Dyron Patrick Nix (February 11, 1967 – December 15, 2013) was an American professional

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player. The 6'7" 210 pound forward played his college basketball at the University of Tennessee. He was a two time first team All-SEC performer (1988, 1989). Nix was selected by the

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in the second round (29th pick overall) of the

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. Nix played only one year in the NBA for the

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during the 1989-90 season. He averaged 2.0 points in 20 games played. He played collegiately at the

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and averaged 21.6 ppg during his senior season. His daughter Cree began her college basketball career at

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, then transferred to the

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. Nix died on December 15, 2013 of pneumonia in

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at the age of 46.

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