Bobby Dixon

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Bobby Dixon
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican / Turkish
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight160 lb (73 kg)
Career information
High schoolSullivan (Chicago, Illinois)
College
Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards

Bobby Dixon or Ali Muhammed (born April 10, 1983), is an American-born naturalized Turkish former professional

Turkish national basketball team, as he holds Turkish citizenship since 2015, under the name of Ali Muhammed.[1][2]

College career

After graduating from

Sullivan High School, Dixon played college basketball at Troy University. In his two-year career with the Trojans, he played in 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 Conference
First Team.

Professional career

Dixon started his professional career in France with Saint-Étienne Basket. In May 2007, he signed a contract with the

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
.

Karşıyaka (2012–2015)

In July 2012, Dixon signed a contract with

Fenerbahçe (2015–2021)

On July 21, 2015, Dixon signed a two-year contract with Fenerbahçe.

Olin Edirne, in the 2010–11 season.[10]

In 2017–18 EuroLeague, Fenerbahçe made it to the 2018 EuroLeague Final Four, its fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Eventually, they lost to Real Madrid with 80–85 in the final game.[11] Over 20 EuroLeague games, he averaged 7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, in decreased playing time over last season.

In April 2019, he signed a new two-year contract with Fenerbahçe, staying at the club until the end of 2020–21 season.[12] Dixon parted ways with the team on September 14, 2021.[13]

On October 14, 2021, he has announced his retirement from professional basketball and started to work as a

Fenerbahçe Beko.[14]

National team career

After receiving Turkish citizenship, Dixon became a member of the senior men's

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high
Denotes season in which Dixon's team won the
EuroLeague

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10
ASVEL Basket 10 10 28.0 .451 .353 .750 2.6 3.1 1.4 .0 11.5 9.8
2015–16
Fenerbahçe
28 21 24.7 .405 .379 .895 3.3 3.6 1.0 .1 10.8 11.4
2016–17 34 25 25.3 .414 .388 .906 2.7 3.1 1.0 .0 11.4 10.7
2017–18 21 6 11.3 .468 .462 .750 1.1 1.2 .3 .0 7.0 6.2
2018–19 34 22 17.8 .518 .496 .867 1.7 2.2 .6 .0 9.3 8.9
2019–20 22 2 14.3 .577 .364 .947 1.3 1.3 .5 .1 5.5 5.0
2020–21 17 3 17.8 .464 .442 .800 1.8 1.6 .4 .1 5.8 5.6
Career 166 89 19.4 .496 .412 .873 2.1 2.4 .7 .2 8.9 8.5

Domestic leagues

Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07
Saint-Étienne Basket
Pro B 34 31.9 .393 .358 .798 5.0 4.2 1.9 .0 17.0
BCM Gravelines
Pro A
3 31.7 .340 .273 1.000 6.0 4.0 1.7 .0 7.7
2007–08
Polpak Świecie
PLK 42 32.8 .498 .358 .750 4.7 5.1 2.1 .0 16.6
2008–09 Benetton Treviso LBA 17 31.5 .418 .381 .833 2.9 3.8 3.1 .1 12.4
Le Mans
Pro A
17 31.5 .400 .382 .782 4.7 5.8 2.1 .0 15.4
2009–10 ASVEL Basket 18 24.8 .525 .314 .682 3.3 3.4 1.6 .0 10.4
Benetton Treviso LBA 9 29.2 .500 .375 .737 4.0 2.8 1.4 .1 11.8
2010–11 Enel Brindisi 29 30.6 .455 .321 .780 4.3 2.9 2.0 .0 12.6
2011–12
JDA Dijon
Pro A
30 31.0 .447 .326 .753 4.1 5.1 1.6 .1 12.4
2012–13 Karşıyaka BSL 33 29.8 .421 .402 .744 4.5 4.7 1.2 .1 15.3
2013–14 35 32.4 .485 .349 .766 3.5 4.7 1.3 .1 14.0
2014–15 42 33.3 .478 .387 .838 3.8 4.5 1.9 .0 17.3
2015–16
Fenerbahçe
BSL 42 25.1 .448 .379 .832 2.8 3.6 1.1 .0 12.8
2016–17 35 22.5 .480 .363 .821 2.5 3.1 1.2 .0 9.9
2017–18 36 15.1 .480 .390 .895 1.4 2.1 .7 .0 6.4
2018–19 38 21.2 .530 .440 .837 2.4 2.3 .8 .0 10.2
Career 460 84 .457 .457 .805 .866 3.7 1.6 .1 12.6

Personal

In June 2015, Dixon received a Turkish passport and citizenship, which legally changed his name in Turkey to Ali Muhammed.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ Ali MUHAMMED (TUR).
  2. ^ ALI MUHAMMED Turkey.
  3. ^ "Karşıyaka lands Bobby Dixon". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  4. ^ "Pinar Karsiyaka beat Anadolu Efes to win Turkish Cup". Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  5. ^ "Dixon named to All Eurocup Second Team". Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
  6. ^ "TBL playoffs: the MVP is Bobby Dixon". Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  7. ^ Fenerbahce Ulker adds playmaker Dixon
  8. ^ "Fenerbahçe 100-80 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan". Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Resmi İnternet Sitesi. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  9. ^ Bozkurt K. Yılmaz. "Fenerinbahçesi: Triple Double yapacak diye not düşüyorum..." Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  10. ^ "Olin Edirne 78-83 Fenerbahçe Ülker". Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Resmi İnternet Sitesi. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  11. ^ "Real Madrid is 2018 EuroLeague champion". euroleague.net. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Fenerbahce Beko extends Bobby Dixon's contract for two more years". eurohoops.net. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Bobby Dixon, Fenerbahce officially part ways". Sportando. September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "Basketboldaki efsanelerimizden Ali Muhammed, Fenerbahçe Ailesi'ne önemli bir idari rol ile geri dönüyor". fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). Sportando. October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  15. ^ Ali MUHAMMED (TUR).
  16. ^ Turkish passport for Bobby Dixon-Muhammad Ali Archived June 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "Bobby Dixon gets Turkish passport and becomes Ali Muhammed". Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-24.

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