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HORNED FROGS BASKETBALL FORT WORTH, TEXAS SCHEDULE/RESULTS JAN. 7 | BRAMLAGE COLISEUM (12,528) | MANHATTAN, KAN. | 8 PM NOVEMBER Date Opponent Rank TV Time/ TCU Horned Frogs (10-3, 1-0 Big 12) TCU/Opp Result HC: Jamie Dixon (TCU ‘87) n At TCU: 78-44 (4th) n Career: 406-167 (17th) Thur. 7 Southwestern -/- FSSW W, 83-62 Tues. 12 Louisiana -/- FSSW W, 98-65 Mon. 18 Air Force -/- FSSW+ W, 65-54 vs. KANSAS STATE Wildcats (7-6, 0-1 Big 12) Thur. 21 UC Irvine -/- FSSW+ W, 59-58 HC: Bruce Weber (Wisconsin-Milwaukee ‘78) n At School: 157-95 (8th) n Career: 470-250 (22nd) Sun. 24 Clemson^ -/- ESPN2 L, 62-60 (OT) Tues. 26 Wyoming^ -/- FloHoops W, 64-47 PROBABLE STARTERS Po. No. Name Hgt. Wt. Yr. Ppg Rpg Apg Hometown DECEMBER G 2 Edric Dennis Jr. 6-3 190 Sr. 8.5 1.6 3.8 Dallas, Texas Tues. 3 Illinois State -/- FSSW+ W, 81-69 G 1 Desmond Bane 6-6 215 Sr. 17.0 7.1 3.4 Richmond, Ind. Fri. 6 USC% -/- ESPN2 L, 80-78 Wed. 11 Winthrop -/- FSSW W, 70-60 G 22 RJ Nembhard 6-5 195 So. 12.0 4.0 4.0 Keller, Texas Sat. 14 Lamar -/- FSSW W, 79-50 G 5 Jaire Grayer 6-5 210 Sr. 8.1 4.8 0.4 Flint, Mich. Sun. 22 Xavier -/RV ESPN2 L, 67-59 C 21 Kevin Samuel 6-11 250 So. 11.7 8.5 2.9* Codrington Village, Barbuda Mon. 30 George Mason -/- FSSW W, 87-53 * blocks per game JANUARY Sat. 4 Iowa State* -/- ESPNU W, 81-79 NOTES GAME INFORMATION Tue. 7 at Kansas State* -/- ESPNU 8 p.m. n TCU will try for its first 2-0 start ever in Big 12 play when it plays Broadcast: ESPNU Sat. 11 Oklahoma State* -/- ESPN2 1 p.m. its first road game of the season Tuesday at Kansas State at 8 p.m. Play-By-Play: Rich Hollenberg Tue. 14 at West Virginia* -/- ESPNU 8 p.m. on ESPNU. Analyst: King McClure Sat. 18 at Oklahoma* -/- Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 1 p.m. Online: WatchESPN.com // ESPN App Tue. 21 Texas Tech* -/- Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 7 p.m. n TCU last started 2-0 in conference play during the 2008-09 season, Sat. 25 at Arkansas# -/- ESPN/2/U 3 p.m. defeating Colorado State (1/3/09) and UNLV (1/10/09) to start Mountain Wed. 29 Texas* -/- Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 7 p.m. West Conference action. Radio: KTCU 88.7 FM // KLIF 570 AM n TCU leads the Big 12 with 9.9 3-pointers made per game. TCU ranks SIRIUS XM 383 - (973 online) FEBRUARY in the top 30 nationally in assists (9th, 17.7), 3-point field goals made Play-By-Play: Brian Estridge Sat. 1 at Baylor* -/- ESPN2 3 p.m. (20th, 9.9), assist/turnover ratio (22nd, 1.31), turnover margin (27th, Analyst: John Denton Wed. 5 at Oklahoma State* -/- Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 7 p.m. 3.8) and turnovers forced (29th, 17.3). Online: HFTV // TuneIn Sat. 8 Kansas* -/- ESPN/2 11 a.m. Mon. 10 at Texas Tech* -/- ESPN/2 8 p.m. n TCU has two returning starters from last season, senior Desmond Bane and sophomore Kevin Samuel. Bane, who earned multiple Sat. 15 Kansas State* -/- Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 4 p.m. Series: Kansas State leads 15-6 Wed. 19 at Texas* -/- Longhorn 7 p.m. preseason honors, ranks high in the conference in several categories In Fort Worth: KSU leads 5-2 Sat. 22 West Virginia* -/- ESPN/2/U 1 p.m. including fifth in scoring average at 17.0 points per game. In Manhattan: KSU leads 8-2 Tue. 25 at Iowa State* -/- ESPNU 6 p.m. n Samuel ranks third in the nation in shooting at 70.0 percent from Neutral: Tied 2-2 Sat. 29 Baylor* -/- ESPN/2/U 1 p.m. the field and is seventh in the Big 12 with 8.5 rebounds per game. First Meeting: Samuel’s seven double-doubles this season leads the Big 12 and ranks KSU won 75-17 (12/11/47) in Manhattan MARCH 15th in the nation. Last Meeting: Mon. 4 at Kansas* -/- Big 12 Now/ESPN+ 7 p.m. n At 1,474 career points, Bane is 10th on TCU's all-time scoring list. Sat. 7 Oklahoma* -/- ESPN2 5 p.m. KSU won 70-61 (3/14/19) in Kansas City He is 29 points shy of Lee Nailon (1,503, 1964-66) for ninth. Winning Streak: KSU, 4 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship n At 115 career blocked shots, Samuel is sixth on TCU's all-time list. Dixon vs. KSU: 2-5 Wed. 11 First Round -- ESPN Net. TBD Reggie Smith is next on the chart with 133. Thur. 12 Quarterfinals -- ESPN Net. TBD Fri. 13 Semifinals -- ESPN Net. TBD LAST TIME OUT STATISTICAL COMPARISON Sat. 14 Championship -- ESPN Net. TBD RJ Nembhard scored a career-high 31 points, including the game-tying 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in regulation and the go-ahead free ALL TIMES CENTRAL throw in overtime. The sophomore guard’s career effort helped the TCU men’s basketball team defeat Iowa State, 81-79, to begin Big 12 * - Big 12 Conference game Conference play Saturday inside Schollmaier Arena. 