Michael Andre Dixon Jr. (born December 1, 1990) is an American-born naturalised Georgian professional

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player who currently plays for

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. He played

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for

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and Memphis. Dixon Jr. won the BAL championship in 2022 with US Monastir, and was given league MVP honours. Following his

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in 2016, Dixon has represented the Georgia national team and played with the country at

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High school career

Dixon played high school basketball at Lee's Summit West, in

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. He was ranked as the nation's 136th overall prospect, and number 22

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by Rivals.com.

College career

University of Missouri

Dixon played

at the

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, with the

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, 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

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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 was twice accused of sexual assault during his time with Missouri.

University of Memphis

Dixon transferred to the

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, where he played his senior year of college basketball with the

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. 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

Dzūkija / Pieno žvaigždės (2014–2015)

After going undrafted in the

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, Dixon joined Italian club

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on a 2-week tryout. He left the club without signing a contract with them. Dixon then officially began his pro career in the

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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 March 29, 2015, Dixon participated in the 2015 Lithuanian League All-Star Game, where he recorded nine points, four rebounds and three assists. 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

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ČEZ Nymburk (2015–2016)

On June 22, 2015, Dixon signed with the Czech team

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for the 2015–16 season. 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

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. 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

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AEK Athens (2016–2017)

On June 21, 2016, Dixon moved to

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of the Greek League, where he signed a one-year contract with a prospect of renewal for another year. 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. On January 20, 2017, Dixon agreed to a contract extension with AEK, until the summer of 2019. On April 8, 2017, Dixon recorded 18 points, along with six rebounds and four assists in an 82–81 win over Kolossos Rodou. 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

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in the quarterfinals.

Strasbourg / Bahçeşehir (2017–2018)

On August 5, 2017, Dixon parted ways with AEK and signed with French team

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for the 2017–18 season. On December 9, 2017, he parted ways with Strasbourg. On December 14, 2017, he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the

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Bnei Herzliya (2018–2019)

On August 17, 2018, Dixon signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team

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. 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.

Reggio Emilia (2019)

On February 13, 2019, Dixon joined the Italian team

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for the rest of the season.

Nymburk/Georgia (2019–2021)

Dixon signed with

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of the

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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

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Cluj-Napoca (2021)

On January 5, 2021, he signed with

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of the Liga Națională.

Wilki Morskie Szczecin (2021)

On July 8, 2021, he signed with

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of the PLK.

US Monastir (2022)

On February 8, 2022, Dixon signed with US Monastir of the Tunisian Championnat National A (CNA) and the

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. He won the CNA championship and

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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

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after averaging a team-leading 16.5 points and 4.1 assists per game; along with scoring 21 points in the championship game.

Kolossos Rodou (2022–2023)

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.

Montreal Alliance (2023)

On June 24, 2023, Dixon signed with the

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of the

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. However, he was released on July 6.

Patriots (2023)

In August 2023, Dixon joined Rwandan club

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of the

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(RBL). He made his debut on August 12, scoring a game-high 20 points against rivals APR.

APR (2024)

In December 2023, Dixon joined the Rwandan national champions APR for their training camp ahead of the 2024 BAL season.

Al Ittihad Alexandria (2024–present)

On March 28, 2024, Dixon signed with

of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. On May 2, 2024, Dixon won the

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with the team.

Georgia national team

Dixon has citizenship with

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, 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. He also played at

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

, - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3 , 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1 ,

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, style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 , LKL , 15 , , 21.4 , , .401 , , .411 , , .850 , , 3.7 , , 3.4 , , .8 , , .0 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2 , Pieno žvaigždės , 24 , , 21.9 , , .502 , , .368 , , .791 , , 3.0 , , 3.6 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 15.5 , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , BBL , 7 , , 20.8 , , .463 , , .308 , , .857 , , 3.5 , , 3.8 , , 1.5 , , .1 , , 13.4 , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 , 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2 ,

, style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , NBL , 20 , , 22.3 , , .516 , , .430 , , .818 , , 2.8 , , 4.6 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 14.6 , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 ,

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, 31 , , 23.2 , , .454 , , .398 , , .881 , , 2.7 , , 4.6 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 14.3 , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1 ,

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, style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , GBL , 32 , , 23.1 , , .417 , , .299 , , .750 , , 2.5 , , 2.9 , , .8 , , .0 , , 11.5 , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 ,

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, style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , Pro A , 11 , , 23.9 , , .426 , , .292 , , .811 , , 2.0 , , 4.3 , , 1.1 , , .0 , , 13.4 , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1 , Bahçeşehir , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , TBL , 28 , , 27.5 , , .461 , , .385 , , .833 , , 2.0 , , 3.8 , , .9 , , .1 , , 14.1 , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1 ,

, style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , IPL , 17 , , 24.7 , , .411 , , .410 , , .903 , , 2.1 , , 4.2 , , 1.7 , , .0 , , 12.0

European Competitions

, - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1 ,

, style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , Europe Cup , 11 , , 25.8 , , .516 , , .352 , , .846 , , 4.5 , , 4.8 , , 1.6 , , .2 , , 16.7 , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1 ,

, style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , BCL , 18 , , 26.2 , , .503 , , .449 , , .800 , , 2.5 , , 2.6 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 14.7 , - , style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1 ,

, style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1 , BCL , 6 , , 20.3 , , .646 , , .471 , , 1.000 , , 2.5 , , 4.3 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 13.0 Source
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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

for the

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. He graduated from the

in May 2014, with a

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in interdisciplinary studies. On December 2, 2016, Dixon was involved in a fatal car accident in Menidi,

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, that caused the death of a 64-year-old male sanitation worker. Dixon was released from custody, after giving his testimony about the incident.Michael Dixon of AEK BC was arrested this morning after a traffic accident that caused the death of 64-year-old sanitation worker.
/ref> He has a son named Michael with Greek singer Sophia Kotsopoulou. The couple was expecting their second child in April 2021.

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