MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT: Drew Harris OFFICE: Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Room 104 OFFICE PHONE: (817) 257-5378 CELL PHONE: (817) 343-2064 TCU Basketball FAX: (817) 257-7964 EMAIL: [email protected] Horned Frog Game Notes WEBSITE: www.GoFrogs.com Game Day Information 2004-05 TCU Schedule MATCHUP: TCU Horned Frogs (20-13) at Western Michigan Broncos (20-12) - NIT Second Round Date Opponent Time/Result Fri., Nov. 19 Texas-Arlington W, 90-61 TIPOFF: 7 p.m. (ET)/6 p.m. (CT), Monday, March 21, 2005 Sun., Nov. 21 Shawnee State# W, 74-60 SITE: University Arena (5,421) - Kalamazoo, Mich. Tue., Nov. 23 Texas Tech W, 83-68 TELEVISION: None Thu., Nov. 25 Old Dominion# L, 62-67 RADIO: KMKI 620 AM and KTCU 88.7 FM in Fort Worth/Dallas Sat., Nov. 27 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi# L, 79-85 Brian Estridge (play-by-play) and Herb Stephens (analyst) will call the game on the TCU/ESPN Sports Sun., Nov. 28 vs. Florida State# W, 71-70 Network. The broadcast also can be heard online at www.GoFrogs.com. Sat., Dec. 4 at North Texas W, 88-78 THE SERIES: TCU and Western Michigan have never met. Thu., Dec. 9 at #2/2 Kansas (ESPN) L, 74-93 WHAT’S NEXT: A TCU victory would move the Horned Frogs into the quarterfinals of the NIT against Maryland, Sun., Dec. 12 SMU W, 65-51 Sat., Dec. 18 at Vanderbilt L, 55-78 SMS or Davidson. The third round game date, time, opponent and location are yet to be determined. Tue., Dec. 21 Maryland-Eastern Shore W, 93-53 Wed., Dec. 22 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 76-55 Tue., Dec. 28 Grambling State W, 98-83 Setting the Scene Mon., Jan. 3 Texas State W, 64-52 The TCU Horned Frogs (20-13) will face the Western Michigan Broncos (20-12) in the round of 16 at the Sat., Jan. 8 at #17/16 Louisville* (ESPN+) L, 61-86 Postseason NIT on Monday night in Kalamazoo, Mich. This is the second consecutive Mid-American Wed., Jan. 12 Tulane* (ESPN Classic) W, 73-62 Conference opponent for the Horned Frogs, who made the most of their first postseason tournament game since Sat., Jan. 15 at Memphis* (UPN 21) W, 61-59 Wed., Jan. 19 Houston* W, 58-51 1999, defeating the Miami RedHawks, 60-58, on Wednesday night in Oxford, Ohio. TCU has averaged just 60.3 Sat., Jan. 22 at Saint Louis* (UPN 21) L, 48-56 points per game over its last three games, but has won two of the three contests. After defeating Miami, who Wed., Jan. 26 at Charlotte* (ESPN Classic) L, 87-94 was 13-0 at home on the year, the Frogs have another stiff road test against the Broncos, who are 10-2 on their Sat., Jan. 29 Memphis* L, 57-72 floor this season. Tue., Feb. 1 at DePaul* L, 62-64 Sat., Feb. 5 East Carolina* W, 71-59 Wed., Feb. 9 Marquette* W, 63-62 All-Time Series Stats Statistical Comparisons Sat., Feb. 12 UAB* W, 76-65 All-Time Record: The two teams have never met (Season Averages) Sat., Feb. 19 at Houston* L, 57-69 Last Meeting: TCU WMU Wed., Feb. 23 at Tulane* W, 77-63 N/A Points scored/game 70.1 72.8 Sat., Feb. 26 #24/22 Cincinnati* (ESPN+) L, 74-89 Wed., Mar. 2 USF* W, 70-53 Current Series Streak: N/A Points allowed/game 67.4 66.8 Sat., Mar. 5 at Southern Miss* L, 64-66 Largest Margin of Victory By TCU: N/A Rebounds/game 36.7 39.2 Wed., Mar. 9 vs. Marquette% (ESPN2) (OT) W, 60-57 N/A Assists/game 13.1 12.8 Largest Margin of Victory By Western Michigan: N/A Thu., Mar. 10 vs. #6/6 Louisville% (ESPN+) L, 61-85 Steals/game 8.5 6.5 Wed., Mar. 16 at Miami (OH)^ W, 60-58 N/A Blocks/game 1.9 1.6 Mon., Mar. 21 Western Michigan^ 6 p.m. Games Decided By 5 or Fewer Points: N/A Turnovers/game 14.4 13.4 Last Game Decided By 5 or Fewer Points: Field goal percentage .412 .429 Home games in bold N/A Field goal pct. defense .426 .431 * Denotes Conference USA game Overtime Games: N/A Free throw percentage .594 .713 # Corpus Christi Challenge Last Overtime Game: Three-point percentage .351 .372 % Conference USA Tournament N/A Three-pointers/game 7.8 7.6 ^ National Invitation Tournament

2004-05 TCU Horned Frogs 2004-05 TCU Horned Frogs Alphabetical Roster Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (Previous Schools) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. 23 Blake Adams F 6-6 203 So.-1L Houston, Texas (Aldine Nimitz H.S.) 2 Brent Reese-Hackett G 6-3 203 Fr.-HS 22 Chudi Chinweze F 6-7 245 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas (Hightower H.S.) 3 Corey Santee G 6-2 200 Sr.-3L 21 Aaron Curtis F 6-5 220 Sr.-1L Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie H.S./Lon Morris J.C.) 4 Nile Murry G 6-4 202 Jr.-TR 13 Neil P. Dougherty G 6-0 181 So.-1L Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley H.S.) 5 Neiman Owens G 6-4 193 Fr.-HS 2 Brent Reese-Hackett G 6-3 203 Fr.-HS Fort Worth, Texas (Southwest H.S.) 10 Marcus Shropshire G 6-0 197 Sr.-1L 12 Femi Ibikunle C 6-9 257 So.-1L Lagos, Nigeria (New Hampton Prep) 12 Femi Ibikunle C 6-9 257 So.