Tim Dillon

Timothy Dillon (born March 21, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Northern Illinois Huskies. Dillon played professionally in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), and overseas in Italy, Spain and Australia.

Early life Dillon is a native of Franklin Grove, Illinois.

Dillon played college basketball for the Northern Illinois Huskies from 1980 to 1984. Dillon was selected to the All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) first-team in 1983 and 1984.

Dillon was inducted into the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989. but was released and became a free agent. His knee had to be reconstructed and he was in rehabilitation for 14 months. He played for Athletes in Action during the 1987–88 season and averaged 10.7 points per game.

In December 1987, Dillon was recruited by Bruce Palmer to play for the North Melbourne Giants of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 1988 season. He scored 995 points during the season which was an NBL record and he finished fifth in NBL Most Valuable Player Award voting. Dillon won an NBL championship with the Giants in 1989.

Dillon decided to return to the United States after the 1989 NBL season so he could live with his wife in a home they purchased in Dixon, Illinois.

Dillon played for Croatian team KK Slobodna Dalmacija at the 1991 McDonald's Open. He was asked to join the team permanently but declined because of the war happening in Croatia. He left the Lightning in February 1992 so he could join a team in Spain.

After his playing career, Dillon worked as a mortgage lender for Alpine Bank and lived in Cherry Valley, Illinois.