2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster

Spencer Dixon

5 Spencer Dixon

  • Ht./Wt.
    6-0 / 180
  • Position
    Guard
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Marietta, Ga.
  • High School
    Kennesaw Mountain HS
  • Prev School
    Kennesaw Mountain HS

Biography

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Game Logs: 2011-12  2010-11   2009-10   2008-09

2010-11 Season
Named A-Sun Player of the Week on 11/16, on the strength of a two-win week that included a career-high 27 points in the Owls, 80-63, win over Georgia Tech on 11/15…Ranked seventh in the A-Sun with 3.42 assists per game and 10th in the league with 13.1 points per contest… 72.0 free-throw shooting percentage ranked 12th in the conference, while his 1.19 steals per game placed him 15th…Became the program’s Division I all-time steal leader on 1/18 against Jacksonville. Finished the season with 130 for his career, ninth on the Owls all-time list…Had a flair for the dramatic all season long, making two game-winners in the closing seconds to lead the Owls to victory. Went coast-to-coast for a layup in traffic as time expired to help the Owls pull out a, 63-62, win at Stetson on 1/16 and drained a three-point basket at home against Florida Gulf Coast with just three seconds left on 2/10 to lead the Black and Gold to a, 69-68, victory...Had a career-high nine assists in the Owls season opener against Georgia Southwestern on 11/12…Notched back-to-back 23 point performances on 11/20 and 11/22 at Alabama State and at home against Northern Arizona…Finished the season with a total of six games with 20 points or more…Led the Owls in scoring in eight games.

2009-10 Season
Played in all 33 games for the Owls in 2009-10, starting 26…Ranked 10th in the Atlantic Sun Conference in Assists Per game at 2.88 per game, and ninth in Total Assists (95), leading the team in both categories and rank third on the program’s all-time Division I list…Led or shared the team lead in assists in 18 games…Notched a career-high eight assists against USC Upstate on 1/17…Scored a career-high 18 points in the Owls, 69-64, loss to ETSU in the A-Sun Tournament Semifinals on 6-for-10 shooting, including 3-for-5 from three-point range…Made more than one shot from three-point shot on 11 occasions… Ranked third on the team in Minutes Per Game (29.1).

2008-09 Season
Played in 29 games and made 19 starts … Finished second among all freshman in the A-Sun in assists with 2.69 apg … Was 13th in the conference in assists … Was eighth in the A-Sun in steals with a 1.59 spg mark which was tops among all freshman in the league … Led A-Sun freshman with 29.79 minutes played average … Topped Kennesaw State in three offensive categories last season, free-throw attempts, assists and steals … Led the Owls in scoring in four games including a season-high 16-point performance at Georgia (12/31/08) … Led the Owls in rebounding four times with a career-high nine boards against Stetson (1/16/09) … Had a KSU season-best and career-high six steals against Belmont (2/20/09) … Led the Owls in assists in a team-high 14 games.

Prep Career
Dixon comes to the Owls after a productive career at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Kennesaw, Ga. under coach Jesse Bonner...was named Cobb County Tip-Off Player of the Month twice during his senior season...was selected MVP at the Bishop Moore Classic Championship after scoring 34 points and dishing out eight assists...led Cobb County in scoring and steals...was second in the county in assists...was a member of Cobb County's second team...earned the Coaches Award and MVP at Kennesaw Mountain High School...was a three year letterman at Kennesaw Mountain High School and led the team in assists and steals after his senior season...averaged 24.5 points, seven assists and three rebounds.

Personal
Born in Marietta, Ga. ... Is the son of Reginald and Beverly Dixon...Has two older brothers, Reg  and Sean…Sean played college basketball at Presbyterian College, where he is currently an assistant coach…Kobe Bryant and Deion Sanders are his two favorite athletes, and favorite professional sports team is the Atlanta Falcons…His favorite meal are his mother’s pork chops…In his spare time, enjoys playing video games, working out, and watching movies…Is majoring in Criminal Justice.

Coach Preston on Spencer
“Spencer is a fierce competitor that can do a variety of things to help our team be successful. As a senior, I look forward to his experience coming through in different game situations."

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2008-09Freshman

    Guard
    6'0" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2009-10Sophomore

    Guard
    6'0" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2010-11Junior

    Guard
    6'0" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2011-12Senior

    Guard
    6'0" 180 lbs
    5