-1L 20 David Markley G 6-0 175 Jr.-2L Grapevine, Texas (Colleyville Heritage H.S.) 13 Neil P. Dougherty G 6-0 181 So.-1L 4 Nile Murry G 6-4 202 Jr.-TR Houston, Texas (Klein Forest H.S./Temple) 15 Judson Stubbs F 6-7 228 Jr.-TR 5 Neiman Owens G 6-4 193 Fr.-HS Channelview, Texas (Channelview H.S.) 20 David Markley G 6-0 175 Jr.-2L 45 Art Pierce F 6-9 233 So.-1L Tyler, Texas (Tyler Grace Community H.S.) 21 Aaron Curtis F 6-5 220 Sr.-1L 3 Corey Santee G 6-2 200 Sr.-3L Flint, Mich. (Southwestern Academy) 22 Chudi Chinweze F 6-7 245 Jr.-2L 10 Marcus Shropshire G 6-0 197 Sr.-1L Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie H.S./Texas Tech) 23 Blake Adams F 6-6 203 So.-1L 32 Marcus Sloan F 6-9 225 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas (Eisenhower H.S.) 32 Marcus Sloan F 6-9 225 Sr.-3L 15 Judson Stubbs F 6-7 228 Jr.-TR Nassau, Bahamas (Fayetteville Christian H.S./Miami Dade C.C.) 33 Corey Valsin F 6-5 245 Sr.-3L 33 Corey Valsin F 6-5 245 Sr.-3L Port Arthur, Texas (Lincoln H.S.) 45 Art Pierce F 6-9 233 So.-1L Coaching Staff Head Coach: Neil Dougherty (3rd year at TCU), Cameron, 1984 Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coach: Rick Callahan (3rd year at TCU), Salem College, 1980 Chudi (CHEW-dee) Chinweze (chin-WEE-zee) Assistant Coach: Kevin Lewis (3rd year at TCU), SMU, 1986 Dougherty (DOOR-tee) Assistant Coach: David Cason (2nd year at TCU), Illinois State, 1996 Femi (FEH-mee) Ibikunle (EE-bih-KOON-lay) Director of Operations: Jeff Luster (3rd year at TCU), Tabor College, 1996 Horned Frog Notes Neil Dougherty Head Coach • 3rd Year Series History The TCU Horned Frogs and Western Michigan Broncos have never met on the hardwood. This is the sixth opponent Division I Coach • 20th Year this season that the Frogs have played for the first time (Shawnee State, Old Dominion, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, • Is the 18th head basketball Maryland-Eastern Shore and Miami (OH) are the others). In addition, this is the second consecutive Mid-American coach in school history Conference opponent in the National Invitation Tournament for the Horned Frogs. and is in his third year at TCU. One of the Flintstones • Has an overall record of This is a homecoming for TCU senior guard Corey Santee, who hails from Flint, Mich. It is the first game he has 41-49 in his first three sea- played in his home state since becoming a Horned Frog. The city of Flint is 130 miles from Kalamazoo. It will be sons with the Horned the second straight game that Santee will have a Flint contigent in attendance, as 30 family members and friends made Frogs, including a 18-30 the trek to Oxford, Ohio, on Wednesday. mark in the highly com- petitive Conference USA. Remembering Molly Hesselbrock - A Purple Angel • Has improved the Frogs’ On Monday, Feb. 21, the TCU family suffered a tragic loss when Molly Hesselbrock, the daughter win total to 20 this year, of longtime Associate Athletics Director Jack Hesselbrock and TCU alum Angie Hesselbrock, lost her courageous battle with cancer. The 14-year-old known for her infectious smile, positive atti- up from 12 in 2003-04 and nine in 2002-03. tude, love of family and ability to dance was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma eight • Is taking TCU to the postseason for the first time MH since the Frogs advanced to the NIT in 1999. months ago. Due to an overwhelming number of community members wishing to attend the memo- rial service, TCU Chancellor Victor J. Boschini offered the use of Daniel-Meyer Coliseum for the • In 2003-04, led the school to its first victory over service, which took place on Friday, Feb. 25, and was attended by more than 2,000 people. TCU wears a patch on a top-10 team since 1990 and first league tourney the team’s uniforms with the letters “MH” in her honor. win since 2000. •In 2004, the Horned Frogs went 7-9 in Conference All-Time in the NIT USA, which was one of just four leagues in the TCU is making its first postseason tournament appearance since the 1998-99 season, which was capped off by a nation to receive six bids to the 2004 NCAA showing in the 1999 National Invitation Tournament. That year, the Frogs finished the campaign with a 21-11 record Tournament. and reached the third round of the NIT after victories over Kansas State and Nebraska. TCU was upended by Oregon • Led TCU to a 25-point win over No. 10 Louisville, just one game prior to reaching the NIT semifinals in New York City. The Horned Frogs have now appeared in six just the school’s fifth top-10 win ever. NITs, owning an 8-5 record (.615) over that time. TCU has reached the second round in all six appearances and • Held Louisville to just 46 points, the lowest output reached the quarterfinals in both 1983 and 1999. In addition, TCU head coach Neil Dougherty and assistant coach by a Rick Pitino team since his Boston University Rick