The Dixon Docket

2024-25 Karl Malone Award Finalist and Wooden Award National Ballot candidate

Sporting News Second Team All-American, AP and U.S. Basketball Writers Association Third Team All-American

Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List

Unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team Selection | Two-time All-BIG EAST Second Team Selection

Three-time BIG EAST Player of the Week | Four-time Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week

13-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Selection

Eric Dixon has become a force for Villanova Basketball, steadily improving each season to become the program's all-time leading scorer and one of the nation's most prolific scorers this season. The Willow Grove, Pa. native leads the nation in scoring at 23.1 points per game, scoring in double figures in all but one game this season. He has hit 20+ points in all but 11 contests in the 2024-25 campaign, adding in five 30-point games.

After redshirting his freshman 2019-20 campaign, the forward has been a mainstay in the Villanova rotation starting in all but 21 of his over 160 appearances on the court. In that time, he has improved his scoring output each season, scoring over 500 points in each of his last two seasons and currently sitting over the 750-point threshold this season. The last three seasons have landed him amongst the top single-season scorers in program history. His current campaign places him at fourth with 786 points. His 566 points in the 2023-24 season and 525 points in the 2021-22 season are the 32nd and 47th-most points scored in a Villanova season. He holds the program record for career points (2,285), games played (161) and sits ninth for rebounding (897).

With this bucket, Eric Dixon becomes @NovaMBB's All-Time Scoring Leader ?? pic.twitter.com/zI1Phumoei
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) April 2, 2025

Eric Dixon’s Last Game Ever in the ???????? was one to remember ???? pic.twitter.com/IyGtraPK88
— Villanova MBB (@NovaMBB) March 3, 2025

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Sinking shots while catching bodies ?????
@jerseymikes Naismith Men’s POY Watch List member Eric Dixon was instrumental tonight in @NovaMBB ‘s narrow win against @UConnMBB ????#JerseyMikesNaismith2025 | (??: @NovaMBB ) pic.twitter.com/OH6mdGDTcw
— Naismith Awards (@NaismithTrophy) January 9, 2025

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Announces the Top 10 Candidates for the 2025 Men’s Power Forward of the Year Award.

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— University of Hoophall (@hoophallu) February 6, 2025

Eric Dixon had a career-day against Maryland on November 24, hitting 15 field goals in a 38-point outing.

Strong first half for @BigEballer_! ?? pic.twitter.com/f3nj2rPj2b
— Villanova MBB (@NovaMBB) November 24, 2024

Eric Dixon looked like one of college basketball's premier scorers dropping 38 points for Villanova in a narrow loss to Maryland. Some exceptional shot-making while generating quite a bit of offense for himself and others. pic.twitter.com/YDu0iXIp8t
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) November 24, 2024

Eric Dixon, I mean, he's the best player in the country. I was at the Celtics-Kings the other night - I think he's a first round draft pick. He's an NBA wing today. He's so good from all over the floor. ... He's going to play a long time in the NBA. He's the best player in college basketball.

Kim English, Providence Head Coach

The evolution of Eric Dixon: Villanova’s homegrown star is college basketball’s leading scorer and may be a future museum curator …

Walked around the art museum with Eric earlier this month and talked about life and basketball:https://t.co/tVKkacXPs7
— Jeff Neiburg (@Jeff_Neiburg) January 16, 2025

?? New feature alert!

We are excited to launch the Nova Spotlight Series. This new series will highlight the stories of our incredible student-athletes!

Episode 1 features @NovaMBB captain, @BigEballer_! pic.twitter.com/Bw41QQLlpp
— Villanova Athletics (@NovaAthletics) November 6, 2024

I can't say enough. He's fabulous. Just a great player.

Rick Pitino, St. John's Men's Basketball Head Coach

How did Eric Dixon get this to fall ??

