TCU basketball adds highest-ranked player ever, 4-star guard
New basketball coach Jamie Dixon has brought in his first player at TCU, four-star point guard ranked No. 34 by ESPN.
The school announced the signing of 6-foot-2 Jaylen Fisher from Arlington, Tenn., on Thursday. He is rated the second-best player in Tennessee by 247Sports and ESPN and 55th nationally by Rivals.
In its announcement, TCU said Fisher is the highest-ranked player ever to sign with the Horned Frogs.
Fisher had committed to UNLV, but opted for TCU after a campus visit last week. In social media, he said he opted for Fort Worth because of his relationship with former UNLV assistant coach Ryan Miller, hired by TCU in April.
#TCU pic.twitter.com/VHnMqXpNYx
— Jaylen Fisher (@areal_hooper) May 4, 2016
He also held offers from Arkansas, Memphis, Indiana and Baylor.
It is a payoff for Dixon’s efforts to add strong recruiters to his new staff at TCU.
National analysts complimented TCU for the signing.
2016 point guard Jaylen Fisher has committed to TCU, per his twitter page. Huge get for Jamie Dixon and the Horned Frogs.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 4, 2016
TCU & Jamie Dixon have added a nice PG prospect in former UNLV commit, Jaylen Fisher. Coached him @StephenCurry30 Elite Camp. Good start.
— Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) May 4, 2016
Fisher joins a guard unit for the Horned Frogs that includes Chauncey Collins, who ranked fourth in the Big 12 in 3-pointers last season, and Malique Trent, who led the league in steals. But TCU was last in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio.
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This story was originally published May 5, 2016 at 9:26 AM with the headline "TCU basketball adds highest-ranked player ever, 4-star guard."