Callahan were assistants on the Vanderbilt staff in 1990, when the Commodores won the Postseason NIT. squad was defeated 48-46 by Canisius in 1982. Excited to Play Some More • Last year, became just the third team in three sea- Of the 15 players on TCU’s roster, only one (Nile Murry) had appeared in postseason play during their collegiate sons, and the first not rated in the nation’s top 10, careers prior to Wednesday night. The junior guard saw action in both the 2002 and 2003 National Invitation to win a game against Marquette in Milwaukee, Tournaments while playing for Temple University. His 2002 Owl squad reached the semifinals in New York City Wis. prior to losing to Memphis. Temple ultimately defeated Syracuse in the consolation game to place third at the tour- •Has played 14 top-25 teams in 90 games after nament. TCU played just seven top-25 teams from 1998-99 through 2001-02, a span of 124 games. OH What a Win •Was named the best-dressed coach in college bas- On Wednesday night, the Horned Frogs picked up a victory in the first round of the NIT, with a 60-58 decision over ketball by CollegeInsider.com in the 2004 the Miami RedHawks in Oxford, Ohio. Miami was previously unbeaten (13-0) at home this year, while the Frogs Runway to the Fashionable Four. entered the game with a 3-9 road mark. Junior guard Nile Murry stepped back for a 19-foot jumper with 3.8 seconds • Spent seven seasons at Kansas as an assistant left to break the tie, and then stole the ensuing inbounds pass to secure the TCU victory. TCU is now 6-0 all time in coach under Roy Williams. KU averaged nearly first round NIT games. Senior guard Corey Santee had a team-high 18 points, including 16 in the first half, to lead 30 wins per season, earned four conference cham- the Frogs. TCU committed just eight turnovers on the evening en route to their 20th win, which is the most by the pionships and made one Final Four appearance. school since 2000-01 (20-11). •Was recruited by and played one year at Army for Seeing 20-20 legendary Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski. TCU has registered its first 20-win season since the 2000-01 campaign, when the Frogs finished 20-11. TCU has now • Received his undergraduate degree from Cameron posted a total of 11 20-win seasons in the school’s 94-year basketball history. On Mar. 16 against Miami (Ohio), TCU University (B.A., 1984) and his master's degree recorded its 20th victory of the season, which is already eight more than last year’s win total of 12 and more than from the University of Oklahoma (M.S., 1987). double the 2002-03 figure of nine. One more victory would equal the team’s win total from the past two years com- • Dougherty and his wife, Patti, have three children: bined (21). In the past 13 seasons, TCU has now won at least 20 games five times. The last time the Horned Frogs daughter, Megan, and sons, Neil and Ryan. Neil is won as many as 21 games was the 1998-99 campaign (21-11). a sophomore guard for the Horned Frogs.

Have Ball, Will Play Louisville was the 14th ranked opponent that TCU has played in Coach Dougherty’s 90 games at the helm of the pro- Dougherty’s Career Record gram (1 per every 6.4 games). Prior to his arrival, the Horned Frogs played just seven ranked teams from the 1998- Year School W L Pct 99 season through the 2001-02 campaign, a span of 124 games (1 per every 17.7 games). During the entire decade 2002-03 TCU 9 19 .321 of the 1990s, TCU competed against just 19 ranked teams in 303 games (1 per every 15.9 games). TCU is 1-13 2003-04 TCU 12 17 .414 against top-25 teams under Dougherty. 2004-05 TCU 20 13 .606 TCU/Career Totals 41 49 .456 Wrapping Up the Conference USA Tournament Eighth-seeded TCU reached the second round of the conference tournament for the second straight season, but for just the third time in the last seven campaigns. It was the highest seed that TCU has earned in the C-USA Tournament Media Advisory since the school joined the league in 2002. TCU’s previous best was a No. 9 in 2004. The TCU Athletics Department respectfully urges that in all sports-related media references, the uni- Down to the Wire versity and its nickname are identified appropriate- Six TCU games this season have come down to shots in the final 12 seconds of the game, and TCU is 4-2 in such battles. The Horned Frogs received a Corey Santee three-pointer with 0.2 seconds left to break a tie to give TCU a ly. Thank you for your cooperation. 