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Chatt Tech Basketball Player to Play for Auburn
The Chattahoochee Tech men's basketball player will compete for the Golden Eagles for the remainder of the 2011-12 season.
Asauhn Dixon-Tatum, a 6-foot-11 newcomer to men’s basketball team, has committed to play next season with Auburn University of the Southeastern Conference.
Dixon-Tatum comes to CTC via Division II Grand Valley State, where he led his conference, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, with 59 blocks in the 2010-11 season.
The sophomore center, originally from Anderson, Ind., impressed visiting scouts at the Oct. 9 CB Jamboree showcase in Columbus. Dixon-Tatum tallied 10 blocks in a single contest against Chipola Community College at the event held at Columbus State University. He committed to Auburn head coach Tony Barbee on Saturday while on a recruiting visit to the campus.
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Dixon-Tatum will compete for the Golden Eagles for the remainder of the 2011-12 season and plans to join Auburn after the conclusion of this academic year.
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