448 TEXAS CHRISTIAN 135 Texas Christian SAGARIN t’s been a struggle for the Horned Frogs to bring in top SEASON REVIEW Iplayers since the departure of coach Billy Tubbs in SEAS. W-L CONF. COACH SEAS. W-L CONF. COACH 2002, surrounded as they are by fellow Texas universities 1908-49 284-364 Francis Schmidt 72-24 in 5 seasons 1962-63 4-20 1-13 Buster Brannon with far deeper pockets. But there’s at least one area 1949-50 13-11 5-7 Buster Brannon 1963-64 4-20 0-14 Buster Brannon 1950-51 16-9 8-4 Buster Brannon 1964-65 6-18 3-11 Buster Brannon where TCU can’t be matched: postgame traditions. 1951-52 24-4 11-1 ● Buster Brannon 1965-66 8-16 6-8 Buster Brannon After every home game, the team stands at midcourt of 1952-53 15-8 9-3 ● Buster Brannon 1966-67 10-14 8-6 Buster Brannon Daniel-Meyer Coliseum to recite the alma mater: “Hail 1953-54 10-14 5-7 Buster Brannon 1967-68 15-11 9-5 ● Johnny Swaim all hail, TCU. Memories sweet, comrades true … ” 1954-55 17-7 8-4 Buster Brannon 1968-69 12-12 5-9 Johnny Swaim 1955-56 4-20 2-10 Buster Brannon 1969-70 10-14 8-6 Johnny Swaim 1956-57 14-10 6-6 Buster Brannon 1970-71 15-12 11-3 ● Johnny Swaim BEST TEAM: 1986-87 They had no superstar and 1957-58 17-7 8-6 Buster Brannon 1971-72 15-9 9-5 Johnny Swaim didn’t need one with the way they played defense. TCU 1958-59 20-6 12-2 ● Buster Brannon 1972-73 4-21 2-12 Johnny Swaim held opponents to just 63.6 points per game—third best 1959-60 7-17 4-10 Buster Brannon 1973-74 8-17 2-12 Johnny Swaim 1960-61 5-19 3-11 Buster Brannon 1974-75 9-16 4-10 Johnny Swaim since 1960—to win the Southwest Conference title and 1961-62 5-19 4-10 Buster Brannon 1975-76 11-16 6-10 Johnny Swaim earn a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. But their THE SCHOOLS season ended in controversy when Jamie Dixon was SEAS. W-L CONF. SCORING COACH RECORD called for a late foul on Notre Dame guard David Rivers, 1976-77 3-23 0-16 Daryl Braden 14.6 Johnny Swaim 102-151 .403 leading to a 58-57 second-round loss. 1977-78 4-22 2-14 Steve Scales 14.8 Tim Somerville 1978-79 6-21 1-15 Jon Mansbury 11.9 Tim Somerville 10-43 .189 1979-80 7-19 2-14 Deckery Johnson 13.9 Jim Killingsworth BEST PLAYER: C KURT THOMAS (1990-92, ’93-95) He 1980-81 11-18 6-10 Darrell Browder 19.4 Jim Killingsworth averaged just 3.5 ppg during his first two injury-plagued 1981-82 16-13 9-7 Doug Arnold 19.5 Jim Killingsworth seasons, before taking a medical redshirt. As a junior, he 1982-83 23-11 9-7 ■ Darrell Browder 17.3 Jim Killingsworth underwent a metamorphosis and averaged 20.7 ppg. In 1983-84 11-17 4-12 Dennis Nutt 17.5 Jim Killingsworth his final season, Thomas led the country in both scoring 1984-85 16-12 8-8 Carven Holcombe 16.5 Jim Killingsworth 1985-86 22-9 12-4 ■ Carl Lott 15.8 Jim Killingsworth and rebounding—only the third player in NCAA history 1986-87 24-7 14-2 ● Carven Holcombe 17.5 Jim Killingsworth 130-106 .551 to accomplish the feat. 1987-88 9-19 3-13 John Lewis 13.3 Moe Iba 1988-89 17-13 9-7 John Lewis 15.4 Moe Iba 1989-90 16-13 9-7 Craig Sibley 13.9 Moe Iba BEST COACH: BILLY TUBBS (1994-2002) He arrived 1990-91 18-10 9-7 Reggie Smith 17.5 Moe Iba after TCU had combined to win just 13 games over two 1991-92 23-11 9-5 ■ Reggie Smith 17.9 Moe Iba seasons and promptly won 16. From 1996-97, Tubbs’ 1992-93 6-22 2-12 Eric Dailey 14.9 Moe Iba Horned Frogs reeled off six straight winning seasons, 1993-94 7-20 3-11 Kurt Thomas 20.7 Moe Iba 96-108 .471 notching a school-record 27 victories in ’97-98. 