Dawson averaged 23.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game, as the Trojans competed in six Conference Carolinas games in January. He recorded a .510 field-goal percentage (51-of-100) while converting 33-of-37 (89.2 percent) from the free-throw line. Dawson scored a game-high 23 points on 10-of-20 shooting while adding two rebounds and one assist in a 97-82 win on January 4 over Lees-McRae. He scored a career-high 36 points on 14-of-25 shooting while converting a perfect six-of-six from the free-throw line in 31 minutes at Francis Marion on January 15. In the next game, Dawson produced 16 points with five rebounds and four assists in 26 minutes in a 107-95 over Southern Wesleyan.