| Michael Dixon, Jr. |
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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.
