{{short description|American-Turkish basketball player}} {{Other people|Muhammad Ali}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Bobby Dixon | image = Bobby Dixon Fenerbahçe Basketball Media Day 20180925 (3) (cropped).jpg | caption = Dixon in 2018 | position = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 160 | league = | team = | nationality = American / Turkish | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|4|10}} | birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S. | high_school = [[Sullivan High School (Chicago)|Sullivan]] (Chicago, Illinois) | college = *[[Kankakee Community College|Kankakee CC]] (2002–2004) *[[Troy Trojans men's basketball|Troy]] (2004–2006) | draft_year = 2006 | career_start = 2006 | career_end = 2021 | career_position = [[Point guard]] / [[shooting guard]] | career_number = 13, 35 | years1 = 2006–2007 | team1 = Saint-Étienne | years2 = 2007 | team2 = [[BCM Gravelines]] | years3 = 2007–2008 | team3 = [[Polpak Świecie]] | years4 = 2008–2009 | team4 = [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]] | years5 = 2009 | team5 = [[Le Mans Sarthe Basket|Le Mans]] | years6 = 2009–2010 | team6 = [[ASVEL Basket|ASVEL]] | years7 = 2010 | team7 = Benetton Treviso | years8 = 2010–2011 | team8 = [[New Basket Brindisi|Enel Brindisi]] | years9 = 2011–2012 | team9 = [[JDA Dijon Basket|JDA Dijon]] | years10 = 2012–2015 | team10 = [[Karşıyaka Basket|Karşıyaka]] | years11 = 2015–2021 | team11 = [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe]] | highlights = *[[EuroLeague]] champion ([[2017 EuroLeague Final Four|2017]]) * [[Eurobasket.com#All-Europe Teams|All-Europe Second Team]] (2015) * 4× [[Basketbol Süper Ligi|TBSL]] champion ([[2014–15 Turkish Basketball League|2015]]–[[2017–18 Basketbol Süper Ligi|2018]]) * [[Turkish Basketball Super League Finals MVP|TBSL Finals MVP]] ([[2014–15 Turkish Basketball League|2015]]) * 4× [[Turkish Basketball Cup|Turkish Cup]] winner ([[2013–14 Turkish Cup Basketball|2014]], [[2015–16 Turkish Cup Basketball|2016]], [[2019 Turkish Basketball Cup|2019]], [[2020 Turkish Basketball Cup|2020]]) * [[Turkish Basketball Cup Final MVP|Turkish Cup MVP]] ([[2013–14 Turkish Cup Basketball|2014]]) * [[EuroCup Basketball All-EuroCup Team|All-EuroCup Second Team]] ([[2014–15 Eurocup Basketball|2015]]) * 4× [[Turkish Basketball All-Star Game|Turkish League All-Star]] (2013, 2015, 2016, 2019) * 3× [[Turkish Basketball President's Cup|Turkish President's Cup]] winner (2014, [[2016 Turkish Basketball President's Cup|2016]], [[2017 Turkish Basketball President's Cup|2017]]) * [[Turkish Basketball President's Cup|Turkish President's Cup]] MVP ([[2016 Turkish Basketball President's Cup|2016]]) * 2× [[Leaders Cup|French Leaders Cup]] winner (2009, 2010) }}
'''Bobby Dixon''' or '''Ali Muhammed''' (born April 10, 1983), is an American-born naturalized Turkish former professional [[basketball]] player who played at the [[point guard]] position. He also represented the senior [[Turkey national basketball team|Turkish national basketball team]], as he holds Turkish citizenship since 2015, under the name of Ali Muhammed.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170909142326/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Ali%20Muhammed/pid//_//players.html Ali MUHAMMED (TUR).]</ref><ref>[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9316.teamID_376.playerID_60044.html ALI MUHAMMED Turkey.]</ref>
==College career== After graduating from [[Chicago]]'s [[Sullivan High School (Chicago, Illinois)|Sullivan High School]], Dixon played [[college basketball]] at [[Troy University]]. In his two-year career with the [[Troy Trojans men's basketball|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 [[LNB Pro A|French League]] team [[BCM Gravelines|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 [[Lega Basket Serie A|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 [[JDA Dijon Basket|Dijon Basket]].
