Despite another offseason of swirling rumors, Pitt men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon… Despite another offseason of swirling rumors, Pitt men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon isn’t going anywhere.

In fact, he’s staying at Pitt even longer as athletic director Steve Pederson announced today that Dixon agreed to a two-year contract extension. Dixon was already signed through the 2015-2016 season before the extension.

“This is where I’m always going to be,” Dixon said.

Dixon has been the head coach at Pitt for seven seasons and on staff for 11 years overall, leading the Panthers to a 188-54 record and seven consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. He won Big East coach of the year in 2004 and Naismith coach of the year in 2009, when he led Pitt to a school-best 31-5 record.

This offseason, Dixon’s name was floated around as a possible candidate for job openings at DePaul and Oregon.

“I’d like to never have to hire another basketball coach,” Pederson said.

Read more about this story tomorrow in The Pitt News.