Dalton attended St. Augustine's College in Brookvale, New South Wales.
He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder (1982–1984)[1] and became the first AIS men's player selected to play for Australia at the Olympics.
[2] After finishing at the AIS in 1984, Dalton, a 6'6"(198 cm) tall Small forward, played in the NBL for the Canberra Cannons (1984–1985), Geelong Supercats (1986–1987), Sydney Kings (1988–1995), Brisbane Bullets (1996–1997), and Illawarra Hawks (1998–1999).
[3] Dalton represented the Australian boomers at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and at the 1986 FIBA World Championship in Spain.
His son, Callum, played in the NBL for the Brisbane Bullets and Melbourne United.