===Karşıyaka (2012–2015)=== In July 2012, Dixon signed a contract with [[Karşıyaka Basket|Karşıyaka]] of the [[Basketbol Süper Ligi|Turkish League]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/turkey/41640/pinar-karsiyaka-lands-bobby-dixon.html |title=Karşıyaka lands Bobby Dixon |access-date=November 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730081845/http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/turkey/41640/pinar-karsiyaka-lands-bobby-dixon.html |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On February 9, 2014, he was named the [[Most valuable player|MVP]] with 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists in the [[Turkish Basketball Cup|Turkish Cup]] final game against [[Anadolu Efes S.K.]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/111362/pinar-karsiyaka-beat-anadolu-efes-to-win-turkish-cup.html |title=Pinar Karsiyaka beat Anadolu Efes to win Turkish Cup |access-date=June 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624142612/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/111362/pinar-karsiyaka-beat-anadolu-efes-to-win-turkish-cup.html |archive-date=June 24, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He also helped to lead them to a [[Turkish Basketball President's Cup|Turkish President's Cup]] victory against [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe]] in 2014. He was named to the [[EuroCup Basketball All-EuroCup Team|All-EuroCup Second Team]] in the [[2014–15 Eurocup Basketball|2014–15 EuroCup]] season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/cups/eurocup/158540/2014-15-all-eurocup-first-second-teams-announced.html |title=Dixon named to All Eurocup Second Team |access-date=April 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417144454/http://www.sportando.com/en/cups/eurocup/158540/2014-15-all-eurocup-first-second-teams-announced.html |archive-date=April 17, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 Basketball Super League Finals MVP|Turkish League Finals MVP]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/164713/tbl-playoffs-the-mvp-is-bobby-dixon.html |title=TBL playoffs: the MVP is Bobby Dixon |access-date=June 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623042320/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/164713/tbl-playoffs-the-mvp-is-bobby-dixon.html |archive-date=June 23, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Fenerbahçe (2015–2021)=== On July 21, 2015, Dixon signed a two-year contract with Fenerbahçe.<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/67s49kusy9wsvb53 Fenerbahce Ulker adds playmaker Dixon]</ref> On March 28, 2016, he had a 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists performance against [[Beşiktaş J.K. (men's basketball)|Beşiktaş]], which marked his first [[triple double]] in the team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fenerbahce.org/detay.asp?ContentID=49770 |title=Fenerbahçe 100-80 Beşiktaş Sompo Japan |work=Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Resmi İnternet Sitesi |access-date=March 28, 2016}}</ref> That triple double, was the third in Fenerbahce history, after [[Mark Dickel]] had a 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists performance against [[Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball)|Galatasaray]], in the 2002–03 season;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fenerinbahcesi.blogspot.com/2010/01/triple-double-yapacak-diye-not.html |title=Fenerinbahçesi: Triple Double yapacak diye not düşüyorum... |author=Bozkurt K. Yılmaz |access-date=January 3, 2016}}</ref> and [[Emir Preldžić]] had 10 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists against [[Olin Edirne]], in the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fenerbahce.org/fb2008/detay.asp?ContentID=23607 |title=Olin Edirne 78-83 Fenerbahçe Ülker |work=Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Resmi İnternet Sitesi |access-date=January 3, 2016}}</ref>
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 Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] with 80–85 in the final game.<ref name="EuroLeague18Champ">{{cite news |title=Real Madrid is 2018 EuroLeague champion |url=http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=260&seasoncode=E2017#!report |access-date=May 20, 2018 |work=euroleague.net |date=May 20, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fenerbahce Beko extends Bobby Dixon's contract for two more years |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/858199/fenerbahce-beko-extends-bobby-dixons-contract-for-two-more-years/ |access-date=July 14, 2019 |work=eurohoops.net |date=April 8, 2019}}</ref> Dixon parted ways with the team on September 14, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobby Dixon, Fenerbahce officially part ways |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/bobby-dixon-fenerbahce-officially-part-ways/ |website=Sportando |access-date=September 14, 2021 |date=September 14, 2021}}</ref>
On October 14, 2021, he has announced his retirement from professional basketball and started to work as a [[Coach (basketball)|Youth Coach]] for [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe Beko]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/haberler/basketbol-erkek/2021/10/basketboldaki-efsanelerimizden-ali-muhammed-fenerbahce-ailesi-ne-onemli-bir-idari-rol-ile-geri-donu |title=Basketboldaki efsanelerimizden Ali Muhammed, Fenerbahçe Ailesi’ne önemli bir idari rol ile geri dönüyor |last= |first= |date=October 14, 2021 |website=fenerbahce.org |publisher=Sportando |language=tr |access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>
