Oklahoma City Blue | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | February 13, 1994 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | William & Mary (2013–2017) |
NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
Playing career | 2017–2020 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Coaching career | 2022–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2017–2018 | Maine Red Claws |
2018 | JL Bourg |
2018–2019 | Northern Arizona Suns |
2020 | Windy City Bulls |
As coach: | |
2022–present | Oklahoma City Blue (assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Daniel Dixon (born February 13, 1994) is an American professional basketball assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for William & Mary.
Dixon competed for Langley High School in Virginia. As a senior, he averaged 18 points per game. [1] Despite his high scoring, he drew interest from only one college, so he decided to enroll at Fishburne Military School as a postgraduate. [2] At Fishburne, he was the best defensive player and received scholarship offers from Northeastern, Elon and William & Mary, selecting William & Mary. [1]
As a freshman, Dixon missed five games with an injury and averaged 3.5 points per game. [3] Dixon scored 11.1 points per game as a sophomore at William & Mary as a complementary option to Marcus Thornton. [4] Dixon hit 70 three-pointers and contributed 12.5 points per game as a junior, guiding the team to a 20–11 record. [5] On December 29, 2016, he scored a career-high 36 points in a 65–54 win over Old Dominion, shooting 5 of 7 from 3-point range. [6] As a senior, Dixon averaged 19.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, shooting 37.8 percent from the three-point arc. [7] He was named to the first-team All-CAA. [8]
Dixon signed with the Boston Celtics on August 19, 2017, [7] but was waived on October 12 without appearing in a game. [9] Instead, he joined the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League and had two 20-point outings in his first five matches. While with the Red Claws, he was noted for his versatility and ability to guard all five positions. However, he was hampered by a groin injury and missed four games with a concussion. On January 17, 2018, Dixon scoring 22 points, pulled down seven rebounds, made two steals and dished out three assists in a 113–107 loss to the Westchester Knicks. [2] Dixon posted a triple-double against the Delaware Blue Coats. [10] In the second to last game of the season, he scored 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting. He averaged 13.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in his rookie season. Dixon joined the Boston Celtics in the 2018 NBA Summer League. [11]
On August 20, 2018, he signed with JL Bourg Basket of the French LNB Pro A [12] but had a mutual agreement to leave the team on October 1, 2018. [13] Dixon was traded by the Red Claws to the Northern Arizona Suns on October 19 in exchange for Archie Goodwin. [14] He did not play in the season opener versus the Santa Cruz Warriors with an ankle injury. [15] Dixon averaged 8.9 points, 3.8 boards and 2.2 assists per game in the 2018–19 season. He re-signed with the Northern Arizona Suns on January 7, 2020. [16] He was later claimed off waivers by the Windy City Bulls on January 26, 2020. [17]
Dixon retired from playing professional basketball in 2020. He then joined the Charlotte Hornets as a basketball operations intern for the 2020–21 season. [18] He was promoted to be their assistant video coordinator for the 2021–22 season. [18] In July 2022, Dixon went to the G League's Oklahoma City Blue to become an assistant coach.
Dixon's father David is a vice president at Wells Fargo and ran track at Boston University. His mother Terri was a former cheerleader for the New England Patriots and works for Lockheed Martin. His brother Darren is a managing director at Goldman Sachs and was named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 in 2016. Another brother Damon ran track at Hampton University and works as a senior consultant at Capgemini. His third brother Darwin works for Freddie Mac as a data analyst. [1]
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