Joe Dawson (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joe Dawson (basketball)

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 16-May-1960

Place of Birth: Alabama, United States

Profession: basketball player

Nationality: United States, Israel

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Joe Dawson (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, being 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 inducted in the Southern Miss hall of fame in 2011 and he is the father of professional basketball player Shawn Dawson.