61-59 win at Memphis; Marcus Shropshire misfired on a three-point attempt with 4 seconds remaining in a 64-62 University Name loss at DePaul; Shropshire buried a trey with 7.5 seconds left to give TCU a 63-62 win over Marquette; Aaron Curtis Correct: TCU or Texas Christian University came up short on a 30-footer at the buzzer after Southern Miss scored on a putback with 3.5 seconds remaining in a Incorrect: Texas Christian 66-64 Southern Miss victory; Santee buried a trey with 11.8 seconds remaining in overtime to break a tie against Nickname Marquette in the C-USA Tournament; and Nile Murry drained a 19-footer with 3.6 seconds left to give TCU a 60-58 Correct: Horned Frogs (first reference) or road win over Miami (Ohio) in the National Invitation Tournament. Frogs (in additional references as desired) Horned Frog Notes 2004-05 TCU Information TCU Announces Fall Signees TCU In Tight Games TCU announced the signing of four players for 2005- TCU is 7-6 in games decided by 10 points or less this sea- 1, 2, 3-Point Games Under Dougherty 06 in the fall period. TCU still has one scholarship son. The Horned Frogs had four tough league road losses, Date W/L Score Opponent available for the 2005 class. Dallas Hunter, a 6-5, falling by eight points at Saint Louis, seven at Charlotte and Nov. 24, 2002 L 84-87 at SMU (OT) just two at DePaul and Southern Miss. Three of the last four Nov. 30, 2002 W 86-83 Washington State 200-pounder, averaged 18.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 TCU games have been determined by fewer than 10 points Jan. 29, 2003 L 82-84 at UAB (OT) assists and 2.5 blocks as a junior at Plano East High (actually all three were by three points or less) after five Feb. 18, 2003 L 85-88 UAB (OT) School. Hunter is rated as the No. 18 prospect in straight games were double-digit contests. Jan. 13, 2004 W 55-54 at Houston Texas by Mike Kundstadt’s Texas Basketball Review. Feb. 9, 2004 W 54-51 at USF In addition, local product Clarence Masters (Cedar Close Encounters For the Ninth Time Feb. 14, 2004 L 66-67 at Tulane Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill H.S.) has inked with the Nine TCU games this season have been decided by six Mar. 10, 2004 W 64-62 vs. Marquette Horned Frogs. Masters, 6-5, 200, is rated 38th in the points or less and the Frogs have a 5-4 mark in those con- Nov. 28, 2004 W 71-70 vs. Florida State Jan. 15, 2005 W 61-59 at Memphis state according to Texas Basketball Magazine. He tests. In the three years under Neil Dougherty, 30 of the 90 Feb. 1, 2005 L 62-64 at DePaul helped Cedar Hill to a 35-2 record and a runner-up games have been decided by six or fewer points. TCU is 13- Feb. 9, 2005 W 63-62 Marquette finish at state in Class 5A last year. Aliou Kane, a 6- 17 in those games, but 12-9 in the past two years after going Mar. 5, 2005 L 64-66 at Southern Miss 10, 245-pounder who is currently a sophomore at 1-8 in the first season. After squeaking past Miami (Ohio) Mar. 9, 2005 W 60-57 vs. Marquette (OT) Collin County Community College, will have two by a 60-58 count on Mar. 16, TCU is now 9-6 all time under Mar. 16, 2005 W 60-58 at Miami (Ohio) seasons in Fort Worth. He played one year for Neil Dougherty in games decided by three points or less. Minnesota of the Big 10, averaging 0.5 points and 0.6 After suffering defeats in three of the first four one-possession games under Coach D, the Horned Frogs have been rebounds in 17 games. Another big man joining the victorious in eight of their last 11 games that have been determined by three or less and have won six of the last eight. Frogs will be 6-9, 270-pound Allen Taylor of Irmo, Home Was Where the Wins Were S.C. He was an all-state player as a junior after aver- TCU finished with a 14-3 mark at home this season, which were the Most Home Wins In a Season aging 20 points, 14 rebounds and three blocked shots. most home victories in a year since the 2000-01 squad went 15-1 in 1997-98 16-1 .941 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Since the building’s opening in 1961, TCU has 2000-01 15-1 .938 Commitment to Hoops 1985-86 14-0 1.000 amassed a 370-214 (.634) record at home. Over the past 11 seasons, Since Neil Dougherty was named head coach, TCU’s 1996-97 14-3 .824 TCU’s homecourt advantage has been even more pronounced, as the facilities have received major upgrades. Inside 2004-05 14-3 .824 Frogs have posted an overall home mark of 132-44 (.750). TCU’s 14 1998-99 14-4 .778 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, TCU has built a new locker home wins rank tied for the third most in school history. room (Summer of 2002), installed a new playing floor (Summer of 2003) and upgraded its lighting system Against 2005 NCAA Squads (Summer of 2004). In addition, the school completed Seven TCU opponents on the 2004-05 schedule advanced to the 2005 NCAA Tournament. The teams and their seeds work on the Ed & Rae Schollmaier Basketball include: #3 Kansas, #4 Louisville, #6 Texas Tech, #7 Charlotte, #7 Cincinnati, #11 UAB and #12 Old Dominion. TCU Complex in April of 2004. The Schollmaier had a 2-6 record against those teams, but played five of the games on the road. Basketball Complex is a $5 million facility which features two full-length practice courts, a basketball- Against 2005 NIT Teams TCU has faced six teams (DePaul, Houston, Marquette, Memphis, Miami (OH) and Vanderbilt) that reached the 2005 only weight room, coaches offices, coaches locker NIT a total of nine times this season. The Horned Frogs have managed a 5-4 record against those foes. TCU was 2- rooms, conference rooms, a lobby and a courtyard. 