Louisiana Tech Asst coach, Corey Barker is expected to be named Asst at @TCU today. Barker can navigate thru DFW or Houston w/out a key-map!
— Jim Hicks (@RcsSports) May 2, 2016
FWST: TCU basketball coach Jamie Dixon hiring top recruiters for staff
BY CARLOS MENDEZ
New basketball coach Jamie Dixon has made sure his new assistant coaches are top recruiters.
David Patrick and Ryan Miller, hired in April, come to TCU with reptuations as strong recruiters. Patrick is credited with bringing national freshman of the year Ben Simmons to LSU last year, and Miller helped UNLV land the No. 5 rated class in 2014, which included Rashad Vaughn, and the No. 11 class last year with potential first-round pick Stephen Zimmerman.
Now Dixon has given the new coaches a job to sell TCU as a school making its biggest commitment yet to basketball.
“I think the success of football and the other sports, I think that resonates,†he said in an interview with the Star-Telegram last week. “I think there’s an understanding of what TCU can become and the advantages it now has.†…