Michael Dixon (basketball)

Michael Dixon

Dixon with the Georgian national team.
SIG Strasbourg
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League LNB Pro A
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1990-12-01) December 1, 1990
Kansas City, Missouri
Nationality American / Georgian
Listed height 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Lee's Summit
(Lee's Summit, Missouri)
College
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014 Dzūkija Alytus
2014–2015 Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2015–2016 ČEZ Nymburk
2016–2017 AEK Athens
2017–present SIG Strasbourg
Career highlights and awards

Michael "Mike" Andre Dixon Jr. (born December 1, 1990) is an American-Georgian[1] professional basketball player for SIG Strasbourg of the LNB Pro A. He is a 1.86 m (6 ft 1¼ in) tall guard. After playing three years of college basketball at University of Missouri, and one year at the University of Memphis, Dixon entered the 2014 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Dixon played high school basketball at Lee's Summit, in Lee's Summit, Missouri. He was ranked as the nation’s 136th overall prospect, and number 22 point guard by Rivals.com.[2]

College career

University of Missouri

Dixon played college basketball at the University of Missouri, with the Missouri Tigers, from 2009 to 2012, under head coach Mike Anderson. He played in all 34 games as a true freshman, averaging 7.5 points, 1.6 assists, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game. He shot 47.0 percent from the floor overall, 35.5 percent from three-point range, and led the team in free throw shooting, at 85.7 percent. During his second campaign with the Tigers, he started 17 games, averaging a career-high 10.3 points per game, along with 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 1.8 steals per game. Dixon, was also ranked in the Top 10 of the Big 12 in assists, steals, free throw percentage, and assist/turnover ratio. Under head coach Frank Haith, he was one of the country's most explosive guards, and was arguably college basketball's most valuable sixth man in the 2011–12 season, averaging 13.5 points and 3.3 assists per game, in 35 games (all off the bench).

University of Memphis

In 2013, following multiple sexual assault accusations, Dixon transferred to the University of Memphis, where he played his senior year of college basketball with the Memphis Tigers.[3][4] Dixon saw action in all 34 games, and made four starts. He was the team's second-leading scorer (11.8 points per game) and the squad's leader in three-point field goal percentage (38.6%) and free throw percentage (84.4%). He handed out 81 assists (fourth on team), had 43 steals, and also averaged 2.2 rebounds per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Dixon joined Italian club Basket Barcellona on a 2-week tryout.[5] He left the club without signing a contract with them.[6] Dixon then officially began his pro career in the Lithuanian Basketball League with Dzūkija Alytus, in 2014. He left the team in November, and joined Lithuanian club Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys for the rest of the season.[7]

On June 22, 2015, Dixon moved to the Czech club ČEZ Nymburk. With the club, he won the Czech League championship.[8] He averaged 14.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1.4 steals in 31 games played with Nymburk in the VTB League's 2015–16 season.[9]

On June 21, 2016, Dixon moved to AEK Athens of the Greek League, where he signed a one-year contract with a prospect of renewal for another year.[10] On January 20, 2017, Dixon agreed to a contract extension with AEK, until the summer of 2019.[11]

On August 5, 2017, Dixon signed with French club SIG Strasbourg for the 2017–18 season.[12]

Georgian national team

Dixon has citizenship with Georgia,[13] in order to be able to play with the senior men's Georgian national basketball team. He was selected to be in the country's default squad for the EuroBasket 2017 qualification tournament, where he averaged 16.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game.

Personal life

Dixon is the son of Mike Dixon Sr. and Sybil Dixon, and he has one sister, Alexis, and one brother, Jarred, who plays college basketball for the Missouri State Bears. He graduated from the University of Memphis in May of 2014, with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies. On December 2, 2016, Dixon was involved in a fatal car accident in Menidi, Athens, Greece, that caused the death of a 64-year old male sanitation worker. Dixon was released from custody, after giving his testimony about the incident.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ Michael Andre DIXON JR (GEO).
  2. ↑ Michael Dixon Rivals.com
  3. ↑ "Missouri guard Michael Dixon Jr. announces transfer from school". Columbiamissourian.com. June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Michael Dixon to join Memphis Tigers". Sportando.com. March 7, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Barcellona adds Michael Dixon jr for a 2-weeks tryout". Sportando.com. September 9, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Michael Dixon leaves Barcellona". Sportando.com. September 28, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Dixon caps impressive rookie season in Lithuania". 247sports.com. April 29, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "CEZ Nymburk signs Michael Dixon". Sportando.com. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ Michael Dixon Career.
  10. ↑ "A1Basket.gr AEK signed Mike Dixon". A1basket.gr. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  11. ↑ "AEK Athens announces Michael Dixon remains in the team until the summer of 2019". Sportando.com. January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Le meneur Michael Dixon rejoint la SIG Strasbourg". sigstrasbourg.fr (in French). August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Mike Dixon gets Georgian passport". Sportando.com. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "AEK Athens' Michael Dixon arrested and released after being involved in a fatal car accident". Sportando.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  15. ↑ Michael Dixon of AEK BC was arrested this morning after a traffic accident that caused the death of 64-year-old sanitation worker.


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