He also was a Basketball Times second-team All American while helping the Mustangs to a conference title and an NCAA regional appearance in his senior season.

[7] In 29 games with the Austin Toros in the 2011–12 season, Dawson averaged 17.2 points and 10.7 rebounds, shooting 56 percent from the field earning himself the NBA D-League's Impact Player of the Year.

[8] During the 2011–12 season, he played two stints with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

[9][10] The Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association selected Dawson as an import for the 2013 Commissioner's Cup.

[15] In March, 2013, Dawson signed with Petrochimi Bandar Imam to play in the final of the WABA League.

[16] On April 24, 2014, Dawson signed with Heilongjiang Fengshen of the Chinese NBL[15] where he averaged 32 points, 15.7 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game.

[18] On June 16, 2015, he signed with the Leones de Ponce of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.

[25] On December 27, 2017, Dawson signed with Comunicaciones of the Argentinian LNB,[26] averaging 16 points, 13.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.9 steals in 23 games.