Honors & Awards
Big 12 Rookie of the Week on Dec. 28
Bob Cousy Award Watch List (2011-12)
At MIZZOU: 2010-11: Started 17 games during his second Tiger campaign, averaging a career-high 10.3 points per game, along with 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals ... Ranked second on the club with 113 total dimes ... Ranked in the Top 10 of the Big 12 in assists (3.5-9th), steals (1.8-5th), free throw percentage (.825-6th) and assist/turnover ratio (1.9-4th) ... Improved his three-point shooting to 38.8 percent from 35.5 during his rookie year ... Set a new career-best with eight rebounds in a home win over Iowa State on Jan. 22 ... Played a career-high 38 minutes Nov. 30 vs. Georgetown in his hometown of Kansas City ... Reached double figures in scoring 19 times, including a career-high 18 points vs. Old Dominion and 17 vs. Georgetown, at Colorado, Wyoming, and Texas Tech ... Each of those 17 point efforts came on the road or in a neutral-court setting ... Had 17 games with multiple steals and dished nine assists in just 27 minutes in the win vs. North Alabama.
2009-10:
Played in all 34 games as a true freshman, averaging 7.5 points and 1.6 assists, 1.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game ... Made eight starts during his rookie campaign and shot .470 percent from the floor and .355 percent from three-point range ... Led the club in free throw shooting at .857 percent ... Was third on the team with 55 total assists ... Reached double figures in scoring 12 times ... Scored a career high 16 points in the Busch Braggin' Rights win against Illinois in St. Louis ... Hit 6-of-13 shots from the floor and dished five assists and ripped three steals ... Added 12 points vs. Austin Peay to earn Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors following the two contests ... Was magnificent in NCAA Tournament play, scoring eight points vs. Clemson in the first round win and 15 vs. West Virginia in the second round ... Hit 6-of-10 shots and 2-of-4 treys vs. the Mountaineers in 17 minutes ... Top scoring Big 12 game came vs. nationally-ranked Texas, where he dropped in 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the Tiger victory.
High School:
Named Mr. Show Me Basketball in 2009 as the State of Missouri's top player in 2009 (senior) ... Was a First Team All-State Selection by the Kansas City Star and the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association as a junior and senior ... Was a three-time All-Suburban Small 6 Conference selection, including MVP as a senior ... Led Lee's Summit West High School to a 24-4 overall record in 2009 ... The Titans won 21 consecutive games before falling in the sectionals ... Averaged a school record 24.2 points as a senior for Head Coach Michael Schieber's club, while adding 5.5 assists, 3.1 steals and 4.4 rebounds ... Finished his prep career with 1,849 points, 532 assists and 245 steals, each of which rank #1 or #2 in Lee's Summit West history ... Was listed as one of the nation's Top 100 recruits by several recruiting publications and had offers from Arizona, Purdue, Oklahoma, Marquette, Louisville, California and others before selecting Mizzou.
Personal:
Son of Mike Dixon Sr. and Sybil Dixon ... Has one sister (Alexis) and one brother (Jarred) ... Born in Kansas City, Mo. ... Lists his father as the most influential person in his life ... His father played collegiately at San Jose State and finished his career as the school's all-time assist leader ... Hopes to pursue a degree in the Sport Management field and would love to coach after completing his playing career ... Favorite actor is Denzel Washington and lists Lil Wayne and Jay-Z as his favorite musical artists ... Played on the AAU circuit for L.J. Goolsby and the Kansas City Pump `N' Run ... Was an AAU teammate of current Tigers Marcus Denmon and Steve Moore.