0 against Marquette, 1-0 vs. Miami, 1-1 vs. Memphis, 1-1 against Houston, 0-1 vs. DePaul and 0-1 against Vanderbilt). Of TCU’s 33 games, 17 have been against teams that reached postseason play (either NCAA or NIT). Playing With a Full Deck For the first time since taking over the TCU program A Lot on the Line in 2002, head coach Neil Dougherty has a full com- The TCU Horned Frogs have been to the charity stripe 834 times in 33 games and their trips per game average of plement of 13 scholarship players at his disposal. 25.3 ranks second in Conference USA, behind only Cincinnati (27.4). The bad news is that the Frogs have struggled TCU had been handcuffed by the 5-8 scholarship rule converting the shots this season, shooting a league-low 59.4 percent (495-for-834). TCU has gone to the line an aver- over the past two years. TCU finally would have been age of 28.7 times in its victories compared to 21.3 trips in defeats. at full scholarship strength this year even before the NCAA voted to get rid of the 5-8 rule, which allowed More on the Line a maximum of five scholarship student-athletes in TCU’s free throw percentage of .594 is the lowest by a Horned Frog team since the 1967-68 squad went 415-for-810 one year and a maximum of eight over two seasons. (.512). TCU has not shot lower than 60 percent from the stripe since the 1992-93 season (.595). Excluding the Frogs’ top two free throw shooters, Marcus Shropshire and Nile Murry, who are a combined 151-for-180 (.839), the rest of Congraduations Marcus and Marcus the team is just 344-for-654 (.526). Two TCU senior basketball players were awarded You Gotta Know When to Hold ‘Em their diplomas from TCU Chancellor Victor J. TCU is holding opponents to 67.4 points per game, which is the lowest figure since the 1991-92 squad limited teams Boschini, Jr. in December. Marcus Shropshire earned to 66.3 points per contest. In addition, the Horned Frogs are forcing opponents into just 42.6 percent shooting, which a Bachelor’s degree in General Studies and is cur- is the lowest percentage allowed since the 1989-90 team (42.2 percent). rently pursuing a Master’s in Liberal Arts, while Marcus Sloan was awarded his Bachelor’s in Speech A Balancing Act Communication. The Horned Frogs have shown depth and balance in points and rebounds this year. Through 33 games, TCU has been led in scoring by six different players: Corey Santee (12 times), Nile Murry (9 times), Marcus Shropshire (7 times), Staying Close to Home Judson Stubbs (2 times), Aaron Curtis (2 times) and Chudi Chinweze (1 time). In addition, nine Frogs have paced the Of the 15 players on this year’s roster, 12 hail from team on the glass: Femi Ibikunle (10 times), Chinweze (5 times), Marcus Sloan (6 times), Curtis (5 times), Stubbs (5 Texas, which is up from six just two years ago. Of the times), Murry (3 times), Art Pierce (1 time), Shropshire (1 time) and Santee (1 time). 12 players who have come to TCU since Dougherty arrived, 10 are from within state borders. Not Really Starting at the Beginning In addition to possessing players with multiple years of experience in the Neil Dougherty system, TCU also boasts a Senior-ity bevy of players with collegiate starting experience. Here is a list of the 11 Frogs who have started a total of 422 games at the Division I level: Corey Santee (111), Marcus Shropshire (63), Femi Ibikunle (60), Corey Valsin (55), Nile TCU has a five-person senior class in 2004-05, with Murry (51), Marcus Sloan (43), Chudi Chinweze (31), Aaron Curtis (11), Art Pierce (1) and Brent Reese-Hackett (1). three of the members (Corey Santee, Marcus Sloan and Corey Valsin) on their way to being four-year let- The Three Amigos terwinners. Since 1980, TCU has had just 21 players TCU’s trio of starting guards (Corey Santee, Marcus Shropshire and Nile Murry) have accounted for 1226 of the 2312 earn four varsity letters for the Horned Frogs. TCU’s points (53.0 percent) this year for TCU. After the trio shot just 29.1 percent (30-for-103) from the floor over the three other seniors include Marcus Shropshire, who trans- previous games, the group went 12-for-24 (.500) from the field in the win at Miami. ferred from Texas Tech, and Aaron Curtis, who trans- ferred from Lon Morris J.C. Horned Frog Notes Records Section All-Time TCU Scoring Leaders What Have You Done For Me Lately? 1. 1886 Darrell Browder (1980-83) Since starting out the 2003-04 season with a 4-8 record, the Horned Frogs have gone 27-22 (.551). Included in that 2. 1785 Corey Santee (2002-) mark are four wins over Marquette, a 25-point upset victory over 10th-ranked Louisville during the 2004 Conference 3. 