Background
He was born and raised in Linden, New Jersey.
He was born and raised in Linden, New Jersey.
He attended Linden High School and was chosen by Street & Smith as an All-American after his senior season in 1991-1992. Dixon graduated as its all-time leading scorer (1,760 points) and officially concluded his prep career by winning the Reebok National Slam Dunk Contest. He chose to stay in New Jersey to play college basketball and attended Rutgers University.
Dixon spent his youth honing his streetball skills at his favorite hometown court, 4th Ward Park. Despite a lot of success at the high school level, Dixon"s career as a Scarlet Knight was not noteworthy. He played for just two seasons (1992-1994) and averaged 9.6 points in 26 games played.
AND1
The tape, which wound up being the AND1 Mix Tape Volume One, gave national exposure to streetball.
lieutenant featured some of the jaw-dropping moves of a then little-known player named Waliyy Dixon. Then, in the summer of 1999, before the AND1 Mixtape Tour ever existed, Dixon met with several AND1 representatives.
After discussing the streetball scene he helped bring other streetballers to the AND1 family. He then worked with AND1 to host the original AND1 Mix Tape game later that summer at his home court in Linden.
More than 2,000 people showed up to 4th Ward Park to watch what turned into footage for Mix Tape Volume
2. "Main" and the other streetballers were then signed to endorsement deals that fall. Dixon would play for the AND1 Mix Tape Tour from 2001 through 2006.
Nickname origin
During high school Dixon was known locally via the Newark Star Ledger as "The Coming Attraction" based on his skills and aerial flair.
At Rucker Park in the early 1990s, Dixon completed a 360 degree dunk that stunned the crowd. lieutenant earned him the name "The Main Event” as he began to attract a huge following to Rucker games. Other leagues
Waliyy Dixon played professionally in the United States Basketball League (USBL) for the Atlantic City Seagulls and Long Island Surf.
He also spent some time in training camp with the New Jersey Nets before the 2004 and 2005 National Basketball Association seasons.
Ball4Real
In his post-AND1 Mix Tape Tour life, Dixon has embarked on several basketball-related projects. Ball4Real, a streetball tour similar in nature to AND1, was co-created by Main Event and a handful of other former AND1 players.
lieutenant started in 2007, but after less than a year and a half it disbanded due to lack of revenue and media support. South.K.Y. Streetball Syndicate
South.K.Y., an acronym for Serving Knowledge to Youth, is the name for a new clothing organization, Streetball Syndicate.
lieutenant focuses on special basketball tours and community outreach programs.
He currently serves as the Vice President of Player Development and works out of his hometown of Linden, New Jersey.