Blazer Karyiek Dixon signs with NCAA D-II Emporia State
July 1, 2024
VINCENNES, Ind. – Vincennes University sophomore Karyiek Dixon (Enfield, London, UK) announced earlier this week that he has signed to continue his basketball career next season at NCAA Division II Emporia State University in Emporia, Kan.
“Emporia State is where I have decided to continue my basketball career,” Dixon said. “Coach Billeter won a National Championship in 2016 and is aiming for another one. That is a goal we share, similar to how it was at VU. Coach Franklin is a Hall of Fame Coach, who also won a National Championship and over the two years I played at VU, we competed to try to win another one and went to Hutch both years.”
Dixon made a major improvement in his sophomore season, being a key figure in the Trailblazers front court, averaging 8.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in 29 starts for VU.
Dixon was a consistent member of the VU lineup all season, being one of only three players to play in all 34 games this past season for the Blazers.
Dixon’s best stretch of games came early in the 2023-24 season when he scored in double figures in six out of seven games, including recording three double doubles during that run.
Dixon’s best game came with 18 points and 12 rebounds in VU’s win over then No. 25-ranked Monroe College in November.
Dixon closed out his VU career with 367 total points and 303 rebounds, scoring in double figures 16 times and recording five double doubles in his two season with the Blazers.
Dixon helped guide the Blazers to a 60-10 record over the last two seasons, including an Elite Eight appearance as a freshman and winning the NJCAA Division I Region 24 Championship this past season.
Dixon is the fifth VU sophomore to sign to play at the next level, following Michael Osei-Bonsu (Bolingbrook, Ill.), Victor Lado (Louisville, Ky.), Kris King (Washington, D.C.) and Kent King (Washington, D.C.).
Osei-Bonsu signed last month with Division I Missouri State University, with Lado heading to Division II Colorado State University-Pueblo and Kris and Kent King signing with Division II Chaminade University in Hawaii.
“Going to Hutch and competing against the other top teams in the country has helped prepare me to play at the next level,” Dixon added. “At Vincennes University, they also emphasized the importance of academics, which I liked. VU prepared me to further pursue a degree in accounting.”
Dixon is joining a Hornets squad that finished last season with a 19-12 record, including a 12-10 record in the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) conference and a 14-3 record at home.
Dixon will get to play for newly hired Head Coach Tom Billeter who comes to Emporia State after 21 seasons at Division II Augustana University, including winning the 2016 Division II National Championship.
The Vincennes University Athletic Department would like to congratulate Karyiek Dixon on his commitment to continuing his education at Emporia State University and wishes him good luck as he continues his basketball career next season.
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