ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Missouri State sophomore Jarred Dixon (G, Kansas City, Mo.) has been named to the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball All-Bench Team, the league announced Wednesday morning.
Dixon is averaging 8.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game with just eight starts in 31 appearances this season. He has knocked down 13 3-pointers, snagged 26 steals and contributed 63 assists while averaging 22.4 minutes per game. In league play, Dixon has scored 8.7 points per game this season with 3.0 rebounds for the Bears.
He is the 13th Missouri State player to be honored on the MVC All-Bench squad and first since Nathan Scheer in 2013.
Aundre Jackson of Loyola has been tabbed the conference’s team captain for the All-Bench Team. The All-Bench Team and Most-Improved Team were selected by the league’s newspaper beat writers, are comprised of a minimum of five student-athletes (top five vote-getters, plus ties) on each squad.
Missouri State is the No. 6 seed for Arch Madness and will take on No. 3 seed Northern Iowa on Friday at 8:35 p.m. The game will air live on FOX Sports Midwest and the MVC Television Network.
