Jamie Dixon
Jamie Dixon
James Patrick Dixon IIis an American basketball coach and the current head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team. He previously served as the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh men's basketball team from 2003 through 2016...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth10 November 1965
CityBurbank, CA
changed deal question
There's no question it changed the game. It changed what we wanted to do. But those things are going to happen. You have to deal with it. We've done it before.
bigger guy
There's never been a guy with a bigger heart, I'll tell you that.
good ncaa playing teams tournament won
They are an NCAA Tournament team. It was two very good teams playing out there. We won the battle.
believe winning
The winning started when he got here. I don't believe in coincidences.
battle free good playing second teams throws win
It was two good teams playing well. They made free throws (11 for 14 in the second half), and we need to win the rebounding battle more than we did.
good teams
Somebody's going to lose. Good teams are going to lose.
call five seconds strange
The call on the five seconds was strange because there was no count.
ben constant emphasis knew likely percent point priority understood
At worst, we're 90 percent, and we'll likely be at 100 percent by the end of the summer. When Ben and I got here, we understood the numbers, and we knew what our priority had to be. This has been a constant point of emphasis for us.
news talk
That's news to me. I'll know more when I talk to him (today).
ball played player quicker run
Novak was more of a catch-and-shoot player when we played them in the tournament. Now he can put the ball on the floor. He can run the floor. He's agile, a quicker player. He's just a much better player.
carrying great playing practice
Antonio's been playing great in practice and it's been carrying over into games.
close putting worries
I wanted to. I actually thought about putting him in when it was a close game. I have no worries about putting him in.
teams
Teams lose. It's how you respond, and we've always responded well.
gave good minutes played sam
Sam played well. He gave us good minutes (season-high 28).