Nationality American / Georgian Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg) Height 1.86 m | Listed height 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted Pro career 2014 | |
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League Greek LeagueChampions League Position Point guard, Shooting guard | ||
Michael dixon highlight video 2013 14
Michael "Mike" Andre Dixon Jr. (born December 1, 1990) is an American-Georgian professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek League. 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.
Contents
- Michael dixon highlight video 2013 14
- Michael dixon 2015 highlights
- High school career
- University of Missouri
- University of Memphis
- Professional career
- Georgian national team
- Personal life
- References
Michael dixon 2015 highlights
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.
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, Dixon transferred to the University of Memphis, where he played his senior year of college basketball with the Memphis Tigers. 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. He left the club without signing a contract with them. 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.
On June 22, 2015, Dixon moved to the Czech club ČEZ Nymburk. With the club, he won the Czech League championship. 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.
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. On January 20, 2017, Dixon agreed to a contract extension With AEK, until the summer of 2019.
Georgian national team
Dixon has citizenship with Georgia, 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.