Dotson previously has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association.

He played college basketball for Oregon and Houston before being selected with the 44th pick of the 2017 NBA draft by the Knicks.

After his sophomore season, he and teammates Dominic Artis and Brandon Austin were dismissed due to sexual assault allegations.

[1] He subsequently enrolled at Houston Community College where he did not play basketball but took anger management courses with John Lucas II.

[6] On April 6, 2018, Dotson scored a career-high 30 points and a career high 11 rebounds in a 122–98 win off the bench against the Miami Heat.