FORT WORTH, Texas _ Jamie Dixon met with the TCU basketball team Thursday afternoon for an "end of season" meeting, but did not address speculation on whether he'd bolt his alma mater for UCLA.
One person who attended the meeting put it this way: "He didn't say nothing about coming back or leaving."
Instead, it was a standard end of season meeting for a team that went 23-14 and reached the NIT semifinals.
But the No. 1 topic surrounding TCU basketball remains Dixon and UCLA. Dixon has yet to address the subject with his team since the Los Angeles Times named Dixon a leading candidate for the job earlier this week.
Dixon stated multiple times in recent days that he "doesn't talk about other jobs."
Reports have stated representatives for Dixon and UCLA were engaged in contract negotiations on Wednesday, but a potential marriage has been delayed over Dixon's reported $8 million buyout.
CBS Sports reported earlier Thursday that UCLA is focused on other candidates and Dixon had been recruiting for TCU, as questions linger whether his buyout can be reduced. His candidacy depends on it being reduced, according to the report.
Dixon, who grew up in North Hollywood, has stated that UCLA is where basketball started for him, and it remains one of the blue-blood programs despite its recent struggles.
He is 68-41 in three seasons at TCU, leading the program to the NIT championship in his first season. Dixon and the Frogs snapped a 20-year NCAA Tournament drought last season, and were among the top "snubs" from the Big Dance this season.
