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HORNED FROGS BASKETBALL FORT WORTH, TEXAS SCHEDULE/RESULTS MARCH 4 | SCHOLLMAIER ARENA (6,800) | FORT WORTH, TEXAS | 8 PM NOVEMBER Date Opponent Rank TV Time/ TCU Horned Frogs (18-11, 6-10) TCU/Opp Result HC: Jamie Dixon (TCU ‘87) n At TCU: 63-38 (3rd) n Career: 391-161 (16th) Wed. 7 CSU Bakersfield 20/- FSSW Plus W, 66-61 Sun. 11 Oral Roberts 20/- FSSW W, 79-62 Thu. 15 Fresno State 21/- FSSW W, 77-69 vs. #16 KANSAS STATE Wildcats (22-7, 12-4) Tue. 20 Lipscomb 18/- FSSW L, 73-64 HC: Bruce Weber (UW-Milwaukee ‘78) n At School: 147-87 (7th) n Career: 460-242 (21st) Mon. 26 Eastern Michigan RV/- FSSW W, 87-69 Fri. 30 Central Michigan RV/- FSSW W, 89-62 PROBABLE STARTERS Po. No. Name Hgt. Wt. Yr. Ppg Rpg Apg Hometown DECEMBER G 25 Alex Robinson 6-1 180 Sr. 13.2 3.6 7.0 Fort Worth, Texas Wed. 5 at SMU RV/- ESPNU W, 67-59 Fri. 7 vs. USC% RV/- FS1 W, 96-61 G 1 Desmond Bane 6-5 215 Jr. 14.9 5.6 2.5 Richmond, Ind. Sun. 16 Indiana State RV/- ESPNU W, 90-70 F 12 Kouat Noi 6-7 205 So. 15.1 5.1 1.1 Newcastle, Australia Sat. 22 Charlotte^ RV/- ESPN3 W, 82-57 F 15 JD Miller 6-8 235 Sr. 11.5 6.7 1.6 Dallas, Texas Sun. 23 Bucknell^ RV/- ESPN2 W, 82-65 C 21 Kevin Samuel 6-11 250 RFr. 6.8 7.0 2.1* Codrington Village, Barbuda Tue. 25 Indiana State^ RV/- ESPN2 W, 83-69 Dec. 28 Hawai’i Pacific RV/- None Canceled * blocks per game NOTES GAME INFORMATION JANUARY n For the third consecutive year, TCU will host Kansas State on its Broadcast: ESPN2 Sat. 5 Baylor* RV/- ESPNU W, 85-81 senior night. The two teams will meet on Monday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2. Play-By-Play: Lowell Galindo Wed. 9 at Kansas* 25/7 ESPN2 L, 77-68 It will be the final home game for JD Miller and Alex Robinson. Analyst: Chris Spatola Sat. 12 at Oklahoma* 25/23 FSSW L, 76-74 Tue. 15 West Virginia* RV/- ESPNU W, 98-67 n The Frogs are 21-31 in Big 12 play under Dixon, who coached his Online: WatchESPN.com Sat. 19 at Kansas State* RV/RV ESPN2 L, 65-55 100th game at TCU on Feb. 26. In the 100 games prior to Dixon’s Wed. 23 Texas* RV/- ESPNU W, 65-61 arrival (2016-17 season), TCU was 40-60 overall. Dixon is the Radio: AM 570 KLIF // KTCU 88.7 FM Sat. 26 Florida# RV/- ESPN2 W, 55-51 quickest coach to 60 wins in TCU history (94). Sirius: 81 // XM: 81 // Internet 81 Mon. 28 at Texas Tech* RV/16 ESPN L, 84-65 Play-By-Play: Brian Estridge n Alex Robinson ranks sixth in the nation at 7.0 assists per game. He is TCU’s all-time assist leader at 622 and has 706 total when Analyst: John Denton FEBRUARY including his freshman season at Texas A&M. Robinson, along with Online: HFTV // TuneIn Sat. 2 at Baylor* RV/- ESPNU L, 90-64 Owen Aschieris, were named Academic All-Big 12. Wed. 6 Oklahoma State* -/- ESPNU W, 70-68 Series: Kansas State leads 14-6 Sat. 9 at Iowa State* -/17 ESPNU W, 92-83 n Kouat Noi (4th/15.1), Desmond Bane (8th/14.9), and Alex Robinson In Fort Worth: KSU leads 5-2 OT Mon. 11 Kansas* RV/14 ESPN L, 82-77 (11th/13.2) all rank in the top 11 in the Big 12 in scoring. No other In Manhattan: KSU leads 8-2 Sat. 16 Oklahoma* RV/- ESPN2 L, 71-62 team has three in the top 15. Mon. 18 at Oklahoma State* -/- ESPNU L, 68-61 Neutral: TCU leads 2-1 Sat. 23 Iowa State* -/19 ESPN2 W, 75-72 n Kevin Samuel’s 65.4 percent shooting ranks second in the Big 12 and First Meeting: Tue. 26 at West Virginia* -/- ESPNU L, 104-96 3OT his 2.1 blocks per game ranks fourth in the conference. He has recorded KSU won 75-17 (12/11/47) in Manhattan at least one block in the last 12 games. His 60 blocked shots is the most Last Meeting: ever by a TCU freshman. He also ranks fourth in the Big 12, first among KSU won 65-55 (1/19/19) in Manhattan MARCH freshman, with 7.0 rebounds per game. Sat. 2 Texas Tech* -/11 ESPN2 L, 81-66 Winning Streak: KSU, 2 Mon. 4 Kansas State* -/16 ESPN2 8 p.m. n Kouat Noi has made at least one 3-pointer in 26 consecutive Dixon vs. KSU: 2-4 Sat. 9 at Texas* - ESPN2 11 a.m. games, the third longest streak among major conference players. He ranks third in the Big 12 with 2.6 made threes per game. STATISTICAL COMPARISON Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Wed. 13 First Round -- ESPN Net. TBD n The Horned Frogs rank 18th in the nation with 16.4 assists per Thur. 14 Quarterfinals -- ESPN Net. TBD game. For the third-straight year, TCU is leading the Big 12 in assists. Fri. 15 Semifinals -- ESPN Net. TBD n On TCU’s current roster, only four played in a Big 12 game prior to Sat. 16 Championship -- ESPN Net. TBD this season. Six are freshmen or redshirt freshmen. 