Virginia Tech has offered Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga 2025 guard Derek Dixon. Here's a quick look at him.

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Dixon is on the border of the national top 50, and his offer list is catching up with that ranking. While his only major visit thus far was a stop at Pittsburgh last Fall, he's from a Hokies pipeline area in DC, and plays for the area's Team Takeover AAU program, an organization with which the Hokies are very familiar. Getting him to campus soon would be a major boost to the Hokies' effort here - though he hasn't set up his schedule yet, but has the Hokies along with Pitt, Providence, and Syracuse on his mind - especially since he's on the verge of blowing up after a strong Summer to date.

Dixon is a good on-ball defender who uses his length to ensure opponents have a difficult time getting around and past him. He's a good ball-handler to the extent that he's capable of playing point (where his size is a plus in comparison to just average at the two), but he doesn't need to dominate the ball to find success. He can dribble to create a long shot - where he's very good despite a bit of a push-shot motion - or to get downhill and earn layups. He's comfortable in the catch-and-shoot game more than as a pure distributor, so a future as a ball-handling SG rather than a creator is his highest upside.

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