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— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) January 18, 2025

ERIC DIXON IS PUTTING VILLANOVA ON HIS BACK ???? pic.twitter.com/B0fFQSRtVd
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) December 4, 2024

Led the Wildcats in scoring (16.6 points per game) and rebounding (6.5 rebounds per game) ... Averaged 19.4 points per game over the Wildcats final nine games of the season.

2023-24 Postseason Highlights
Posted a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds in VU's opening round NIT loss to VCU on March 20 ... Averaged 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in two BIG EAST Tournament games at Madison Square Garden.
2023-24 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Scored 25 points in a 69-67 loss to Creighton on March 9 ... Paced VU with 22 points in a 75-47 win over Georgetown on Feb. 27 ... Led the Wildcats with 22 points in a 72-62 victory over Butler on Feb. 20 ... Established a new career high with eight assists in a 70-54 win over Georgetown on Feb. 16 ... Paced Nova with 18 points in an 80-54 win over Seton Hall on Feb. 11 ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Feb. 5 ... Scored 24 points in a Jan. 30 loss to No. 9 Marquette ... Delivered a 28-point, six rebound effort on Jan. 27 at Butler ... Led the Wildcats with 16 points and eight rebounds at St. John’s on Jan. 24 ... Delivered 24 points, six rebounds and three steals in a 94-69 win over DePaul on Jan. 12 ... His 32 points, including the decisive 3-pointer in overtime helped lift Nova past Creighton 68-66 on Dec. 20.
2023-24 Non-Conference Highlights
Led the ‘Cats with 21 points in a 57-55 loss to Drexel on Dec. 2 ... Posted a career day in Villanova’s overtime win over No. 14 North Carolina with a career-high 34 points on 11-of-19 shooting, a 9-of11 on free throws and grabbed 10 boards for his first double-double of the season ... Those 34 points tied for the second-most in a single game in Battle 4 Atlantis history ... Contributed seven points, eight rebounds and two assists to a 57-40 victory over Maryland on Nov. 17 ... Dropped in 15 points to go with six rebounds in a 90-63 victory over American on Nov. 6.
Named second team All-BIG EAST ... Tabbed All District II by the United States Basketball Writers' Association ... Led the Wildcats in scoring at 15.4 points per game and also added 6.6 rebounds per contest ... Finished the campaign with 933 points as a Wildcat (10.0 ppg) ... Converted 42-of-111 from beyond the 3-point arc (.378).
2022-23 Postseason Highlights
Delivered 12 points and 13 rebounds in a 62-57 loss at Liberty in the first round of the NIT ...Netted 20 points and seven rebounds in an 87-74 loss to Creighton in a BIG eAST Tournament quarterfinal on March 9.
2022-23 BIG EAST Highlights
Led VU with 19 points in a 58-54 win over Seton Hall on Feb. 11 ... Notched a season-high five assists to go with 13 points and eight rebounds in an 81-65 win over DePaul on Feb. 8 ... Delivered 20 points and nine rebounds at Creighton on Feb. 4 ... Scored four points in the final 1:01 to help VU down Georgetown 77-73 on Jan. 16 ... Posted 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting on Jan. 13 at Butler ... Recorded his third double-double of the season at DePaul, adding 22 points and 10 rebounds ... Scored 19 points in a Jan. 7 loss to Xavier .... Contributed 18 points and eight rebounds in a 74-66 loss at UConn on Dec. 28 ... Led Nova with 18 points in a 78-63 win over St. John’s on Dec. 21.
2022-23 Non-Conference Highlights
Notched his second double-double of the season at Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 17, finishing with 16 points and 12 rebounds ... Delivered his first double-double of the season on Nov. 24 with 21 points and 10 rebounds vs. Iowa State at the PK Invitational ... Matched a career high with 24 points to go with nine rebounds in a 73-71 loss at Michigan State on Nov. 18 ... Led the ‘Cats with 17 points and seven rebounds in a 60-50 win over Delaware State on Nov. 14 ... Added 18 points and five rebounds in a 68-64 loss at Temple on Nov. 11 ... Dropped in 20 points to go with four assists and zero turnovers in an 81-68 win over La Salle on Nov. 7.
Started each of Villanova’s 38 games on its run to an NCAA Final Four, averaging 25.2 minutes, 9.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per outing … Connected on .498 of his field goal attempts and .486 of his 3-point field goal attempts on the season … Named Most Improved Player by the Philadelphia Big Five.
2021-22 Postseason Highlights
Scored seven points to go with seven rebounds in Villanova’s 81-65 loss to eventual champion Kansas at the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans … His 3-pointer with 1:38 to play helped VU lock down a 71-61 win over Ohio State ... Finished with 13 points and eight boards ... Added 12 points and six rebounds to an 80-60 win over Delaware in the NCAA Tournament First Round ... Collected nine rebounds to go with four points in a 66-65 quarterfinal win over St. John’s at the BIG EAST Tournament presented by Jeep on March 10.
2021-22 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Helped VU knock off Providence in its home regular season finale at Finneran Pavilion on March 1 with 15 points and four rebounds ... Connected on 7-of-9 field goal attempts to finish with 16 points and seven boards in a 75-69 win at St. John’s on Feb. 8 ... Established new career highs in points (24), rebounds (12) and assists (four) in an 85-74 win over UConn on Feb. 5 ... Contributed 15 points and seven boards to a 73-62 win over St. John’s on Jan. 29 ... Contributed 15 points and seven boards to a 73-62 win over St. John’s on double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds) in a 67-43 win over DePaul ... Connected on 6-of-7 field goal attempts on his way to 14 points on Jan. 16 vs. Butler ... Posted his second career double-double at Xavier on Jan. 12, adding 15 points and 10 rebounds to a 64-60 road win ... Added nine points and six rebounds to a 75-41 win over Creighton on Jan. 5 ... Posted his second straight double digit scoring effort with 15 points in a 71-58 win over Xavier on Dec. 21 ... Recorded a new career high in points with 15 in a 79-59 loss at Creighton on Dec. 17.
2021-22 Non-Conference Highlights
Drained two 3-pointers as part of a 12-point, six rebound effort in an 81-52 win over Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 4 ... Added 11 points, eight boards and two assists in a 72-46 win over La Salle on Nov. 28 at the Palestra ... Contributed nine points and a team-high seven rebounds in a 100-81 win over Howard ... Logged a career high in minutes (38) to go with 11 points and nine rebounds at UCLA on Nov. 12.
Averaged 3.0 points and 1.6 rebounds in 21 appearances for the Wildcats, all as a reserve.

