Bobby Dixon

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Bobby Dixon

Dixon in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1983-04-10) April 10, 1983 (age 41) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American / Turkish
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High school	Sullivan (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Kankakee CC (2002–2004) Troy (2004–2006)
NBA draft	2006: undrafted
Playing career	2006–2021
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	13, 35
Career history
2006–2007	Saint-Étienne
2007	BCM Gravelines
2007–2008	Polpak Świecie
2008–2009	Benetton Treviso
2009	Le Mans
2009–2010	ASVEL
2010	Benetton Treviso
2010–2011	Enel Brindisi
2011–2012	JDA Dijon
2012–2015	Karşıyaka
2015–2021	Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (2017) All-Europe Second Team (2015) 4× TBSL champion (2015–2018) TBSL Finals MVP (2015) 4× Turkish Cup winner (2014, 2016, 2019, 2020) Turkish Cup MVP (2014) All-EuroCup Second Team (2015) 4× Turkish League All-Star (2013, 2015, 2016, 2019) 3× Turkish President's Cup winner (2014, 2016, 2017) Turkish President's Cup MVP (2016) 2× French Leaders Cup winner (2009, 2010)

Bobby Dixon or Ali Muhammed (born April 10, 1983), is an American-born naturalized Turkish former professional basketball player who played at the point guard position. He also represented the senior Turkish national basketball team, as he holds Turkish citizenship since 2015, under the name of Ali Muhammed. ^{[1] [2]}

College career

After graduating from Chicago's Sullivan High School, Dixon played college basketball at Troy University. In his two-year career with the Trojans, he played in 59 games, averaging 16.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game. He was also named to the 2005–06 All-Sun Belt Conference First Team.

Professional career

Dixon started his professional career in France with Saint-Étienne Basket. In May 2007, he signed a contract with the French League team Gravelines until the end of the season. In the summer of 2007, he signed a contract with Polpak Świecie of the Polish Basketball League. He led the 2007–08 season Polish League in assists, averaging 5.1 per game. In the summer of 2008, he signed a contract with the Italian League team Pallacanestro Treviso. In February 2009, he moved to the France again, signed by Le Mans Sarthe Basket. In the summer of 2009, he signed a contract with the French League team ASVEL Basket. In 2010, he moved to the Italy, signed by Pallacanestro Treviso again. In the summer of 2010, he signed a contract with the Italian League team New Basket Brindisi. In the summer of 2011, he signed a contract with the French League team Dijon Basket.

Karşıyaka (2012–2015)

In July 2012, Dixon signed a contract with Karşıyaka of the Turkish League. ^[3] On February 9, 2014, he was named the MVP with 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists in the Turkish Cup final game against Anadolu Efes S.K. ^[4] He also helped to lead them to a Turkish President's Cup victory against Fenerbahçe in 2014. He was named to the All-EuroCup Second Team in the 2014–15 EuroCup season. ^[5] On June 19, 2015, he won the Turkish League championship with Karşıyaka, after beating Anadolu Efes by a series score of 4–1 in the Turkish League Finals. Dixon was named the Turkish League Finals MVP. ^[6]

Fenerbahçe (2015–2021)

On July 21, 2015, Dixon signed a two-year contract with Fenerbahçe. ^[7] On 28 March 2016, he had a 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists performance against Beşiktaş, which marked his first triple double in the team. ^[8] That triple double, was the third in Fenerbahce history, after Mark Dickel had a 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists performance against Galatasaray, in the 2002–03 season; ^[9] and Emir Preldžić had 10 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists against Olin Edirne, in the 2010–11 season. ^[10]

In 2017–18 EuroLeague, Fenerbahçe made it to the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four, its fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Eventually, they lost to Real Madrid with 80–85 in the final game. ^[11] Over 20 EuroLeague games, he averaged 7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, in decreased playing time over last season.

In April 2019, he signed a new two-year contract with Fenerbahçe, staying at the club until the end of 2020–21 season. ^[12] Dixon parted ways with the team on September 14, 2021. ^[13]

On October 14, 2021, he has announced his retirement from professional basketball and started to work as a Youth Coach for Fenerbahçe Beko. ^[14]

National team career

After receiving Turkish citizenship, Dixon became a member of the senior men's Turkish national basketball team. With the Turkish national team, he played at the EuroBasket 2015, and the Manila 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. ^[15]

Career statistics

Legend

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	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

