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Jersey Number 4
Josh Dix
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Council Bluffs, Iowa
- High School:
- Abraham Lincoln
- Deals:
2025-26: Senior at Creighton
• Recipient of the BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award.
• NCAA ranks: 158th in three-point attempts, 215th in minutes per game, 224th in three-pointers made, 281st in field goal attempts, 296th in three-pointers per game, 341st in field goals made, 514th in points per game.
• BIG EAST ranks (all games): 6th in minutes per game, 8th in 3FG/game, 14th in points per game.
• BIG EAST ranks (league games): 5th in minutes per game, 9th in 3FG/game.
• Averaged 18.2 points per game in his last six contests.
• Made a three-pointer in 43 of his final 46 games dating to last year.
• Made four or more three-pointers in four straight games from Feb. 28-April 2, one of four Bluejays to ever do that under Greg McDermott.
• Had 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting vs. South Dakota (Nov. 5).
• Recorded 15 points and six assists in Players Era Men’s Championship games against both Baylor (Nov. 24) and No. 15 Iowa State (Nov. 25).
• Had 14 points, five rebounds and five assists vs. Nicholls (Dec. 2).
• Finished with 18 points and secured seven rebounds vs. Kansas State (Dec. 13).
• Had 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and career-high five steals without a turnover in win vs. Utah Tech (Dec. 22).
• Had first career double-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists while surpassing 1,000 career points at Seton Hall (Jan. 4).
• Held Bryce Lindsay to four points and scored 17 of his own in win at Villanova (Jan. 7), making 7-of-14 field goal tries.
• Scored 17 points at Providence (Jan. 16) and a season-high 19 points vs. Xavier (Jan. 21).
• Had nine points at Georgetown (Feb. 4) while playing just hours after his Mom, Kelly, died of colon cancer.
• Scored 14 points on Feb. 14 vs. Villanova, one day after the funeral for his mother.
• Owned 16 points in 69-68 win vs. Seton Hall (Feb. 7).
• Made 6-of-10 shots and scored a then-season-high 21 points in road win at No. 5 Connecticut (Feb. 18), adding eight rebounds.
• Finished with 15 points, four rebounds and three assists vs. DePaul (Feb. 25).
• Had 18 points on Senior Day vs. Providence (Feb. 28).
• Scored a season-best 22 points on 9-of-17 shooting in win at Butler (March 4), then repeated it his next game in his BIG EAST Tourney debut vs. Seton Hall on March 12th.
• Closed career with 18 points vs. West Virginia (April 4).
• Preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST.
• Named to the Preseason Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List, as well as preseason Naismith Trophy Watch List.
2024-25: Junior at Iowa
• Started 32 games, averaging 14.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists.
• Shot 50.7 percent from the floor, which ranked seventh in the Big Ten and was tops among guards.
• Also converted 42.2 percent of his 154 attempts from three-point range.
• Ranked 13th in Big Ten in minutes (32:18) and three-pointers per game (2.03), 16th in field goals (180) and 19th in the league in scoring (14.4).
• Reached double-figures in 27 games, with six 20-point contests and 15 games of 15 points or more.
• Owned nine games with three or more three-pointers.
• Had 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting to go along with five assists and four rebounds against South Dakota (Nov. 12).
• Scored 10+ points in 12 straight games from Nov. 26-Jan. 17.
• Finished with 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting and grabbed six rebounds against Northwestern (Dec. 3).
• Made a catch-and-shoot three-pointer from 33 feet with 0.8 seconds remaining for his first career buzzer beater, a shot that was ESPN SportsCenter’s No. 1 Play of the Day on Dec. 3.
• Scored career-high 31 points on 10-of-14 shooting, making a career-best seven three-pointers in win vs. Nebraska (Jan. 7). Also had seven assists, six rebounds and four steals against the Huskers, making him the first major conference player to finish with that stat line (or better) since LSU’s Ben Simmons in 2015.
• Dished a career-high eight assists against Penn State (Jan. 24).
