Dixon in 2016
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No. 35 – Fenerbahçe Istanbul | |
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Position | Point guard |
League |
Turkish Super League EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois |
April 10, 1983
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 |
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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 | |
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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.