1734 Carven Holcombe (1984-87) 4. 1723 Dick O’Neal (1955-57) USA season, a 15-point victory over NCAA-bound Texas Tech this fall, a road win this season at Memphis, a home 5. 1630 Reggie Smith (1989-92) victory over NCAA Tournament team UAB and a road win at Miami (Ohio) in the NIT. 6. 1512 Kurt Thomas (1991-95) 7. 1508 Ryan Carroll (1998-01) Enjoying Home Cookin’ Breaking Down TCU at Home and Away 8. 1503 Lee Nailon (1998-99) TCU is giving up 72.6 points per away contest Home (17) Away (16) 9. 1426 Gary Turner (1964-66) as compared to just 62.5 points per home 10. 1323 Mike Jones (1997-98) game. Grambling State, Memphis and Total (Avg.) Total (Avg.) Cincinnati are the only three of the 17 visitors Points scored/game 1247 (73.4) 1065 (66.6) All-Time C-USA Scoring Leaders Points allowed/game 1063 (62.5) 1161 (72.6) to break the 70-point plateau against the 1. 2017 Altron Jackson, USF (1999-02) Field goal percentage 420-980 (.429) 359-905 (.397) Horned Frogs in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum this 2. 1985 Steve Logan, CIN (1999-02) season, while eight of the 16 teams have Field goal pct. defense 380-948 (.401) 401-884 (.454) 3. 1945 Reece Gaines, LOU (2000-03) scored at least 70 on the Frogs in games Free throw percentage 283-464 (.610) 212-370 (.573) 4. 1869 B.B. Waldon, USF (1999-02) played outside Fort Worth. Opponents are Three-point percentage 124-357 (.347) 135-380 (.355) 5. 1785 Corey Santee, TCU (2002-) shooting 5.3 percent poorer against TCU at Three-pointers/game 7.3 8.4 6. 1763 DeMarco Johnson, CHA (1996-98) DMC this year (40.1 percent vs. 45.4 percent). 7. 1737 Jobey Thomas, CHA (1999-02) The Horned Frogs are 14-3 at home this sea- 8. 1690 Brian Wardle, MAR (1998-01) son and 6-10 outside Fort Worth. Breaking Down TCU Wins and Losses 9. 1624 Marques Maybin, LOU (1998-01) 10. 1563 Demon Brown, CHA (2001-04) Wins (20) Losses (13) The Line Between Winning and Losing Total (Avg.) Total (Avg.) In TCU’s 20 victories, the opposition is just Points scored/game 1471 (73.6) 841 (64.7) All-Time TCU Assist Leaders 434-for-1111 (.391) from the field, but in the Points allowed/game 1220 (61.0) 1004 (77.2) 1. 571 Corey Santee (2002-) Frogs’ 13 losses, teams have shot 48.1 percent 2. 514 Prince Fowler (1997-99) Field goal percentage 493-1160 (.425) 287-733 (.392) (347-for-721). The Horned Frogs are scoring 3. 475 Jeff Jacobs (1994-97) 8.9 points per game higher when the team Field goal pct. defense 434-1111 (.391) 347-721 (.481) 4. 459 Darrell Browder (1980-83) wins (73.6 vs. 64.7) and are allowing 16.2 Free throw percentage 330-557 (.592) 165-277 (.596) 5. 414 Tony Edmond (1989-90) more points per game in losses (77.2 vs. 61.0). Three-point percentage 155-425 (.365) 104-312 (.333) Three-pointers/game 7.8 8.0 All-Time C-USA Assist Leaders Top Guns 1. 623 Reggie Kohn, USF (2000-03) TCU senior Corey Santee (232) is the fourth TCU player ever to make 200 career three-pointers and now is just one 2. 617 Travis Diener, MAR (2002-) trey shy of tying the school record held by Ryan Carroll (233). Santee surpassed Michael Strickland (231) by hitting 3. 571 Corey Santee, TCU (2002-) four three-pointers at Miami. Teammate Marcus Shropshire has made 156 threes in just two seasons to scoot into 4. 491 Aaron Hutchins, MAR (1996-98) eighth place on the school’s all-time list. He needs four more to tie Junior Blount (160) for seventh place. 5. 487 Antonio Burks, MEM (2001-04)

Giveth, Taketh and Scoreth All-Time TCU Field Goals Made Leaders Against Tulane, TCU point guard Corey Santee surpassed Prince Fowler to become the school’s all-time assist leader. 1. 803 (803-1631) Darrell Browder (1980-83) Santee now owns 571 assists in 121 career games (4.7 assists per game). He ranks second on TCU’s scoring list with 2. 718 (718-1408) Carven Holcombe (1984-87) 1,785 points, which is behind only Darrell Browder (1,886). Santee also ranks second in career steals at TCU with 3. 640 (640-1551) Corey Santee (2002-) 152, which is 11 behind the total of Mike Jones (163). In addition to his rankings in school history, the senior will 4. 620 (620-1250) Reggie Smith (1989-92) finish his career among the top 5 in Conference USA history in both points and assists (he is currently fifth in points 5. 595 (595-1118) Lee Nailon (1998-99) and third in assists). All-Time TCU Steal Leaders The Nile Isn’t Just a River in Egypt 1. 163 Mike Jones (1997-98) TCU junior transfer Nile Murry has started 31 games this season, and currently ranks second on the team in scoring 2. 152 Corey Santee (2002-) (12.3). He is the only player on the TCU roster with previous postseason playing experience, having participated in 3. 137 Malcolm Johnson (1997-98) 4. 133 Ryan Carroll (1997-01) the 2002 and 2003 NITs while playing for Temple. He drained the game-winning 19-footer with 3.6 seconds left to 5. 