Jason Dixon

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Jason Dixon
Personal information
Born (1973-04-02) April 2, 1973 (age 51)
Denver, Colorado
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
College Eastern Wyoming (1991–1993)
Liberty (1993–1995)
NBA draft 1995: undrafted
Position Center
Career history
1998–2001 Guangdong Southern Tigers
2002–2009 Guangdong Southern Tigers
2009 Philippine Patriots
2010 Thailand Tigers
Career highlights and awards

Jason Dixon (born April 4, 1973) is a former American professional basketball player. [1]

Dixon played with teams in Turkey, Israel, Argentina, Sweden and Cyprus after his departure from Liberty in 1995. [2] In 1998, he joined the Guangdong Southern Tigers, and was a member of their team which won five CBA league championships between 2004 and 2009. Following the conclusion of their championship 2009 season, Dixon retired from the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He would then play for the Philippine Patriots and the Thailand Tigers before retiring from basketball altogether.

On December 23, 2009, the Southern Tigers held a ceremony at Tigers Arena to retire his #15 jersey in honour of his contributions to the team. Dixon is only the second CBA player to have his jersey retired, with the first being Yao Ming. [3] He was also the only international player to have their number retired for any team in the CBA before Tracy McGrady had his number retired by the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles in 2014.

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References

  1. "Jason Dixon Player Profile, Chang Thailand Slammers, News, Stats – Asia-Basket".
  2. "Former Hoopster To Play for PBA Fiesta Cup". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  3. "Jason Dixon: American basketball player honored - Dongguan, where vibrance blossoms everyday!". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-05-23.