2012-13 Women's Basketball Roster

Sheila Dixon
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Schenectady, NY
- High School:
- Schenectady
As a Junior in 2011-12: A Second Team All-Ivyselection and the Cox Sports Division I Rhode Island Women's Playerof the Year, Dixon started in all 28 games games for the Bears ...The team's leading scorer (13.1 ppg) and rebounder (6.1 rpg), shescored in double figures in 19 of 28 games and recorded threedouble-doubles ... Earned Ivy League Player of the Weekhonors on Dec. 5 after helping the Bears capture a Brown BasketballClassic title with victories over Providence College and RhodeIsland ... She put up a career-high 26 points against theFriars to be named the MVP of the Brown Classic ... Her 13.1 ppgranked sixth overall in the Ivy League, was fourth in steals(2.1) and seventh in rebounds (6.1).
As a Sophomore in 2010-11: A Second TeamAll-Ivy selection and the team's Most Valuable Player ... WasBrown's leading scorer and rebounder with 11 points and 6.3rebounds per game ... Led the team in scoring and rebounding ninetimes ... Earned four double-doubles this season ... Her first cameagainst Central Connecticut when she scored 10 points and grabbed10 rebounds on Nov. 17, and then had 12 points and 10 reboundsagainst Rhode Island on Dec. 8 ... She then tallied 12 points and11 rebounds against Harvard on Feb. 12, and poured in a career-high22 points and brought down a career-high 14 boards at Dartmouth onFeb. 26 ... Earned Ivy League Player of the Week honors after herperformance at Dartmouth ... Handed out a career-high six assistsat NJIT on Jan. 6, and had five steals, twice at Yale (Jan. 14) andCentral Connecticut (Nov. 17) ... Earned All-Tournament Team honorsat the Hawk Holiday Classic and the Brown BEAR BasketballClassic.
As a Freshman in 2009-10: Saw action in all 28games and averaged 12.4 minutes-per-game … Netted acareer-high 11 points, pulled down a career-high eight rebounds,recorded two blocks and handed out a career-high five assists in avictory over Central Connecticut … Chipped in with sixpoints and handed out three assists in a win over Cornell, andregistered three steals in games against CCSU and Columbia.
Before Brown: Played at Schenectady High Schoolwhere she averaged 13.7 points-per-game and led the Patriots to aBig 10 regular season title (its first in school history) ... The5-foot-10 point guard led her squad to 19 wins during her seniorcampaign and also a semi-final appearance in the Class AAchampionships and was named the Big 10 League MVP ... The victoriesset a school record as she was named to the New York State Class AAfourth team, and was the Albany Times Union GirlsBasketball Athlete of the Year ... Grabbed 5.6 rebounds and handedout 4.2 assists per game ... Played for the City Rocks AAUbasketball team.
Personal: Sheila is the daughter of PhyllisDixon ... Has 13 brothers and sisters ... Concentration isPolitical Science.
CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 26 vs. Providence (12/4/11)
Rebounds: 14 at Dartmouth (2/26/11)
Assists: 6 at NJIT (1/6/11)
Steals: 5, twice
Blocks: 2, multiple times