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==College career==
Paxson played collegiate basketball at the University of Notre Dame in [[Notre Dame, Indiana]]. In 1980–81, his sophomore year, Paxson led the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball|Fighting Irish]] in [[assist (basketball)|assists]] with a career-high 138 that season. He earned his first All-America recognition as a junior in 1981–82, averaging 16.4 points and dishing out 4.7 assists. The following year, Paxson led Notre Dame to a 19–10 record, averaging a career-high 17.7 [[points per game]] and tallying 112 assists en route to claiming his second All-America selection. He also helped guide the team to NCAA appearances in 1980 and 1981. For his career, he was a .526 shooter from the field, presaging his sharpshooting prowess in the pros. He finished his four-year stint at Notre Dame with 1,366 points (19th in Notre Dame history), 411 assists (seventh), 133 [[steal (basketball)|steals]] (eighth), 86 games started (13th), and field goal percentage (20th). His four-year average was 12.2 points per game.

===Academic honors===
Paxson graduated from Notre Dame in 1983 with a degree in [[Business Administration]] and a 3.17 [[GPA]] and was a two-time [[Academic All-American]]. [[Bob Arnzen]], [[Pat Garrity]], [[Tim Abromaitis]] and Paxson are the only four basketball players in Notre Dame's history to earn Academic All-America accolades more than once.

On June 6, 2005, Paxson was inducted into the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame, along with five other celebrities.