Eric Dixon (basketball)

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. A consensus four-star recruit, Dixon committed to playing college basketball for Villanova, choosing the Wildcats over Virginia, Seton Hall, and Louisville.

College career
Dixon redshirted his true freshman season at Villanova. 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. As a junior, Dixon averaged 15.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, earning Second Team All-Big East honors.