Michael Dixon (basketball)

Dixon played college basketball at the University of Missouri, with the Missouri Tigers, from 2009 to 2012. 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 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. 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).

Dixon transferred to the University of Memphis, where he played his senior year of college basketball with the Memphis Tigers.[2][3] 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.

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Dixon joined Italian club Basket Barcellona on a 2-week tryout.[4] He left the club without signing a contract with them.[5] 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.[6] On March 29, 2015, Dixon participated in the 2015 Lithuanian League All-Star Game, where he recorded nine points, four rebounds and three assists.[7]

Dixon finished the season as the Lithuanian League fourth-leading scorer with 13.7 points per game. Dixon helped žvaigždės to reach the 2015 Baltic League Quarterfinals, but they eventually lost to Juventus.

On June 22, 2015, Dixon signed with the Czech team ČEZ Nymburk for the 2015–16 season.[8] On January 10, 2016, Dixon recorded a career-high 35 points, shooting 12-of-16 from the field, along with six rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 76–70 win over Nizhny Novgorod.[9]

In 62 games played during the 2015–16 season, he averaged 14.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.4 steals, shooting 39.9 percent from 3-point range. Dixon helped Nymburk to win the 2016 Czech League Championship, as well as reaching the 2016 VTB League Playoffs as the eighth seed, but they eventually were eliminated by CSKA Moscow.

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 December 7, 2016, Dixon recorded a season-high 29 points, shooting 8-of-12 from 3-point range, along with five rebounds and four assists in an 89–76 win over Szolnoki Olaj.[11] On January 20, 2017, Dixon agreed to a contract extension with AEK, until the summer of 2019.[12] On April 8, 2017, Dixon recorded 18 points, along with six rebounds and four assists in an 82–81 win over Kolossos Rodou.[13] He was subsequently named Greek League Round 25 MVP.

In 50 games played during the 2016–17 season, he averaged 12.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1 steal per game. Dixon helped AEK to reach the 2017 Champions League Playoffs, but they eventually lost to Monaco in the quarterfinals.

On August 5, 2017, Dixon parted ways with AEK and signed with French team SIG Strasbourg for the 2017–18 season.[14] On December 9, 2017, he parted ways with Strasbourg.[15] On December 14, 2017, he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball First League.[16]

On August 17, 2018, Dixon signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team Bnei Herzliya.[17] In 17 games played for Herzliya, Dixon averaged 12 points, 2.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, shooting 41 percent from three-point range. On February 10, 2019, Dixon parted ways with Herzliya.[18]

On February 13, 2019, Dixon joined the Italian team Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia for the rest of the season.[19][20]

Dixon signed with Nymburk of the National Basketball League (Czech Republic) in 2019. He averaged 11.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. On December 4, 2020, Dixon signed an open contract with BC Titebi of the Georgian Superliga.[21]

On January 5, 2021, he signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Națională.[22]

On July 8, 2021, he signed with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the PLK.[23]

On February 8, 2022, Dixon signed with US Monastir of the Tunisian Championnat National A (CNA) and the Basketball Africa League.[24] He won the CNA championship and Tunisian Cup with Monastir in May 2022. On May 28, 2022, he won the club's first-ever BAL championship with Monastir after winning in the 2022 BAL Finals over Petro de Luanda. Dixon was named the Most Valuable Player after averaging a team-leading 16.5 points and 4.1 assists per game; along with scoring 21 points in the championship game.[25]

On November 26, 2022, Dixon returned to Greece, signing with Kolossos Rodou. In 17 games, he averaged 11.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3 assists, playing around 24 minutes per contest.

On June 24, 2023, Dixon signed with the Montreal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[26] However, he was released on July 6.

In August 2023, Dixon joined Rwandan club Patriots BBC of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL).[27] He made his debut on August 12, scoring a game-high 20 points against rivals APR.[28]

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Nymburk	Europe Cup	11	25.8	.516	.352	.846	4.5	4.8	1.6	.2	16.7
2016–17	A.E.K.	BCL	18	26.2	.503	.449	.800	2.5	2.6	1.2	.1	14.7
2017–18	Strasbourg	BCL	6	20.3	.646	.471	1.000	2.5	4.3	1.0	.2	13.0

Source: RealGM