FWST: TCU, Del Conte weren’t so sure they could bring Jamie Dixon home
BY CARLOS MENDEZ
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TCU thought it had its man.
Then it didn’t.
Then it did again.
That’s how Monday went for the school and athletic director Chris Del Conte as they worked to secure the hiring of new basketball coach Jamie Dixon.
They had to get him out of a 10-year contract at Pitt, where his buyout was reportedly as much as $10 million. It was made easier by Del Conte’s longstanding friendship with Pitt athletic director Scott Barnes, and Barnes’ correct reading that Dixon’s heart was tugging him back to his alma mater.
“I think Jamie always wanted the opportunity,†Del Conte said. “Bringing someone home was what we wanted to do.â€
But money is money, and no matter how much TCU was interested in Dixon and Dixon in TCU, it had to be taken care of first.
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