FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A week into February, TCU had just pulled out a one-point victory at home and already won six Big 12 games under new coach Jamie Dixon.
The Horned Frogs, who had only six conference wins combined the previous three seasons, were then rightly being projected for a return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998.
But that bubble has likely burst for TCU (17-13, 6-11 Big 12), which hasn’t won again since beating Texas Tech 62-61 on Feb. 7.
“Certainly we can go win some games in the (Big 12) tournament and that can change everything,” Dixon said. “But we’re not going to win games playing the way we’re playing.”
Dixon returned to his alma mater after last season, when he led Pittsburgh to its 11th NCAA Tournament appearance in his 13 years as head coach.