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Jan. 27 // Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) // Nashville, Tenn. // 3 p.m. // ESPN2 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME INFORMATION NOVEMBER Broadcast: ESPN2 TCU OPP Play-By-Play: Dave Neal Fri. 10 RV/RV -- ULM W, 83-73 Analyst: Jon Sundvold Mon. 13 RV/RV -- Tennessee Tech W, 100-63 Online: WatchESPN.com Wed. 15 RV/RV -- South Dakota W, 76-71 Mon. 20 RV/RV -- Omaha W, 99-66 Radio: 570 KLIF AM Fri. 24 RV/RV -- vs. New Mexico ^ W, 69-67 Play-By-Play: Brian Estridge Sat. 25 RV/RV -- vs. St. Bonaventure ^ W, 89-79 TCU HORNED FROGS VANDERBILT COMMODORES Rank: AP: RV | USA Today: RV Rank: AP: - | USA Today: - Analyst: John Denton Wed. 29 23/23 -- Belmont W, 87-76 Online: FrogVision // TuneIn Record: 15-5 (3-5 Big 12) Record: 7-13 (2-6 SEC) DECEMBER Head Coach: Jamie Dixon (TCU ‘87) Head Coach: Bryce Drew Sat. 2 23/23 -- Yale W, 92-66 Series: Vanderbilt leads 4-1 Tues. 5 20/20 RV/RV SMU W, 94-83 Record at TCU: 39-20 (2nd) (Valparaiso ‘98) In Fort Worth: VU leads 1-0 Fri. 8 20/20 22/22 vs. Nevada & W, 84-80 Record Overall: 367-143 (15th) Record at School: 26-29 (2th) In Nashville: VU leads 3-0 Mon. 18 15/12 -- Texas Southern W, 91-72 Record vs. Vanderbilt: 0-0 Record Overall: 150-78 (7th) Neutral: TCU leads 1-0 First Meeting: Fri. 22 15/12 -- William & Mary W, 86-75 Leaders Leaders Sat. 30 10/8 12/12 Oklahoma * L, 90-89 TCU won 51-49 (12/27/51) in Dallas Points: Vladimir Brodziansky, 15.4 Points: Jeff Roberson, 15.4 Last Meeting: JANUARY Rebounds: Kenrich Williams, 9.6 Rebounds: Jeff Roberson, 7.3 VU won 78-55 (12/18/04) in Nashville Tues. 2 16/15 RV/RV at Baylor * W, 81-78 (OT) Assists: Alex Robinson, 5.9 Assists: Saben Lee, 3.3 Winning Streak: VU, 4 Sat. 6 16/15 10/10 Kansas * L, 88-84 Wed. 10 16/16 -- at Texas * L, 99-98 (2OT) Sat. 13 16/16 9/9 at Oklahoma * L, 102-97 (OT) PROBABLE STARTERS Wed. 17 24/25 -- Iowa State * W, 96-73 Sat. 20 24/25 -- at Kansas State * L, 73-68 Po. No. Name Hgt. Wt. Yr. Hometown Note Mon. 22 RV/RV 7/7 West Virginia * W, 82-73 G 25 Alex Robinson 6-1 175 Jr. Fort Worth, Texas TCU-record 17 asts. vs. ISU, 5.9 a/g is 5th in Big 12 Sat. 27 RV/RV -- at Vanderbilt # 3 p.m./ESPN2 G 1 Desmond Bane 6-5 215 So. Richmond, Ind. 3FG% 47.6 is 1st in Big 12; Made a 3 in last 13 games Tues. 30 -- -- at Oklahoma State * 6 p.m./ESPNU G 34 Kenrich Williams* 6-7 210 Sr. Waco, Texas 9 D-D; 9.6 rpg. is 2nd in Big 12; 23 pts. from 1,000 F 15 JD Miller 6-8 235 Jr. Dallas, Texas 10 games with 10+ pts.; Career-best 21 pts. vs. ISU FEBRUARY F 10 Vladimir Brodziansky* 6-11 230 Sr. Prievidza, Slovakia FG%: 58.2 is 7th in Big 12; Over 1,000 career pts. Sat. 3 -- -- Texas Tech * 1 p.m./ESPNU Tues. 6 -- -- at Kansas * 8 p.m./ESPN2 * earned preseason all-conference honors Sat. 10 -- -- Texas * 1 p.m./ESPNU STORYLINES Mon. 12 -- -- at West Virginia * 8 p.m./ESPN2 n TCU will take a break from the Big 12 Conference schedule to play in the Big 12/SEC Challenge Saturday at Vanderbilt. Sat. 17 -- -- Oklahoma State * 7 p.m./ESPN2/U n TCU is 3-1 all-time in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. The lone loss came last season, 88-80 to Auburn on Jan. 28. Wed. 21 -- -- at Iowa State * 7 p.m./Cyclones.TV n The annual Suits And Sneakers Week runs Jan. 22-28 and raises awareness about the American Cancer Society. Sat. 24 -- -- Baylor * 11 a.m./ESPN/2 n Jamie Dixon and the TCU coaching staff will wear white Kobe AD's. Tues. 27 -- -- Kansas State * 8 p.m./ESPNU n It will be Dixon's first time coaching in Memorial Gymnasium, where the team benches are along the baseline. n TCU is 1-3 in road games. Its win was an 81-78 (OT) victory at Baylor. The three losses were by a combined 11 points. MARCH Three of TCU's road games have gone into overtime. Sat. 3 -- -- at Texas Tech * 3 p.m./ESPN/2 n n The Frogs are coming off an 82-73 win over No. 7 West Virginia on their first-ever Big Monday game. Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship n Vladimir Brodziansky leads TCU with 15.4 points per game and is coming off his second double-double of the season. Wed. 7 -- -- First Round ESPN Networks n TCU’s five losses this season are by a combined 16 points, an average of 3.2 points per game. Thur. 8 -- -- Quarterfinals ESPN Networks n The Frogs were ranked for the eight consecutive weeks. They are receiving votes in both the AP and the USA Today polls. Fri. 9 -- -- Semifinals ESPN Networks n TCU was ranked as high as No. 10 in the AP Top 25, which was its highest ranking in school history. Sat. 10 -- -- Championship ESPN Networks n TCU leads the Big 12 Conference and ranks second in the NCAA with 20.0 assists per game. n TCU ranks among the national leaders in assist turnover ratio (6th, 1.61), field goal percentage (14th, 50.0), rebounding margin (23rd, +6.8), scoring (6th, 87.3) and 3-point percentage (19th, 40.6). ALL TIMES CENTRAL TCU ranks fifth in offensive efficiency, the best in the Big 12, according to KenPom.com. * - Big 12 Conference game n Kenrich Williams has recorded nine double-doubles and is averaging 14.7 points and a team-best 9.4 rebounds this season. ^ - Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) n & - Basketball Hall of Fame Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) n Williams is one of five players averaging double-figures. There are six TCU players averaging 9.4 points or more. # - Big 12/SEC Challenge n Williams is 23 points away from becoming the 35th person with 1,000 points in his TCU career. n Williams ranks ninth all-time at TCU in career rebounds (763) and tied for seventh in career steals (125). n Vladimir Brodziansky ranks fourth all-time at TCU in career blocks (147) and 20th in career points (1,146). n TCU’s 13-2 start to the season was the best in school history since a 13-2 record during the 1933-34 season. #GOFROGS n Sophomore Jaylen Fisher (right knee) was ruled out for the season on Jan. 16. He was averaging 12.3 points and 5.4 assists. n TCU was picked to finish third in the Big 12 after finishing tied for seventh last season. Both were program bests. n TCU returned its top six scorers from last season’s team that went 24-15, finished tied for seventh in the Big 12 and won the FOLLOW TCU BASKETBALL NIT, including all five starters. It’s the first time Jamie Dixon has had a team with every starter returning from the year before. n TCU returned 79 percent of its scoring and 79 percent of its rebounding from last season. Website: www.GoFrogs.com n One season after winning its first postseason tournament, TCU will try to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time Twitter: @TCUBasketball since 1998. Since 1985, 58 percent of the teams that won the NIT made the NCAA Tournament the following season. Facebook: /TCUBasketball Instagram: TCUMBB ABOUT THE OPPONENT n Vanderbilt is coming off a 67-62 loss at No. 22 Tennessee on Tuesday. n The Commodores are led by senior forward Jeff Roberson, who averages a team-best 15.4 points and 7.3 rebounds. n Among the six newcomers is freshman Saben Lee, who leads the team with 3.3 assists per game. ABOUT THE SERIES n Vanderbilt leads the all-time series 4-1, including a 3-0 advantage in Nashville. Rock The Planet n The last meeting came on Dec. 18, 2004 and was a 78-55 win by the Commodores. MBB Contact: Steven Schoon // E: [email protected] // O: 817-257-5299 // C: 620-218-1693 Athletic Communications Office // TCU Box 297600 // Fort Worth, Texas, 76129 // GoFrogs.com ROSTER INFORMATION POLLS/STANDINGS NUMERICAL ROSTER BIG 12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp. Hometown (High School) / Previous School Team Big 12 Overall Pct. KANSAS 6 - 2 16 - 4 .800 0 Jaylen Fisher G 6-2 200 So.-1L Arlington, Tenn. (Bolton HS) TEXAS TECH 5 - 3 16 - 4 .800 Note: Suffered a torn meniscus in right knee on Jan. 16... Had season-ending surgery on Jan. 18... Career-best 22 points at OU... WEST VIRGINIA 5 - 3 16 - 4 .800 Named TCU’s MVP of Hall of Fame Classic... 5.4 apg is 5th in Big 12... Made at least one 3-pointer in 28 of last 34 games & 41 of OKLAHOMA 5 - 3 15 - 4 .789 52 career games... 3FG% of 43.9 is 6th in Big 12... Tore meniscus in his left knee on Aug. 1, cleared for complete practice on Oct. KANSAS STATE 5 - 3 15 - 5 .750 31... All-Big 12 Honorable Mention last season... Was TCU’s highest ranked recruit signed when he committed (summer of 2016).