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 as Abington's all-time leading scorer 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. In his fifth and final year, Dixon led the nation in scoring with 23.3 points per game and earned third team All-American honors. He retired as Villanova's all-time leading scorer (2,314 points), breaking a record held by Kerry Kittles for 29 years.