Coach Dixon Talks About His Induction
June 20, 2007
FORT WORTH, Texas--University of Pittsburgh men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon has been named one of five 2007 inductees into the TCU Athletic Hall of Fame. Dixon will be formally honored on Thursday, Sept. 20 prior to TCU's Homecoming football game against SMU.
A four-year basketball letterman at TCU from 1984-87, Dixon is best remembered for his half-court shot at the buzzer to defeat Texas, 55-54, in a February 1986 game. In addition, he helped the Horned Frogs post back-to-back league championships (1986, 1987) and reach the second round of the 1987 NCAA Tournament. As a senior, Dixon led the Southwest Conference in assists per game (5.4 apg.) and earned both All-SWC and academic all-conference honors. He was drafted by the Washington Bullets and played professionally in the Continental Basketball Association.
Dixon concluded his fourth season at Pitt with a 105-30 overall record and .778 winning percentage. His 105 wins rank as the second-highest total for an NCAA Division I basketball coach after four seasons as a head coach. Dixon is the first coach in school history to guide Pitt to four consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four straight 20-win seasons and four successive 10-win Big East regular seasons. Dixon will begin his ninth year at Pitt in 2007-08.
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