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Jamie Dixon makes a big splash with his first recruit at TCU

Jaylen Fisher

In the 13 years since the birth of Rivals.com, TCU's struggling basketball program landed only two top 150 prospects.

The Horned Frogs matched that total in this year's class alone.

Guard Josh Parrish, Rivals.com's No. 149 recruit, signed with TCU in November and did not renege on that commitment even after coach Trent Johnson was fired. Then new coach Jamie Dixon added to that haul on Wednesday when he landed Rivals.com's No. 55 recruit, guard Jaylen Fisher.

Fisher is the highest rated recruit TCU has landed since the first edition of the Rivals rankings back in 2003. He had originally committed to UNLV but reopened his recruitment when the Rebels fired head coach Dave Rice and chose not to retain assistant coach Ryan Miller.

While more than 20 schools offered Fisher a scholarship, TCU became an instant contender when Dixon added Miller to his staff last month. Fisher's bond with Miller made him take a closer look at a Horned Frogs program that has not been to the NCAA tournament since 1998 and has not finished above .500 in league play since 2001.

What Fisher discovered was a program that is more appealing than it might seem on the surface. Dixon has a track record of success from his Pittsburgh tenure, TCU is committed to investing money into its program to make it competitive and the rebuilding Horned Frogs should have ample playing time available after a season in which they lost 21 games and went 2-16 in Big 12 play.

What TCU is getting in Fisher is a physical, aggressive point guard capable of attacking the rim at one end and containing opposing perimeter scorers at the other.

The Memphis native should be able to contribute right away and be a key piece of the Horned Frogs' rebuilding process.

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Jeff Eisenberg is the editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at daggerblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!