2020-21 Postseason Highlights
Logged 13 minutes, scoring two points, collecting two rebounds and blocking three shots in a 62-51 loss to Baylor in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 at Hinkle Fieldhouse ... Contributed four points, including his first post-season 3-pointer, in an 84-61 victory over North Texas on March 21 ... Chipped in with six points in 12 minutes of a 72-71 loss to Georgetown on March 11 at the BIG EAST Tournament.
2020-21 BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Added three points and a rebound in seven minutes of action at Providence on March 6 ... Came up with a season-high two steals on Feb. 23 vs. St. John’s ... Sank the first 3-pointer of his college career as part of a six point, one rebound effort at St. John’s on Feb. 3 ... Contributed three points and a rebound to a 71-56 win over Providence on Jan. 23 ... Suffered an achilles injury in a Jan. 3 practice but missed no games due to the team’s subsequent COVID-19 pause ... Scored four points and pulled down three rebounds in an 85-68 win at Marquette on Dec. 23 ... Added five points and three rebounds to an 85-66 win over Butler on Dec. 16 ... Chipped in five points and a rebound in a 76-63 win at Georgetown on Dec. 11 .
2020-21 Non-Conference Highlights
Delivered his first college double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in an 87-53 victory over Hartford on Dec. 2 ... Recorded his first collegiate field goal in the first half of Villanova’s 83-74 victory over No. 18 Arizona State on Nov. 26.