Antonio Ray Dawson (born August 25, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Dawson played college basketball at Gulf Coast Community College, and at Florida State University, with the Florida State Seminoles.

[2] On January 25, 1995, as a member of the CBA's Rockford Lightning, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the CBA All-Star Game, which was held at Hartford Civic Center, in Hartford, Connecticut, after he scored 26 points.

[3] He was signed to a 10-day contract by the Boston Celtics on March 28, 1995,[4] but he did not play in an NBA game for them.

[2] Dawson also played professionally in Spain, Israel, France, Germany, Greece, Lebanon, and Venezuela.