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Villanova
Closed the book on a remarkable career in 2024-25, earning third team All-American honors from the Associated Press and United States Basketball Writers Associaiton ... Became Villanova's all-time scoring leader in an April 1 win over Colorado.

2024-25 Overview
Finished with 2,314 career points in a program best 162 games from 2020-25 ... His 23.3 points per game average led the nation in scoring joining Paul Arizin as the only Wildcats to earn that distinction ... His ppg average is the highest for a Villanova player since Tom Inglesby averaged 25 ppg in 1972-73 ... His 815 points scored in 2024-25 are the second highest single season total in program history (Bob Schafer, 836) ... Connected on .407 of his 3-Point Field Goal attempts.

2024-25 College Basketball Crown Highlights
Named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 26.3 points per game ... Closed out his career with 29 points and seven rebounds in a 104-98 overtime loss to UCF on April 5 ... Scored 24 of his 28 points in the final 15:39 of the contest to lead VU past USC 60-59 in a quarterfinal on April 3 at MGM Grand Garden Arena ....Became the program’s all-time scoring leader on April 1, scoring 22 points in an 85-64 win over Colorado ..

2024-25 BIG EAST Tournament Highlights
Scored 19 points to go with three rebounds in a 67-57 victory over Seton Hall on March 12.

2024-25 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Averaged 36.1 points, 22.6 minutes and 5.1 rebounds while starting all 20 league games ...Tallied all 24 oh his points in the second half of a 75-73 loss at Georgetown on March 4 ... Moved into third place in program history with a 34 point effort in an 80-70 win over Butler on March 1 ... Helped Nova rally from a 16 point deficit to a win at Seton Hall on Feb. 26, scoring 32 points ... Paced VU with 23 points in an 81-66 win over No. 16 Marquette on Feb. 21 ... Notched 22 of his 24 points in the final 11:26 of an 80-68 win over Xavier on Feb. 9 .... Became the ninth VU player to score 2,000 points with a 3-pointer with a 4:38 to play in the first half vs. Creighton on Feb. 1 .. Converted all nine of his free throw attempts as part of a 23-point effort that helped VU upend No. 9 UConn 68-66 on Jan. 8 ... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Jan. 6 ... Paced VU with 28 points in a 73-65 win at Butler on Jan. 1 ... Led the Wildcats with 27 points in an 86-79 loss at Creighton on Dec. 21 ... Notched his fourth game of 25 or more points on Dec. 17, adding 25 points and six boards to a 79-67 win over Seton Hall .

2024-25 Non-Conference Highlights
2023-24 Overview
Led the Wildcats in scoring (16.6 points per game) and rebounding (6.5 rebounds per game) ... Averaged 19.4 points per gmae over the Wildcats final nine games of the season.

2023-24 Postseason Highlights
Posted a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds in VU's opening round NIT loss to VCU on March 20 ... Averaged 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in two BIG EAST Tournament games at Madison Square Garden.

2023-24 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Scored 25 points in a 69-67 loss to Creighton on March 9 ... Paced VU with 22 points in a 75-47 win over Georgetown on Feb. 27 ... Led the Wildcats with 22 points in a 72-62 victory over Butler on Feb. 20 ... Established a new career high with eight assists in a 70-54 win over Georgetown on Feb. 16 ... Paced Nova with 18 points in an 80-54 win over Seton Hall on Feb. 11 ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Feb. 5 ... Scored 24 points in a Jan. 30 loss to No. 9 Marquette ... Delivered a 28-point, six rebound effort on Jan. 27 at Butler ... Led the Wildcats with 16 points and eight rebounds at St. John’s on Jan. 24 ... Delivered 24 points, six rebounds and three steals in a 94-69 win over DePaul on Jan. 12 ... His 32 points, including the decisive 3-pointer in overtime helped lift Nova past Creighton 68-66 on Dec. 20.

2023-24 Non-Conference Highlights
Led the ‘Cats with 21 points in a 57-55 loss to Drexel on Dec. 2 ... Posted a career day in Villanova’s overtime win over No. 14 North Carolina with a career-high 34 points on 11-of-19 shooting, a 9-of11 on free throws and grabbed 10 boards for his first double-double of the season ... Those 34 points tied for the second-most in a single game in Battle 4 Atlantis history ... Contributed seven points, eight rebounds and two assists to a 57-40 victory over Maryland on Nov. 17 ... Dropped in 15 points to go with six rebounds in a 90-63 victory over American on Nov. 6.

2022-23 Overview
Named second team All-BIG EAST  ... Tabbed All District II by the United States Basketball Writers' Association ... Led the Wildcats in scoring at 15.4 points per game and also added 6.6 rebounds per contest ... Finished the campaign with 933 points as a Wildcat (10.0 ppg) ... Converted 42-of-111 from beyond the 3-point arc (.378).
 

2022-23 Postseason Highlights
Delivered 12 points and 13 rebounds in a 62-57 loss at Liberty in the first round of the NIT ...Netted 20 points and seven rebounds in an 87-74 loss to Creighton in a BIG eAST Tournament quarterfinal on March 9.

2022-23 BIG EAST Highlights
Led VU with 19 points in a 58-54 win over Seton Hall on Feb. 11 ... Notched a season-high five assists to go with 13 points and eight rebounds in an 81-65 win over DePaul on Feb. 8 ... Delivered 20 points and nine rebounds at Creighton on Feb. 4 ... Scored four points in the final 1:01 to help VU down Georgetown 77-73 on Jan. 16 ... Posted 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting on Jan. 13 at Butler ... Recorded his third double-double of the season at DePaul, adding 22 points and 10 rebounds ... Scored 19 points in a Jan. 7 loss to Xavier .... Contributed 18 points and eight rebounds in a 74-66 loss at UConn on Dec. 28 ... Led Nova with 18 points in a 78-63 win over St. John’s on Dec. 21.