129 Darrell Browder (1980-83) give the Frogs a 60-58 win at Miami (Ohio) in the first round of the NIT. Murry garnered his first career double dou- ble against USF when he led the team in both points (19) and rebounds (10). Earlier this year, he poured in 26 points All-Time TCU 3-Pointers Made Leaders against Grambling State, a figure that matched the best individual game by a Frog player this season (Santee 26 vs. 1. 233 (233-596) Ryan Carroll (1998-01) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi). His only bigger career game came his freshman season at Temple, when he scored 33 2. 232 (232-681) Corey Santee (2002-) vs. Fordham. 3. 231 (231-626) Michael Strickland (1990-92) 4. 217 (217-587) Bingo Merriex (2000-03) TCU’s Shrop Shooter 5. 182 (182-507) Jeff Jacobs (1994-97) TCU senior guard Marcus Shropshire currently ranks third on the team in scoring at 11.5 points per game. He has 6. 177 (177-496) Malcolm Johnson (1997-98) made at least two 3-pointers in eight straight and 16 of his last 18 ball games, but has averaged just 7.3 points per 7. 160 (160-453) Junior Blount (2002-03) game over the last three games. Shropshire is 60-for-65 (.923) from the free throw line and has made 108 of his last 8. 156 (156-387) Marcus Shropshire (2004-) 115 (.939) from the charity stripe dating back to last year. He had made 31 consecutive attempts until missing the 9. 131 (131-324) Al Thomas (1991-92) front end of a 1-and-1 against Memphis on Jan. 29. 10. 114 (114-305) Prince Fowler (1997-98)

Who Turned on the A.C.? All-Time TCU Free Throw Pct. (100 Att.): Senior forward Aaron Curtis has averaged 9.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game over his last 23 contests after post- 1. .924 (109-118) Marcus Shropshire (2004-) ing 4.6 points and 2.9 rebounds per game over the Frogs’ first 10 games. Curtis has reached double figures in points 2. .874 (228-261) Junior Blount (2002-03) in four straight games and six times over the past nine games after reaching that mark just six times in his first 53 3. .849 (158-186) Dennis Nutt (1982-85) contests in purple. He had 13 points and a career-high nine rebounds at DePaul and 11 points and eight boards vs. 4. .821 (142-173) Randy Boyts (1976-77) UAB, narrowly missing his first career double-doubles. He netted a career-high 22 points against Cincinnati on Feb. 5. .818 (175-214) Phil Reynolds (1960-62) 23, easily breaking his previous high of 15 set last year at Marquette. 6. .814 (328-403) Wayne Kreis (1965-67) 7. .813 (200-246) Rick Wittenbraker (1968-70) 8. .810 (333-411) Marquise Gainous (1999-00) 9. .807 (280-347) Darrell Browder (1980-83) 10. .795 (225-283) Mike Jones (1997-98) Horned Frog Season Statistics

## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct OR DR RB Avg PF FO A TO B S Pts Avg 03 SANTEE, Corey 33 32 989 30.0 162 408 .397 65 196 .332 65 111 .586 19 77 96 2.9 53 0 123 68 2 40 454 13.8 Conference-Only... 16 15 506 31.6 84 212 .396 31 93 .333 34 64 .531 12 34 46 2.9 30 0 53 42 0 13 233 14.6 04 MURRY, Nile 32 31 906 28.3 122 308 .396 57 149 .383 91 115 .791 47 87 134 4.2 86 3 73 72 4 28 392 12.3 Conference-Only... 15 14 469 31.3 58 150 .387 28 72 .389 49 65 .754 31 45 76 5.1 45 2 38 39 2 16 193 12.9 10 SHROPSHIRE, M. 33 33 920 27.9 120 293 .410 80 195 .410 60 65 .923 20 62 82 2.5 57 0 68 37 1 47 380 11.5 Conference-Only... 16 16 495 30.9 61 162 .377 42 110 .382 33 37 .892 14 23 37 2.3 30 0 29 17 1 23 197 12.3 22 CHINWEZE, Chudi 8 0 171 21.4 35 59 .593 0 0 .000 19 35 .543 22 33 55 6.9 21 1 9 15 3 5 89 11.1 Conference-Only... 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 21 CURTIS, Aaron 33 2 618 18.7 88 203 .433 10 49 .204 64 94 .681 40 92 132 4.0 81 3 33 53 10 42 250 7.6 Conference-Only... 16 2 362 22.6 45 107 .421 4 24 .167 41 63 .651 24 63 87 5.4 46 2 21 24 8 23 135 8.4 15 STUBBS, Judson 33 0 577 17.5 74 168 .440 14 42 .333 57 100 .570 44 88 132 4.0 75 1 9 38 4 13 219 6.6 Conference-Only... 16 0 274 17.1 32 81 .395 5 20 .250 23 45 .511 29 40 69 4.3 39 0 3 14 0 7 92 5.8 12 IBIKUNLE, Femi 33 32 656 19.9 58 118 .492 0 0 .000 46 111 .414 62 113 175 5.3 77 0 11 60 8 13 162 4.9 Conference-Only... 16 15 324 20.3 23 52 .442 0 0 .000 27 60 .450 31 56 87 5.4 41 0 1 36 2 2 73 4.6 32 SLOAN, Marcus 33 33 645 19.5 39 93 .419 1 1 1.000 41 86 .477 80 78 158 4.8 99 5 19 40 24 36 120 3.6 Conference-Only... 16 16 339 21.2 14 35 .400 0 0 .000 19 39 .487 34 40 74 4.6 50 3 8 19 9 17 47 2.9 02 REESE-HACKETT, B. 29 1 366 12.6 26 80 .325 14 38 .368 24 47 .511 4 27 31 1.1 34 0 33 34 0 18 90 3.1 Conference-Only... 16 1 202 12.6 13 39 .333 6 16 .375 15 27 .556 2 21 23 1.4 21 0 12 19 0 7 47 2.9 23 ADAMS, Blake 29 0 151 5.2 16 45 .356 7 25 .280 4 8 .500 3 19 22 0.8 11 0 13 8 0 9 43 1.5 Conference-Only... 12 0 56 4.7 7 18 .389 3 8 .375 1 2 .500 3 7 10 0.8 6 0 2 3 0 4 18 1.5 05 OWENS, Neiman 30 0 249 8.3 15 43 .349 5 15 .333 9 20 .450 9 26 35 1.2 28 0 20 22 2 14 44 1.5 Conference-Only... 