1994-95 16-11 8-6 Kurt Thomas 28.9 Billy Tubbs 1995-96 15-15 ! 6-8 Damion Walker 20.5 Billy Tubbs GAME FOR THE AGES: 1996-97 22-13 7-9 ■ Malcolm Johnson 18.7 Billy Tubbs Expectations were low for 1997-98 27-6 14-0 ● Lee Nailon 24.9 Billy Tubbs the 1967-68 team on the heels of eight straight losing 1998-99 21-11 7-7 ■ Lee Nailon 22.8 Billy Tubbs seasons. But on March 2, the Horned Frogs played for 1999-2000 18-14 8-6 Marquise Gainous 20.7 Billy Tubbs 2000-01 20-11 9-7 Ryan Carroll 17.5 Billy Tubbs the SWC title at Baylor. TCU pulled out a 72-65 victory 2001-02 16-15 6-10 Junior Blount 19.5 Billy Tubbs 155-96 .618] to deliver the crown for rookie coach Johnny Swaim. 2002-03 9-19 3-13 Junior Blount 17.7 Neil Dougherty 2003-04 12-17 7-9 Corey Santee 14.5 Neil Dougherty FIERCEST RIVAL: Located just 45 minutes apart, SMU 2004-05 21-14 8-8 ■ Corey Santee 14.3 Neil Dougherty 2005-06 6-25 2-14 Nile Murry 16.7 Neil Dougherty and TCU “enjoy” a rivalry that dates back to 1919. 2006-07 13-17 4-12 Kevin Langford 13.2 Neil Dougherty Although the Horned Frogs trail, 102–83, the matchup 2007-08 14-16 6-10 Kevin Langford 13.3 Neil Dougherty 75-108 .409 picked up intensity when SMU’s Matt Doherty and 2008-09 14-17 5-11 Kevin Langford 13.9 Jim Christian 14-17 .452 TCU’s Neil Dougherty, once fellow Kansas assistants, ! Records don’t reflect games forfeited or vacated. For adjusted records, see p. 521. ] Coach’s record adjusted to reflect games forfeited or vacated: 156-95, .622. For yearly totals, see p. 521. were coaching the teams. ● NCAA Tournament appearance ■ NIT appearance PROFILE Current conference: Mountain West (2005- ) TOP 5 Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX Conference titles: G Darrell Browder (1979-83) Founded: 1873 Southwest: 10 (1931, ’34, ’51 [tie], ’52, ’53, ’59, ’68, G Carven Holcombe (1983-87) Enrollment: 8,696 (7,471 undergraduate) ’71, ’86 [tie], ’87) F Lee Nailon (1997-99) Colors: Purple and white WAC: 1 (1998 [tie]) C Dick O’Neal (1954-57) Nickname: Horned Frogs Conference tournament titles: 0 C Kurt Thomas (1990-92, ’93-95) Current arena: Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, opened in NCAA Tournament appearances: 7 1961 (7,200) NIT appearances: 6 First game: 1909 All-time record: 1,065-1,232 (.464) FIRST-ROUND PRO PICKS Total weeks in AP Top 20/25: 33 1995 Kurt Thomas, Miami (10) RECORDS GAME SEASON CAREER POINTS 53 Lee Nailon, vs. Mississippi Valley State (Dec. 12, 1997) 796 Lee Nailon (1997-98) 1,886 Darrell Browder (1979-83) POINTS PER GAME 28.9 Kurt Thomas (1994-95) 23.9 Dick O’Neal (1954-57) REBOUNDS 28 Eugene Kennedy, vs. Arkansas (Feb. 16, 1971) 432 Eugene Kennedy (1970-71) 966 Reggie Smith (1988-92) ASSISTS 16 Greedy Daniels, vs. Central Oklahoma (Dec. 9, 2000); 234 Tony Edmond (1989-90) 575 Corey Santee (2001-05) Prince Fowler, vs. Wyoming (Feb. 11, 1999); vs. Central Oklahoma (Dec. 12, 1998) .