==National team career== After receiving Turkish citizenship, Dixon became a member of the senior men's [[Turkey national basketball team|Turkish national basketball team]]. With the Turkish national team, he played at the [[EuroBasket 2015]], and the [[2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Manila|Manila 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170909142326/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Ali%20Muhammed/pid//_//players.html Ali MUHAMMED (TUR).]</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
===EuroLeague===
{| class="wikitable" |- | style="background:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|† | Denotes seasons in which Dixon won the [[EuroLeague champion|EuroLeague]] |}
{{Euroleague player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2009-10 Euroleague|2009–10]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[ASVEL Basket]] | 10 || 10 || '''28.0''' || .451 || .353 || .750 || 2.6 || 3.1 || '''1.4''' || {{sort|-|—}} || '''11.5''' || 9.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2015–16 Euroleague|2015–16]] | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="6"| [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe]] | 28 || 21 || 24.7 || .405 || .379 || .895 || '''3.3''' || '''3.6''' || 1.0 || '''.1''' || 10.8 || '''11.4''' |- | style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| [[2016–17 EuroLeague|2016–17]]† | '''34''' || '''25''' || 25.3 || .414 || .388 || .906 || 2.7 || 3.1 || 1.0 || {{sort|-|—}} || 11.4 || 10.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2017–18 EuroLeague|2017–18]] | 21 || 6 || 11.3 || .468 || .462 || .750 || 1.1 || 1.2 || .3 || {{sort|-|—}} || 7.0 || 6.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 EuroLeague|2018–19]] | '''34''' || 22 || 17.8 || .518 || '''.496''' || .867 || 1.7 || 2.2 || .6 || {{sort|-|—}} || 9.3 || 8.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2019–20 EuroLeague|2019–20]] | 22 || 2 || 14.3 || '''.577''' || .364 || '''.947''' || 1.3 || 1.3 || .5 || {{sort|-|—}} || 5.5 || 5.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2020–21 EuroLeague|2020–21]] | 17 || 3 || 17.8 || .464 || .442 || .800 || 1.8 || 1.6 || .4 || {{sort|-|—}} || 5.8 || 5.6 |- class="sortbottom" | align="center" colspan="2"| Career | 166 || 89 || 19.4 || .496 || .412 || .873 || 2.1 || 2.4 || .7 || .2 || 8.9 || 8.5 {{S-end}}
===Domestic leagues=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" ! Season ! Team ! League ! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}} ! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|3P%|3-point field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free throw percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}} ! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}} ! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}} ! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}} ! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2006–07 || [[Saint-Étienne Basket]] || [[LNB Pro B|Pro B]] || 34 || 31.9 || .393 || .358 || .798 || 5.0 || 4.2 || '''1.9''' || .0 || 17.0 |- | [[BCM Gravelines]] || [[LNB Pro A|Pro A]] || 3 || 31.7 || .340 || .273 || '''1.000''' || '''6.0''' || 4.0 || 1.7 || .0 || 7.7 |- | 2007–08 || [[Polpak Świecie]] || [[Polish Basketball League|PLK]] || '''42''' || 32.8 || .498 || .358 || .750 || 4.7 || 5.1 || 2.1 || .0 || 16.6 |- | rowspan="2"| 2008–09 || [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]] || [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]] || 17 || 31.5 || .418 || .381 || .833 || 2.9 || 3.8 || 3.1 || '''.1''' || 12.4 |- | [[Le Mans Sarthe Basket|Le Mans]] || rowspan="2"| [[LNB Pro A|Pro A]] || 17 || 31.5 || .400 || .382 || .782 || 4.7 || '''5.8''' || 2.1 || .0 || 15.4 |- | rowspan="2"| 2009–10 || [[ASVEL Basket]] || 18 || 24.8 || .525 || .314 || .682 || 3.3 || 3.4 || 1.6 || .0 || 10.4 |- | [[Pallacanestro Treviso|Benetton Treviso]] || rowspan="2"| [[Lega Basket Serie A|LBA]] || 9 || 29.2 || .500 || .375 || .737 || 4.0 || 2.8 || 1.4 || '''.1''' || 11.8 |- | 2010–11 || [[New Basket Brindisi|Enel Brindisi]] || 29 || 30.6 || .455 || .321 || .780 || 4.3 || 2.9 || 2.0 || .0 || 12.6 |- | 2011–12 || [[JDA Dijon]] || [[LNB Pro A|Pro A]] || 30 || 31.0 || .447 || .326 || .753 || 4.1 || 5.1 || 1.6 || '''.1''' || 12.4 |- | 2012–13 || rowspan="3"| [[Karşıyaka Basket|Karşıyaka]] || rowspan="3"| [[Basketbol Süper Ligi|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 || rowspan="4"| [[Fenerbahçe Basketball|Fenerbahçe]] || rowspan="4"| [[Basketbol Süper Ligi|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 |- class="sortbottom" | align="center" colspan="3"| 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'''.<ref>[http://www.eurohoops.net/2015/06/eurobasket/103595 Turkish passport for Bobby Dixon-Muhammad Ali] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618173856/http://www.eurohoops.net/2015/06/eurobasket/103595 |date=June 18, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/national-teams/national-teams/164479/bobby-dixon-gets-turkish-passport-and-becomes-ali-muhammed.html |title=Bobby Dixon gets Turkish passport and becomes Ali Muhammed |access-date=June 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624141238/http://www.sportando.com/en/national-teams/national-teams/164479/bobby-dixon-gets-turkish-passport-and-becomes-ali-muhammed.html |archive-date=June 24, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIBA|new_id=158261|name=Ali Muhammed|old_id=60044}} * [http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9316.teamID_376.playerID_60044.html Ali Muhammed] at fibaeurope.com * [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=001324#!careerstats Ali Muhammed] at euroleague.net * [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Bobby_Dixon/72720 Bobby Dixon] at eurobasket.com * [https://www.tblstat.net/player/2356 Bobby Dixon] at tblstat.net * {{Instagram|name=Bobby Dixon to Ali Muhammed}}
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