Regardless, 500 wins is a special accomplishment that puts Dixon in an exclusive group of coaches. Achieving the milestone against a former rival from his time at Pittsburgh from 2003-2016 in what is known as the "Backyard Brawl" creates a full circle moment as well.

Vasean Allette’s and-one drive to the bucket with 43 seconds remaining Wednesday night was good enough to hand TCU head coach Jamie Dixon a bit of history. Dixon, the former head coach at Pitt when WVU and the Panthers battled in the old Big East days,

Vasean Allette and Noah Reynolds poured in a combined 42 points to lead the way for the Horned Frogs in Dixon’s 500th win.