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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

Steve Woltmann
Rudi Ayasse
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann
Steve Woltmann

Dikembe Dixson #10 Forward

  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Matewan, W. Va.
  • Highschool:
    Mingo Central

Summary

Biography

2017-18: Started all 32 games before declaring intent to pursue professional career on March 14 ... Finished UIC career with 1,250 points ... Ranks 13th on program's all-time scoring list ... Led Flames in scoring team-high 13 times and scored in double digits 24 times ... One of two players to net 20 points vs. Detroit Mercy (Feb. 19) ... Notched 22 points and shot 50 percent from field vs. Youngstown State (Feb. 8) ... Pulled down season-high eight rebounds and added 23 points and four steals at Detroit Mercy (Feb. 4) ... Poured in game-high 22 points, including 19 in the second half, against Milwaukee (Jan. 12) ... Scored 23 points and shot 83 percent (10-of-12) from field against Green Bay (Jan. 10) ... Tallied 1,000th career point in 56th game at IUPUI (Jan. 4) ... Scored season-high 25 points vs. Trinity Christian (Dec. 23) ... Sank season-high 11 free throws at Illinois State (Dec. 19) ... Scored 23 points with career-high five 3-pointers against Saint Joseph's (Nov. 13) ... 2017 All-Horizon League Preseason First Team selection ... Named to preseason watch list for Lou Henson Award, which goes to the nation's top mid-major player ... Lindy's Sports Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year ... Street & Smith's Horizon League Preseason Top Player.

2016-17: Named to Julius Erving Award watch list, which goes to the top small forward in Division I ... One of 20 players and only six underclassmen placed on preliminary list ... Preseason All-Horizon League First Team selection ... Started all 10 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury at DePaul (Dec. 14) ... Scored at least 31 points in three of nine full games played ... Drained career-high 14 free throws at Northern Illinois (Nov. 26) ... 14 free throws tied for sixth on UIC's single-game record list ... Registered eighth career double-double behind 32 points and 10 rebounds vs. Elon (Nov. 23) ... Picked up a career-high five steals in home opener vs. UTSA (Nov. 16) ... Added 31 points and nine rebounds in that game ... Eligible to apply for a medical hardship waiver from NCAA.

2016-17 Game Log

2015-16: Unanimous Horizon League Freshman of the Year ... Named to All-Horizon League Second Team ... Set Horizon League record for scoring by a freshman with 594 points ... Broke previous record, belonging to former UIC Flame Mark Miller, by 93 points ... Ranked third in the Horizon League in scoring and seventh in rebounding ... Also ranked second in minutes played ... Set program single-season records for free throws (169) and free-throw attempts (256) ... Led UIC with seven double-doubles ... Earned Freshman of the Week honors a conference-record eight times, including five times during Horizon League play ... One of two players to start all 30 games for UIC ... Scored in double digits in 26 of 30 games ... Poured in at least 20 points 16 times, at least 30 points twice and 40 points once ... Finished season with seventh double-double behind 18 points and 11 rebounds vs. Wright State (March 5) ... Erupted for 40 points and 17 rebounds, while playing all 50 minutes of a double-overtime game at Youngstown State (Feb. 16) ... Became only second player in UIC history to score at least 40 points and first since Chuck Lambert on Jan. 27, 1974 (43) ... Only NCAA Division I player to score at least 40 points and corral at least 15 rebounds in a game this season ... Set UIC single-game record and tied Horizon League mark with 39 field-goal attempts in that game ... Matched career high with four 3-pointers and finished with 32 points and 15 rebounds against Youngstown State (Jan. 28) ... Went 4-of-5 from downtown against Green Bay (Jan. 14) ... Netted 28 points and shot 50 percent (8-of-16) from the field vs. NIU (Dec. 29) ... Secured first career double-double behind 20 points and 10 rebounds vs. Illinois at the United Center (Dec. 12) ... Hauled in 15 rebounds vs. Roosevelt (Nov. 24) ... Made collegiate debut with team-high 13 points vs. San Francisco (Nov. 13).



2015-16 Game Log

PREP/PERSONAL: Ranked as the No. 43 small forward in the nation ... No. 4 player coming out of Kentucky ... received interest from top programs such as Alabama, DePaul, Mississippi State, Tennessee, UNLV and Wake Forest ... spent his first years of high school ball playing at Ashland Blazer in Ashland, Ky., and then Thomas Nelson in Bardstown, Ky., before transitioning to Mingo Central in Delbarton, W. Va. ... averaged 21.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.8 steals as a senior for coach Brad Napier ... helped Mingo Central reach the state tournament for the first time in school history ... named to the Class AA All-State First Team ... nominated to play in the McDonald's All-American Game ... majoring in Human Development and Learning.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2015-16Freshman

    Forward
    6'7" 200 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2016-17Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 200 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2017-18Sophomore

    Forward
    6'7" 200 lbs
    10