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Bobby Dixon

Bobby Dixon
Bobby Dixon (cropped).JPG
Dixon in 2016
No. 35 – Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Position Point guard
League Turkish Super League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1983-04-10) April 10, 1983 (age 34)
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
NBA draft 2006 / Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present
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 Pınar Karşıyaka
2015–present Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards

Robert Lee Dixon (born April 10, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He also holds Turkish citizenship. His Turkish name is Ali Muhammed.

He played college basketball at Troy University. In his two-year career with the Trojans, he played 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 1st Team.

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.

In July 2012, he signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka of the Turkish League. 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. 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. 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.


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