Schollmaier Arena is sold out for the Big 12 basketball opener between TCU and Oklahoma, a Top 12 matchup pitting an unbeaten team against a once-beaten team with a national player of the year candidate.
That’s what Jamie Dixon had in mind when he returned to coach at his alma mater.
“I didn’t come here to hang out with my college buddies,” he said Thursday before practice.
Oklahoma (10-1) comes to Fort Worth for Saturday’s 1 p.m. tip ranked 12th in the country with freshman guard Trae Young leading the nation in scoring and assists.