining All-American Paul Arizin (1950-51). Dixon earned his bachelor's degree from Villanova in 2024 and is scheduled to earn his graduate certificate in Business Administration this spring. owns a 3.855 cumulative grade point average while majoring in English.

Joining Dixon on the team is his Villanova teammate Wooga Poplar, along with Justice Ajogbor (Saint Joseph's), Sam Brown (Penn), Alejandro Redondo Cybak (Chestnut Hill), and Nick Nocito (Ursinus).

2024-25 PHILLY-SIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AREA MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
Student-Athlete             School                 Cl.          Major                                       Hometown
Justice Ajogbor              Saint Joseph's     Gr.         Applied Investment Analysis   Benin City, Nigeria
Sam Brown                     Penn                   So.        Undeclared                             Merion Station, Pa.
Alejandro Redondo Cybak   Chestnut Hill        Jr.          Computer Science                  Madrid, Spain
Eric Dixon                       Villanova             Gr.         Business Administration         Willow Grove, Pa.
Nick Nocito                     Ursinus                Jr.          Health & Exer. Physiology      Dallas, Pa.
Wooga Poplar                 Villanova)           Sr.          Liberal Arts                              Philadelphia, Pa.

Performer of the Year: Eric Dixon, Villanova