75.5 ppg Scoring Off. 65.9 ppg 70.9 ppg Scoring Def. 59.5 ppg ALL TIMES CENTRAL LAST TIME OUT +4.6 Scoring Mar. +6.4 * - Big 12 Conference game TCU could not overcome an early deficit and fell to No. 11 Texas Tech, 81-66, Saturday at Schollmaier Arena. The Horned Frogs ^ - Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) 45.6% FG % 43.3% were led by their seniors as JD Miller scored a game-high 18 points 43.1% FG% Def. 41.3% % - Basketball Hall of Fame Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) and Alex Robinson added 17. Tech outshot TCU from the field, # - SEC Challenge/Big 12 56.9 percent to 38.7 percent. Playing with just seven available 69.0% FT % 66.3% scholarship players, all of TCU’s starting lineup logged at least 34 36.7 RPG 33.4 FOLLOW TCU BASKETBALL minutes. TCU had zero bench points for the first time since doing the +2.2 Reb Mar. +1.5 same against Tulsa on March 7, 1997. /TCUBasketball 7.8 3FG Per Game 7.0 Website ABOUT THE OPPONENT 34.6% 3FG% 34.0% @TCUBasketball www.GoFrogs.com Kansas State is tied with Texas Tech atop the Big 12 standings and 30.8% 3FG % Def. 31.4% is coming off a 66-60 win over Baylor on Saturday. The Wildcats are 16.4 Assists 13.7 TCUMBB led by their seniors Barry Brown and Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year, Dean Wade. Brown ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 15.1 points per 4.3 Blocks 2.2 TCU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS game and Wade ranks 12th at 13.2 per game. 7.2 Steals 7.3 MBB Contact: Steven Schoon // E: [email protected] SERIES HISTORY 13.5 Turnovers 11.6 O: 817-257-5299 // C: 620-218-1693 Kansas State leads the all-time series 14-6 with a 5-2 advantage in Fort Worth. TCU won the last meeting in Fort Worth, 66-59, on Feb. RANKINGS 27, 2018. Address: Athletic Communications Office TCU KSU AP: NR AP: 16 TCU Box 297600 // Fort Worth, Texas, 76129 UP NEXT Coaches: NR Coaches: 15 TCU will finish the regular season at Texas (16-13, 8-8) on Saturday NET: 48 NET: 28 at 11 a.m. RPI: 42 RPI: 20 KenPom: 47 KenPom: 28 SOS: 36 SOS: 43 NUMERICAL ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (High School) / Previous School Players Pronunciation 1 Desmond Bane G 6-5 215 Jr.-2Y Richmond, Ind. (Seton Catholic HS) Lat Mayen LATT (rhymes with Matt) my-yen 5 Kendric Davis G 5-11 180 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas (Sam Houston HS) RJ Nembhard nem-hard 11 Lat Mayen F 6-9 210 RFr.-RS Adelaide, Australia (Australia Basketball Center of Excellence) Kouat Noi kwot noy 12 Kouat Noi F 6-7 205 So.-1Y Newcastle, Australia (Montverde Academy – Fla.) Owen Aschieris ah-SHARE-iz 13 Dylan Arnette G 6-3 175 Fr.-HS DeSoto, Texas (Dallas Carter HS) 15 JD Miller F 6-8 235 Sr.-3Y Dallas, Texas (Seagoville HS) QUICK FACTS 21 Kevin Samuel C 6-11 250 RFr.-RS Codrington Village, Barbuda (Redemption Christian HS - Texas) 22 RJ Nembhard G 6-4 195 RFr.-RS Keller, Texas (Keller HS) School ____________________________________________________TCU 25 Alex Robinson G 6-1 180 Sr.-2Y Fort Worth, Texas (Timberview HS) / Texas A&M Location _____________________________________Fort Worth, Texas 31 Owen Aschieris G 6-1 165 So.-HS San Diego, Calif. (Santa Fe Christian School) Population ____________________________________________ 874,168 34 Russell Barlow C 6-10 235 Fr.-HS Richardson, Texas (Bishop Lynch HS) Elevation ______________________________________________ 612 feet Founded _________________________________________________ 1873 COACHES & STAFF Enrollment _____________________________________________ 10,394 Staff Position Name Graduated From Year at TCU Colors________________________________________ Purple and White Head Coach: Jamie Dixon TCU, ‘87 Third season at TCU Nickname __________________________________Horned Frogs, Frogs Assistant Head Coach: Ryan Miller Northern State, ‘00 Third season at TCU Home Facility ______________Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena (6,800) Assistant Coach: Scott Cross UT Arlington, ‘98 First season at TCU Conference ___________________________________Big 12 Conference Assistant Coach: Corey Barker Prairie View A&M, ‘03 Second season at TCU Affiliation ______________________________________ NCAA Division I Director of Operations: Thomas Montigel TCU, ‘14 Third season at TCU Chancellor ______________________________ Dr.