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Report: TCU's Jamie Dixon no longer a candidate for UCLA job, Bruins unwilling to pay buyout

TCU men's basketball head coach Jamie Dixon is reportedly no longer under consideration as a candidate for the head coaching vacancy at UCLA.

Per the Los Angeles Times' Ben Bolch, the Bruins have dropped Dixon's name from consideration, with UCLA unwilling to pay Dixon's $8 million buyout at TCU. Per the report, TCU was unwilling to lower the buyout, which had been identified as a stumbling block after it was reported a deal was being finalized to bring Dixon to Westwood.

Dixon agreed to a two-year contract extension with TCU -- one set to keep him in Fort Worth through the 2023-24 season - following end of the 2017-18 campaign.