2022-23 Non-Conference Highlights
Notched his second double-double of the season at Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 17, finishing with 16 points and 12 rebounds ... Delivered his first double-double of the season on Nov. 24 with 21 points and 10 rebounds vs. Iowa State at the PK Invitational ... Matched a career high with 24 points to go with nine rebounds in a 73-71 loss at Michigan State on Nov. 18 ... Led the ‘Cats with 17 points and seven rebounds in a 60-50 win over Delaware State on Nov. 14 ... Added 18 points and five rebounds in a 68-64 loss at Temple on Nov. 11 ... Dropped in 20 points to go with four assists and zero turnovers in an 81-68 win over La Salle on Nov. 7.

2021-22 Overview
Started each of Villanova’s 38 games on its run to an NCAA Final Four, averaging 25.2 minutes, 9.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per outing … Connected on .498 of his field goal attempts and .486 of his 3-point field goal attempts on the season … Named Most Improved Player by the Philadelphia Big Five.

2021-22 Postseason Highlights
Scored seven points to go with seven rebounds in Villanova’s 81-65 loss to eventual champion Kansas at the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans … His 3-pointer with 1:38 to play helped VU lock down a 71-61 win over Ohio State ... Finished with 13 points and eight boards ... Added 12 points and six rebounds to an 80-60 win over Delaware in the NCAA Tournament First Round ... Collected nine rebounds to go with four points in a 66-65 quarterfinal win over St. John’s at the BIG EAST Tournament presented by Jeep on March 10.

2021-22 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Helped VU knock off Providence in its home regular season finale at Finneran Pavilion on March 1 with 15 points and four rebounds ... Connected on 7-of-9 field goal attempts to finish with 16 points and seven boards in a 75-69 win at St. John’s on Feb. 8 ... Established new career highs in points (24), rebounds (12) and assists (four) in an 85-74 win over UConn on Feb. 5 ... Contributed 15 points and seven boards to a 73-62 win over St. John’s on Jan. 29 ... Contributed 15 points and seven boards to a 73-62 win over St. John’s on double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) in a 67-43 win over DePaul ... Connected on 6-of-7 field goal attempts on his way to 14 points on Jan. 16 vs. Butler ... Posted his second career double-double at Xavier on Jan. 12, adding 15 points and 10 rebounds to a 64-60 road win ... Added nine points and six rebounds to a 75-41 win over Creighton on Jan. 5 ... Posted his second straight double digit scoring effort with 15 points in a 71-58 win over Xavier on Dec. 21 ... Recorded a new career high in points with 15 in a 79-59 loss at Creighton on Dec. 17.

2021-22 Non-Conference Highlights
Drained two 3-pointers as part of a 12-point, six rebound effort in an 81-52 win over Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 4 ... Added 11 points, eight boards and two assists in a 72-46 win over La Salle on Nov. 28 at the Palestra ... Contributed nine points and a team-high seven rebounds in a 100-81 win over Howard ... Logged a career high in minutes (38) to go with 11 points and nine rebounds at UCLA on Nov. 12.

2020-21 Overview
Averaged 3.0 points and 1.6 rebounds in 21 appearances for the Wildcats, all as a reserve.

2020-21 Postseason Highlights
Logged 13 minutes, scoring two points, collecting two rebounds and blocking three shots in a 62-51 loss to Baylor in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 at Hinkle Fieldhouse ... Contributed four points, including his first post-season 3-pointer, in an 84-61 victory over North Texas on March 21 ... Chipped in with six points in 12 minutes of a 72-71 loss to Georgetown on March 11 at the BIG EAST Tournament.

2020-21 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Added three points and a rebound in seven minutes of action at Providence on March 6 ... Came up with a season-high two steals on Feb. 23 vs. St. John’s ... Sank the first 3-pointer of his college career as part of a six point, one rebound effort at St. John’s on Feb. 3 ... Contributed three points and a rebound to a 71-56 win over Providence on Jan. 23 ... Suffered an achilles injury in a Jan. 3 practice but missed no games due to the team’s subsequent COVID-19 pause ... Scored four points and pulled down three rebounds in an 85-68 win at Marquette on Dec. 23 ... Added five points and three rebounds to an 85-66 win over Butler on Dec. 16 ... Chipped in five points and a rebound in a 76-63 win at Georgetown on Dec. 11 .

2020-21 Non-Conference Highlights
Delivered his first college double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in an 87-53 victory over Hartford on  Dec. 2 ... Recorded his first collegiate field goal in the first half of Villanova’s 83-74 victory over No. 18 Arizona State on Nov. 26.

2019-20 Overview
Practiced with the team but did not appear in any regular season games as he remained on a track to redshirt the season.

ABINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Named by USA Today as its Pennsylvania State Player of the Year … Averaged 27.6 points per game for the Galloping Ghosts, who posted a 28-2 record in 2018-19 … Became the first 2,000 point scorer in Abington history, highlighted by a 50-point effort in a game against Springfield … Selected as the Intelligencer Boys Basketball Player of the Year … Averaged 24 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 1.5 blocked shots as a junior in 2017-18 … Listed at No. 74 by espn.com in its Top 100 Prospects of 2019 … Gary Massey, a Wildcat from 1985-89, served as an assistant coach to head coach Charles Grasty at Abington during Dixon’s time there.
 
PERSONAL
Parents are Jean E. Dixon and Eric Dixon … Has a younger brother Charles (six) … Born Jan. 26, 2001 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. … Played AAU ball for WeR1 … Chose Villanova for the quality of its people.