| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 16, 1960 Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Nationality | American-Israeli |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Druid (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) |
| College | Southern Miss (1978–1982) |
| NBA draft | 1982: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1982–2008 |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 1982–1983 | Maine Lumberjacks |
| 1983–1985 | Bay State Bombardiers |
| 1985 | Connecticut Colonials |
| 1985–1986 | Cocodrilos de Caracas |
| 1986–1987 | Mulhouse BC |
| 1987–1988 | Hapoel Holon |
| 1988–1989 | Évreux |
| 1990–1991 | Beitar Tel Aviv |
| 1991 | Memphis Rockers |
| 1991–1994 | Hapoel Eilat |
| 1994–1996 | Maccabi Jerusalem |
| 1996–1998 | Hapoel Eilat |
| 1998–2001 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| 2001–2002 | Hapoel Holon |
| 2002–2003 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2003–2004 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2004–2005 | Ironi Ramat Gan |
| 2005–2008 | Ironi Nes Ziona |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Joe Dawson (Hebrew: ג'ו דאוסן; born May 16, 1960) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player. He played high school basketball at Druid High School in his native Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and played four years of college basketball for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, leading the team in scoring and rebounding multiple times and was an all-conference selection. After going undrafted in the 1982 NBA draft, he started his professional career in the Continental Basketball Association, and was selected as an all-star in each of the three seasons he played there. After a brief experience in the USBL he moved abroad, playing in Venezuela and France (where he was the LNB Pro A top scorer). In 1987 he had his first experience in the Israeli league with Hapoel Holon: he would play in Israel for 14 seasons, leading the league in both scoring and rebounding in 1992. He was named the 1992 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP. He was inducted in the Southern Miss Hall of Fame in 2011, and is the father of professional basketball player Shawn Dawson.