Jason Dixon (born April 4, 1973) is a former American professional basketball player. Dixon played with teams in Turkey, Israel, Argentina, Sweden and Cyprus after his departure from

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in 1995. In 1998, he joined the

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, and was a member of their team which won five CBA league championships between 2004 and 2009. Following the conclusion of their championship 2009 season, Dixon retired from the

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(CBA). He would then play for the

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and the

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before retiring from basketball altogether. On December 23, 2009, the Southern Tigers held a ceremony at Tigers Arena to retire his #15 jersey in honour of his contributions to the team. Dixon is only the second CBA player to have his jersey retired, with the first being

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. He was also the only international player to have their number retired for any team in the CBA before

Tracy McGrady Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr. (born May 24, 1979), nicknamed T-Mac, is an American former professional basketball player, best known for his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). McGrady is a seven-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-N ...

had his number retired by the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles in 2014.

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