Michael Dixon (11), joins Phil Pressey (1) and Laurence Bowers (21) during halftime of the Mizzou football spring game. Dixon and the Tigers begin regular season play on November 11 against SIU-Edwardsville

Mizzou basketball’s Michael Dixon, one of the country’s most explosive guards and arguably college basketball’s most valuable sixth man in 2011-12, was named a part of Sporting News 2013 Pre-Season Second Team All-Americans.    Dixon averaged 13.5 points and 3.3 assists in 35 games (all off the bench) and led all players in college basketball without a start in scoring average.

Mizzou Madness will be televised live on ESPN3 on October 12 starting at 7 p.m.  at Mizzou Arena.  The Tigers begin exhibition play on October 29 against Northwest Missouri State. 

Sporting News College Basketball awards are decided on by the Sporting News editorial staff in consultation with coaches and scouts around the country.

Sporting News ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS

FIRST TEAM
Doug McDermott, Creighton
Cody Zeller, Indiana
James Michael McAdoo, North Carolina
Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State
C.J. McCollum, Lehigh

SECOND TEAM
Michael Dixon, Missouri
C.J. Leslie, NC State
Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
Alex Poythress, Kentucky
Isaiah Canaan, Murray State 

THIRD TEAM
Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State
B.J. Young, Arkansas
Peyton Siva, Louisville
Trey Burke, Michigan
Adonis Thomas, Memphis

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
Alex Poythress, Kentucky
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
Kevin Yogi Ferrell, Indiana