• Netted 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting against Purdue (Feb. 4) and scored 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting in the road win at Rutgers (Feb. 12).
• Reached double-figures in final eight games, including an 18-point, seven rebound, four assist game against Michigan State (March 6) and a 21-point outing against Illinois (March 13) in the Big Ten Tournament.
2023-24: Sophomore at Iowa
• Honorable Mention All-Big Ten choice was also named Iowa’s Most Improved Player and Best Defensive Player.
• Appeared in 34 games with 20 starts, averaging 8.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
• Shot 55.2 percent from the floor, 42.1 percent from three-point range and 86 percent from the free throw line.
• Had 19 steals and a 2.5 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Scored in double figures in 11 games.
• Finished with four 20-point contests, including three straight games from Feb. 24-March 2 when he averaged 21.3 points on 68.4 percent shooting (61.5 percent from three-point range).
• Made his first career start at Iowa State (Dec. 7).
• Drained a season-high five three-pointers vs. Nebraska (Jan. 12).
• Finished with 21 points, four rebounds and five assists at Minnesota (Jan. 15).
• Made 9-of-15 field goals en route to 20 points against Illinois (Feb. 24).
• Went 8-of-10 from the floor, scoring 20 points against Penn State (Feb. 27).
• Netted a season-high 24 points, making 9-of-13 field goals and four three-pointers at Northwestern (March 2).
2022-23: Freshman at Iowa
• Played in 31 games off the bench, totaling 62 points, 28 rebounds, 28 assists, seven steals and three blocks.
• Posted season-highs in scoring (10) and minutes played (31) in an overtime win over Michigan (Jan. 12).
• Dished out a season-best five assists in back-to-back games against Michigan (Jan. 12) and Maryland (Jan. 15).
Abraham Lincoln High School
• Three-year team captain, who surpassed 1,000 career points.
• Averaged 20 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game prior to suffering season-ending injury in January of his senior year.
• Three-time First Team all-Missouri River Conference selection and City Player of the Year.
• Third team All-State as a sophomore and First Team All-State as a junior.
• Shot 50 percent or better from the field his first three seasons of prep basketball.
• Averaged a team-best 19.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists as a junior, when he shot 54 percent from the field, 38 percent from three-point range and 73 percent from the foul line.
• Averaged 17.5 points and 5.1 rebounds as a sophomore after scoring 10.2 points per contest as a freshman.
• Three-time academic all-conference honoree.
Awards & Honors
2023-24 Academic All-Big Ten
2023-24 Best Defensive Player
2023-24 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
2023-24 Kenny Arnold Hawkeye Spirit Award
2023-24 Team’s Most Improved Award
2024-25 Academic All-Big Ten
2024-25 Dean’s List
2024-25 NABC Honors Court
2025-26 BIG EAST Player of the Week, 12/29
2025-26 BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award
2025-26 Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year Watch List (50)
2025-26 Preseason Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List
2025-26 Preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST
Personal
• Son of Nate and Kelly Dix.
• Has three younger siblings, Lydia, Joey and Grayson.
• A finance major.
• Nicknames are JD or Jelly.
• Chose Creighton because of the fans, coaches and teammates.
• Favorite meal is steak.
• NIL deal he wants is with Chipotle.
• Hobby is golf.
• Sporting event he wishes he could have witnessed was Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals.
• Historical site he’d like to see is the White House.
• One place in the world he’d like to visit is Japan.
• The story behind his number is that in high school he had to pick a number between 4 & 15.
• People he’d like to meet are LeBron James or Drake.
• Likes to fish.
• Favorite childhood board game was checkers.
• Best vacation he’s been on is to Destin, Fla.
Creighton Men's Basketball Press Conference vs. West Virginia - 4/4/26
Saturday, April 04
Creighton Men's Basketball Press Conference vs. Rutgers - 4/2/26
Friday, April 03
Creighton Press Conference After Rutgers - 4/2/26
Friday, April 03
Creighton Men's Basketball Availability - 3/30/26
Monday, March 30