74.6 ppg Scoring Off. 66.3 ppg ^ - MGM Resorts Main Event (Las Vegas, Nev./T-Mobile Arena) 62.0 ppg Scoring Def. 60.7 ppg % - Played at Dickies Arena Nembhard finished 10-of-15 from the field and 6-of-8 from 3-point +12.2 Scoring Mar. +5.6 # - Big 12/SEC Challenge range, both career-highs for makes. It was the second half and 45.4% FG % 41.7% overtime where the Keller, Texas native did most of his damage. He was 8-of-9 from the field and 4-of-5 from 3-point range after halftime 40.3% FG% Def. 40.4% and scored 21 of TCU’s final 32 points to lead the Frogs in a back-and- 61.9% FT % 66.7% FOLLOW TCU BASKETBALL forth game that featured 15 ties and 20 lead changes. 37.4 RPG 34.6 +3.7 Reb Mar. -0.4 /TCUBasketball ABOUT THE OPPONENT 9.9 3FG Per Game 7.7 Website Kansas State is 7-6 overall, 0-1 in the Big 12 following a 66-61 loss at 37.1% 3FG% 33.2% @TCUBasketball www.GoFrogs.com Oklahoma Saturday. The Wildcats are led in scoring and rebounding by senior Xavier Sneed with 15.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. The 36.3% 3FG % Def. 30.8% TCUMBB defending Big 12 Champions lost eight letterwinners, including three 17.7 Assists 14.6 starters, from last year’s squad. 5.2 Blocks 3.2 TCU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS SERIES HISTORY 8.9 Steals 9.0 MBB Contact: Steven Schoon // E: [email protected] Kansas State leads the all-time series 15-6 with an 8-2 advantage 13.5 Turnovers 14.1 O: 817-257-5299 // C: 620-218-1693 in Manhattan. The Frogs have lost the last two meetings at KSU and last won there on Feb. 1, 2017, 86-80 in overtime in Jamie Dixon’s first season as TCU’s head coach. Seven of the last eight meetings, RANKINGS Address: Athletic Communications Office coincidentally all with Dixon as head coach, have been decided by 10 TCU KSU or fewer points. AP: NR AP: NR TCU Box 297600 // Fort Worth, Texas, 76129 Coaches: NR Coaches: NR UP NEXT NET: 72 NET: 92 TCU will return home to face Oklahoma State (10-3, 0-1) on Saturday at RPI: 96 RPI: 148 1 p.m. on ESPN2. KenPom: 50 KenPom: 87 SOS: 101 SOS: 150 NUMERICAL ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (High School) / Previous School Players Pronunciation 0 Mickey Pearson Jr. F 6-7 200 Fr. Lincoln, Ala. (Hargrave Military (Va.)) Dylan Arnette dillon AR-NET 1 Desmond Bane G 6-6 215 Sr. Richmond, Ind. (Seton Catholic HS) Owen Aschieris ah-SHARE-iz 2 Edric Dennis Jr. G 6-3 190 Sr. Dallas, Texas (DeSoto HS) / UT-Arlington) Francisco Farabello FRAN-SIS-CO FARA-BELL-O 3 Francisco Farabello G 6-2 183 Fr. Cañada de Gómez, Argentina (NBA Global Academy (Aus.)) Jaire Grayer JI-AIR 4 PJ Fuller G 6-4 175 Fr. Seattle, Wash. (Findlay Prep (Nev.)) Justin Huelskamp HILLS-CAMP 5 Jaire Grayer G 6-5 210 Sr. Flint, Michigan (IMG Academy (Fla.)) / George Mason Jaedon LeDee JAY-DEN LEH-DEE 10 Diante Smith F 6-7 200 Fr. Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Choctawhatchee HS) RJ Nembhard åNEMB-hard 11 Taryn Todd G 6-3 175 Fr. Vaughan, Ontario, Canada (Findlay Prep (Nev.)) Diante Smith DE-ONT-AY 12 Justin Huelskamp* G 6-4 190 Fr. Fresno, Calif. (San Joaquin Memorial HS) 13 Dylan Arnette* G 6-3 175 RFr. DeSoto, Texas (Dallas Carter HS) Quinton Uribe YUR-E-BEE 14 Quinton Uribe* G 5-10 140 Fr. San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Heights HS) Nikola Vasiljevic VA-SIL-A-VICH 15 Kevin Easley Jr. F 6-7 225 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North HS) / Chattanooga 20 Anthony Lucenti* G 6-3 210 Fr. Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Loyola HS) FROGS BY MAJOR 21 Kevin Samuel C 6-11 250 So. Codrington Village, Barbuda (Redemption Christian HS - Texas) 22 RJ Nembhard G 6-5 195 So. Keller, Texas (Keller HS) Business Master of Liberal Arts 23 Jaedon LeDee F 6-9 235 So.