†	Denotes seasons in which Dixon won the EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2009–10	ASVEL Basket	10	10	28.0	.451	.353	.750	2.6	3.1	1.4	—	11.5	9.8
2015–16	Fenerbahçe	28	21	24.7	.405	.379	.895	3.3	3.6	1.0	.1	10.8	11.4
2016–17†		34	25	25.3	.414	.388	.906	2.7	3.1	1.0	—	11.4	10.7
2017–18		21	6	11.3	.468	.462	.750	1.1	1.2	.3	—	7.0	6.2
2018–19		34	22	17.8	.518	.496	.867	1.7	2.2	.6	—	9.3	8.9
2019–20		22	2	14.3	.577	.364	.947	1.3	1.3	.5	—	5.5	5.0
2020–21		17	3	17.8	.464	.442	.800	1.8	1.6	.4	—	5.8	5.6
Career		166	89	19.4	.496	.412	.873	2.1	2.4	.7	.2	8.9	8.5

Domestic leagues

Season	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006–07	Saint-Étienne Basket	Pro B	34	31.9	.393	.358	.798	5.0	4.2	1.9	.0	17.0
	BCM Gravelines	Pro A	3	31.7	.340	.273	1.000	6.0	4.0	1.7	.0	7.7
2007–08	Polpak Świecie	PLK	42	32.8	.498	.358	.750	4.7	5.1	2.1	.0	16.6
2008–09	Benetton Treviso	LBA	17	31.5	.418	.381	.833	2.9	3.8	3.1	.1	12.4
	Le Mans	Pro A	17	31.5	.400	.382	.782	4.7	5.8	2.1	.0	15.4
2009–10	ASVEL Basket		18	24.8	.525	.314	.682	3.3	3.4	1.6	.0	10.4
	Benetton Treviso	LBA	9	29.2	.500	.375	.737	4.0	2.8	1.4	.1	11.8
2010–11	Enel Brindisi		29	30.6	.455	.321	.780	4.3	2.9	2.0	.0	12.6
2011–12	JDA Dijon	Pro A	30	31.0	.447	.326	.753	4.1	5.1	1.6	.1	12.4
2012–13	Karşıyaka	BSL	33	29.8	.421	.402	.744	4.5	4.7	1.2	.1	15.3
2013–14			35	32.4	.485	.349	.766	3.5	4.7	1.3	.1	14.0
2014–15			42	33.3	.478	.387	.838	3.8	4.5	1.9	.0	17.3
2015–16	Fenerbahçe	BSL	42	25.1	.448	.379	.832	2.8	3.6	1.1	.0	12.8
2016–17			35	22.5	.480	.363	.821	2.5	3.1	1.2	.0	9.9
2017–18			36	15.1	.480	.390	.895	1.4	2.1	.7	.0	6.4
2018–19			38	21.2	.530	.440	.837	2.4	2.3	.8	.0	10.2
Career			460	84	.457	.457	.805	.866	3.7	1.6	.1	12.6

Personal

In June 2015, Dixon received a Turkish passport and citizenship, which legally changed his name in Turkey to Ali Muhammed. ^{[16] [17]}

References

1. Ali MUHAMMED (TUR).
2. ALI MUHAMMED Turkey.
3. "Karşıyaka lands Bobby Dixon". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
4. "Pinar Karsiyaka beat Anadolu Efes to win Turkish Cup". Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
5. "Dixon named to All Eurocup Second Team". Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
6. "TBL playoffs: the MVP is Bobby Dixon". Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
7. Fenerbahce Ulker adds playmaker Dixon
8. "Fenerbahçe 100-80 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan". Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Resmi İnternet Sitesi. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
9. Bozkurt K. Yılmaz. "Fenerinbahçesi: Triple Double yapacak diye not düşüyorum..." Retrieved January 3, 2016.
10. "Olin Edirne 78-83 Fenerbahçe Ülker". Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Resmi İnternet Sitesi. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
11. "Real Madrid is 2018 EuroLeague champion". euroleague.net. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
12. "Fenerbahce Beko extends Bobby Dixon's contract for two more years". eurohoops.net. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
13. "Bobby Dixon, Fenerbahce officially part ways". Sportando. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
14. "Basketboldaki efsanelerimizden Ali Muhammed, Fenerbahçe Ailesi'ne önemli bir idari rol ile geri dönüyor". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). Sportando. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
15. Ali MUHAMMED (TUR).
16. Turkish passport for Bobby Dixon-Muhammad Ali Archived June 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
17. "Bobby Dixon gets Turkish passport and becomes Ali Muhammed". Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-24.

External links

• Ali Muhammed at FIBA (archived)
• Bobby Dixon at eurobasket.com
• Ali Muhammed at euroleague.net
• Ali Muhammed at fibaeurope.com
• Bobby Dixon at tblstat.net