Dion Dixon was born and raised in Chicago, IL. A standout at Crane Technical Prep, Dixon finished his senior year by averaging 21.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.2 steals per game. The leading scorer in the city of Chicago as a senior, Dixon earned special mention All-State honors from the Associated Press. Following his very successful high school career, Dixon became an integral member of the University of Cincinnati's basketball team. Dixon's presence was felt immediately, as he provided a scoring spark off the bench his first two seasons. As a junior, Dixon earned a spot in the starting rotation, where he averaged 26.8 minutes a game and scored double figures in 23 of his 35 games played that season. During his senior campaign, Dixon started all 37 games and played an average of 34.2 minutes a game. He averaged 13 points, 1.6 steals, 2.1 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game. He finished career at the University of Cincinnati as the school's all-time leader in games played (137) and 22nd in in points scored (1,281).

As a rookie Dixon had a great season in Cyprus with AEK Larnaca Basketball Club, winning the championship and being named Rookie of the Year.

The following season he had another great season, this time in Lebanon, where he's been named, All-Lebanese League Player of the Year, Guard of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Import of the Year. He is quite experienced player. Dixon has played in five different countries on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America and of course North America). He has played previously professionally in Cyprus (Petrolina AEK Larnaca), Venezuela (Marinos), FYR Macedonia (MZT Skopje), NBA G League (Salt Lake City Stars), Lebanon (Sagesse and Homenetmen), Tunisia (Club Africain Tunis), Greece (GS Kymis), Uruguay (Urunday) Dominican Republic (Indios de San Francisco), Argentina (Obras Basket Buenos Aires) and Saudi Arabia (Al Wehda Mecca).