![]() Dixon with
Villanova in 2021 | |
No. 43 – Villanova Wildcats | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Big East Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 26, 2001
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Abington ( Abington, Pennsylvania) |
College | Villanova (2020–present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Eric Julius Dixon (born January 26, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Villanova Wildcats of the Big East Conference.
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]
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]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Villanova |
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2020–21 | Villanova | 21 | 0 | 8.2 | .467 | .250 | .645 | 1.6 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 3.0 |
2021–22 | Villanova | 38 | 38 | 25.2 | .498 | .486 | .821 | 6.4 | 1.3 | .7 | .5 | 9.1 |
2022–23 | Villanova | 34 | 34 | 31.6 | .492 | .378 | .792 | 6.6 | 1.4 | .5 | .6 | 15.4 |
Career | 93 | 72 | 23.7 | .493 | .396 | .784 | 5.4 | 1.1 | .5 | .5 | 10.0 |
![]() Dixon with
Villanova in 2021 | |
No. 43 – Villanova Wildcats | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Big East Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 26, 2001
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Abington ( Abington, Pennsylvania) |
College | Villanova (2020–present) |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Eric Julius Dixon (born January 26, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Villanova Wildcats of the Big East Conference.
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]
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]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019–20 | Villanova |
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2020–21 | Villanova | 21 | 0 | 8.2 | .467 | .250 | .645 | 1.6 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 3.0 |
2021–22 | Villanova | 38 | 38 | 25.2 | .498 | .486 | .821 | 6.4 | 1.3 | .7 | .5 | 9.1 |
2022–23 | Villanova | 34 | 34 | 31.6 | .492 | .378 | .792 | 6.6 | 1.4 | .5 | .6 | 15.4 |
Career | 93 | 72 | 23.7 | .493 | .396 | .784 | 5.4 | 1.1 | .5 | .5 | 10.0 |