Eric Dixon (basketball) explained

Eric Dixon
Number:	43
Position:	Power forward
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	8
Weight Lbs:	255
League:	Big East Conference
Team:	Villanova Wildcats
Birth Date:	26 January 2001
Birth Place:	Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.
High School:	Abington (Abington, Pennsylvania)
College:	Villanova (2020–present)
Highlights:	2× Second-team All-Big East (2023, 2024) Robert V. Geasey Trophy (2024) Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball (2019)

Eric Julius Dixon (born January 26, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Villanova Wildcats of the Big East Conference.

High school career

Dixon attended Abington Senior High School in Abington, Pennsylvania. As a senior, he averaged 27.9 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, leading the Ghosts to a 28–2 record. Dixon scored 38 points in an overtime win over Coatesville to secure the PIAA Class 6A District 1 title and finished his career with 2,454 points. He was named 2018–19 All-Area boys’ basketball player of the year.^[1] A consensus four-star recruit, Dixon committed to playing college basketball for Villanova, choosing the Wildcats over Virginia, Seton Hall, and Louisville.^[2]

College career

Dixon redshirted his true freshman season at Villanova.^[3] As a redshirt freshman, Dixon averaged three points and 1.6 rebounds per game. He posted 9.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore, earning Big 5 Most Improved Player honors.^[4] As a junior, Dixon averaged 15.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, earning Second Team All-Big East honors.^[5]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Villanova| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Villanova| 21 || 0 || 8.2 || .467 || .250 || .645 || 1.6 || .3 || .2 || .3 || 3.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Villanova| 38 || 38 || 25.2 || .498 || .486 || .821 || 6.4 || 1.3 || .7 || .5 || 9.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Villanova| 34 || 34 || 31.6 || .492 || .378 || .792 || 6.6 || 1.4 || .5 || .6 || 15.4|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 93 || 72 || 23.7 || .493 || .396 || .784 || 5.4 || 1.1 || .5 || .5 || 10.0

External links

• Villanova Wildcats bio
• USA Basketball bio

Notes and References

1. News: Ignudo . Tom . Abington’s Eric Dixon is the 2018–19 All-Area boys’ basketball player of the year . December 28, 2023 . . April 6, 2019.
2. News: Gallen . Daniel . For new Villanova commit Eric Dixon, ‘it’s bigger than basketball’ in Abington community . December 28, 2023 . . April 17, 2018.
3. News: Small . Tyler . Worth the wait: Like many Villanova players before him, Eric Dixon emerging as a scoring option in his third year in the program . December 28, 2023 . . January 4, 2022.
4. Web site: Gillespie, Samuels Lead Wildcats' Big Five Award Winners . . December 28, 2023 . April 5, 2022.
5. News: Beazley . Colin . Big East men’s basketball coaches pick Villanova to be among league’s top teams . December 28, 2023 . . October 24, 2023.