| Dyron Nix | |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 7 |
| Weight Lb: | 210 |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| High School: | Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) |
| College: | Tennessee (1985–1989) |
| Draft Year: | 1989 |
| Draft Round: | 2 |
| Draft Pick: | 29 |
| Draft Team: | Charlotte Hornets |
| Career Start: | 1989 |
| Career End: | 2000 |
| Career Number: | 23 |
| Career Position: | Small forward |
| Team1: | Indiana Pacers |
| Years2: | 1990–1991 |
| Team2: | ALM Évreux |
| Years3: | 1991 |
| Team3: | Grand Rapids Hoops |
| Years4: | 1991–1992 |
| Team4: | Mayoral Málaga |
| Years5: | 1992–1993 |
| Team5: | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Years6: | 1993 |
| Team6: | Omaha Racers |
| Years7: | 1993 |
| Team7: | Grupo Libro Valladolid |
| Years8: | 1993–1994 |
| Team8: | Rochester Renegade |
| Years9: | 1994 |
| Team9: | 7Up Joventut |
| Years10: | 1994–1995 |
| Team10: | Somontano Huesca |
| Years11: | 1996 |
| Team11: | Festina Andorra |
| Years12: | 1996–1997 |
| Team12: | Fórum Filatélico |
| Years13: | 1997–1998 |
| Team13: | Irakleio |
| Years14: | 1998–1999 |
| Team14: | Cáceres |
| Years15: | 1999–2000 |
| Team15: | Cantabria Lobos |
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Dyron Patrick Nix (February 11, 1967 – December 15, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. During his professional career, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as in several pro leagues overseas.
Nix attended Fort Walton Beach High, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, where he played high school basketball. After high school, Nix, a 6'7" (2.01 m) tall, 210 pound (95 kg) small forward, played college basketball at the University of Tennessee. He played with the school's men's team, the Tennessee Volunteers, from 1985 to 1989. He was a two-time first team All-SEC performer, in 1988 and 1989. Nix averaged 21.6 points per game during his senior season.
Nix was selected by the Charlotte Hornets, in the second round, with the 29th overall pick, of the 1989 NBA draft. Nix played only one year in the NBA, with the Indiana Pacers, during the 1989–90 season. He averaged 2.0 points per game, in 20 games played.
Nix's daughter Cree, began her college basketball career at Lipscomb University, and then she transferred to the University of Illinois at Chicago.[1]
Nix died of pneumonia, on December 15, 2013, in Atlanta. He died at the age of 46.[2]