13 0 79 6.1 4 12 .333 1 4 .250 4 8 .500 2 9 11 0.8 5 0 4 7 0 2 13 1.0 45 PIERCE, Art 28 0 155 5.5 13 33 .394 3 7 .429 9 25 .360 14 21 35 1.3 23 0 7 5 3 6 38 1.4 Conference-Only... 13 0 39 3.0 3 5 .600 0 0 .000 4 10 .400 4 4 8 0.6 8 0 2 0 0 1 10 0.8 13 DOUGHERTY, Neil 28 0 160 5.7 6 23 .261 3 11 .273 5 15 .333 4 15 19 0.7 5 0 12 11 1 8 20 0.7 Conference-Only... 13 0 36 2.8 0 5 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 1 5 6 0.5 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 33 VALSIN, Corey 16 1 41 2.6 4 11 .364 0 3 .000 1 2 .500 6 7 13 0.8 6 0 1 4 0 0 9 0.6 Conference-Only... 6 1 16 2.7 0 4 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 4 4 8 1.3 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0.2 20 MARKLEY, David 11 0 22 2.0 1 8 .125 0 6 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0.2 Conference-Only... 3 0 3 1.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TM TEAM...... 49 42 91 2.8 0 5 Conference-Only... 24 23 47 2.9 0 2 Total...... 33 779 1893 .412 259 737 .351 495 834 .594 424 787 1211 36.7 658 13 431 474 62 279 2312 70.1 Conference-Only... 16 344 882 .390 120 349 .344 251 424 .592 216 374 590 36.9 323 7 178 224 22 115 1059 66.2 Opponents...... 33 781 1832 .426 222 651 .341 440 664 .663 383 871 1254 38.0 701 - 480 561 147 205 2224 67.4 Conference-Only... 16 362 864 .419 120 346 .347 226 336 .673 178 415 593 37.1 342 13 228 246 87 88 1070 66.9

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total TCU 1082 1220 10 2312 TCU 2004-05 Season Results RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL Opponents 1057 1160 7 2224 ALL GAMES 20-13 14-3 4-9 2-1 CONFERENCE 8-8 6-2 2-6 0-0 TCU Season Stats NON-CONFERENCE 12-5 8-1 2-3 2-1 TEAM STATISTICS TCU OPP Date Opponent Result Score Att. High Scorer High Rebounder Overall C-USA SCORING 2312 2224 11-19-04 Texas-Arlington W 90-61 3,414 Shropshire (21) Chinweze (10) 1-0 Points per game 70.1 67.4 11-21-04 Shawnee State# W 74-60 3,167 Stubbs (14) Chinweze (8) 2-0 Scoring margin +2.7 - 11-23-04 Texas Tech W 83-68 7,218 Santee (20) Chinweze (10) 3-0 FIELD GOALS-ATT 779-1893 781-1832 11-25-04 Old Dominion# L 62-67 3,348 Chinweze (16) Chinweze (6) 3-1 Field goal pct .412 .426 11-27-04 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi# L 79-85 2,549 Santee (26) Chinweze, Sloan (7) 3-2 3 POINT FG-ATT 259-737 222-651 11-28-04 vs. Florida State# W 71-70 500 Shropshire (17) Stubbs (6) 4-2 3-point FG pct .351 .341 12-04-04 at North Texas W 88-78 3,633 Santee (18) Ibikunle (10) 5-2 12-09-04 at #2/2 Kansas L 74-93 16,300 Murry (20) Sloan (7) 5-3 3-pt FG made per game 7.8 6.7 12-12-04 SMU W 65-51 4,017 Santee (18) Sloan (8) 6-3 FREE THROWS-ATT 495-834 440-664 12-18-04 at Vanderbilt L 55-78 8,622 Murry (12) Ibikunle (6) 6-4 Free throw pct .594 .663 12-21-04 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 93-53 3,928 Stubbs (20) Pierce (5) 7-4 REBOUNDS 1211 1254 12-22-04 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 76-55 3,236 Santee (16) Curtis, Shropshire (6) 8-4 Rebounds per game 36.7 38.0 12-28-04 Grambling State W 98-83 3,476 Murry (26) Ibikunle (9) 9-4 Rebounding margin -1.3 - 01-03-05 Texas State W 64-52 3,349 Murry (16) Ibikunle (8) 10-4 ASSISTS 431 480 01-08-05 at Louisville* L 61-86 19,583 Murry (15) Murry (8) 10-5 0-1 Assists per game 13.1 14.5 01-12-05 Tulane* W 73-62 3,673 Santee (23) Sloan (9) 11-5 1-1 01-15-05 at Memphis* W 61-59 10,200 Murry (17) Santee (6) 12-5 2-1 TURNOVERS 474 561 01-19-05 Houston* W 58-51 4,791 Shropshire (14) Ibikunle (12) 13-5 3-1 Turnovers per game 14.4 17.0 01-22-05 at Saint Louis* L 48-56 8,184 Santee (17) Curtis (7) 13-6 3-2 Turnover margin +2.6 - 01-25-05 at Charlotte* L 87-94 6,458 Shropshire (21) Murry (8) 13-7 3-3 Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 0.9 01-29-05 Memphis* L 57-72 5,789 Santee (16) Sloan (6) 13-8 3-4 STEALS 279 205 02-01-05 at DePaul* L 62-64 7,482 Shropshire (17) Curtis (9) 13-9 3-5 Steals per game 8.5 6.2 02-05-05 East Carolina* W 71-59 3,843 Shropshire (19) Ibikunle (9) 14-9 4-5 BLOCKS 62 147 02-09-05 Marquette* W 63-62 4,282 Shropshire (17) Stubbs (5) 15-9 5-5 Blocks per game 1.9 4.5 02-12-05 UAB* W 76-65 5,459 Murry (17) Curtis (8) 16-9 6-5 02-19-05 at Houston* L 57-69 6,229 Santee (14) Ibikunle (11) 16-10 6-6 WINNING STREAK 1 - 02-23-05 at Tulane* W 77-63 1,361 Santee (25) Ibikunle (9) 17-10 7-6 Home win streak 1 - 02-26-05 Cincinnati* L 74-89 5,642 Curtis (22) Stubbs (8) 17-11 7-7 ATTENDANCE 73849 98119 03-02-05 USF* W 70-53 5,217 Murry (19) Murry (10) 18-11 8-7 Home games-Avg/Game 17-4344 13-7509 03-05-05 at Southern Miss* L 64-66 3,941 Shropshire (15) Stubbs (12) 18-12 8-8 Neutral site-Avg/Game - - 03-09-05 vs. Marquette% W (OT) 60-57 2,364 Murry (12) Sloan, Ibikunle, Curtis (5) 19-12 03-10-05 vs. #6/6 Louisville% L 61-85 N/A Curtis (14) Stubbs (5) 19-13 03-16-05 at Miami (OH)^ W 60-58 3,077 Santee (18) Ibikunle (7) 20-13