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GoFrogs: No. 16 TCU hosts No. 10 Kansas on Saturday
#16 TCU Horned Frogs (13-1, 1-1) vs. #10 Kansas Jayhawks (11-3, 1-1)
Jan. 6, 2017 | 8:15 PM | Fort Worth, Texas | Schollmaier Arena (6,800)
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FORT WORTH, Texas -No. 16 TCU (13-1, 1-1) will look for its first home win over a top 10 team in five years when it hosts No. 10 Kansas (11-3, 1-1) on Saturday at 8:15 p.m.
The game at Schollmaier Arena will be televised on ESPN2 and can be heard on 88.7 KTCU FM and 570 KLIF AM as well as FrogVision and the TuneIn app.
The Horned Frogs are coming off an 81-78 overtime win at Baylor on Tuesday. It was their first win over the Bears since 2002.
Storylines
- TCU is looking for its first home win over a team ranked in the AP Top 10 since 2013 when it beat No. 5 Kansas, 62-55 on Feb. 6.
- TCU has won 20 of its last 23 games.
- TCU is ranked in the AP Top 25 for the sixth consecutive week, one week shy of tying the school record.
- The Frogs are ranked No. 16 by the AP and No. 15 by USA Today.
- TCU was ranked as high as No. 10 in the AP Top 25, which was its highest ranking in school history.
- TCU is 45-17 all-time as a ranked team, including a 22-3 record at home and 18-7 on the road.
- TCU’s 13-1 start to the season is the best in school history through 14 games.
- TCU leads the Big 12 Conference in assists (19.8), field goal percentage (51.4) and 3-point percentage (41.2)
- TCU ranks among the national leaders in assists (3rd, 19.8), field goal percentage (7th, 51.4), rebounding margin (27th, +7.7) 3-point percentage (15th, 41.2) and scoring (13th, 87.1).
- TCU ranks 11th in offensive efficiency, the second-best in the Big 12, according to KenPom.com.
- TCU has averaged just 9.3 turnovers over the last four games.
- After averaging 7.1 points as a freshman last season, Desmond Bane is averaging 12.6 points as a sophomore.
- Kenrich Williams has recorded six double-doubles and leads the team with 14.8 points and 9.2 rebounds this season.
- Williams is one of five players averaging double-figures. There are six TCU players averaging 9.1 points or more.
- Williams has scored in double figures in each of his last 10 games, including 12 in Tuesday’s game at Baylor.
- Vladimir Brodziansky ranks fourth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 64.0.
- Brodziansky ranks fourth all-time at TCU in blocked shots with 141. He is 25 away from third and 30 away from the school-record of 171.
- TCU was picked to finish third in the Big 12 after finishing tied for seventh last season. Both were program bests.
- 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 NIT, including all five starters. It’s the first time Jamie Dixon has had a team with every starter returning from the year before.
- TCU returned 79 percent of its scoring and 79 percent of its rebounding from last season.
- One season after winning its first postseason tournament, TCU will try to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998. Since 1985, 58 percent of the teams that won the NIT made the NCAA Tournament the following season.
About the Opponent
- Kansas, which has won the Big 12 Conference the last 13 seasons, was picked to win the conference again this season.
- The Jayhawks are coming off an 85-73 loss at home to Texas Tech on Tuesday.
- Devonte’ Graham, the Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, leads KU with 17.9 points and 7.5 assists per game.
About the Series
- Kansas leads the all-time series 14-2, including a 5-1 advantage in Fort Worth.
- TCU won the last meeting, 85-82, over the No. 1 ranked Jayhawks in the quarterfinals of last season’s Big 12 Championship in Kansas City.
- The Frogs’ only win over the Jayhawks in Fort Worth was on Feb. 6, 2013 by the score of 62-55, when KU was ranked fifth.
Top 25 Ranking
TCU is ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll for the sixth-straight week at No. 16. The Frogs debuted in this season’s rankings at No. 23 on Nov. 27. Prior to this season, TCU was last ranked on Dec. 22, 2014, coming in at No. 25 after sporting an 11-0 record at the time. TCU’s highest ranking this season was No. 10, the highest in school history.
- As a ranked team, TCU is 44-17 all-time, including 22-3 at home.
- TCU has been ranked in the AP Top 25 for six consecutive weeks. The school record for consecutive weeks in the poll is seven, which occurred during the 1958-59 season.
- When No. 20 TCU faced No. 22 Nevada in Los Angeles, it was the first time TCU faced a ranked team, while also ranked since March 6, 1998 when No. 20 New Mexico defeated No. 15 TCU 80-73 in the second round of the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev.
- TCU is one of five NCAA DI schools ranked in the Top 25 in football and men’s basketball joining Clemson, Miami, Michigan State, Oklahoma.
Shooting and Scoring
- TCU ranks first in the Big 12 and seventh in the NCAA in field goal shooting (51.4%).
- TCU ranks first in the Big 12 and 15th in the NCAA in 3-point shooting (41.3%).
- Over 60 percent of TCU’s field goals (430) were assisted (277), a percentage of 64.4. The Frogs rank first in the Big 12 and third in the NCAA in assists per game (19.8).
- TCU's offensive efficiency ranks 11th at 117.5 according to KenPom.com.
- TCU has scored over 90 points five times this season. It's the most times the Frogs have scored 90 or more in a season since the 2001-02 season when they did it 13 times.
- Desmond Bane ranks No. 9 nationally in field goal efficiency (71.3) and No. 9 in true field goal percentage (71.6) according to KenPom.com. Vladimir Brodziansky ranks No. 24 in field goal efficiency (67.9) and No. 25 in true shooting percentage (69.7).
- TCU has three among the top 15 in shooting percentage in the Big 12... 4. Vladimir Brodziansky - 62.5, 9. Desmond Bane - 57.4. 10. Kouat Noi - 57.3
- TCU has three among the top four in 3-point field goal percentage in the Big 12... 1. Desmond Bane - 50.8, 2. Kenrich Williams - 47.7, 3. Kouat Noi - 47.4
TCU vs. Top 25
- TCU is 17-148 all-time against teams ranked in the AP Top 25, including 11-46 at home and 1-76 on the road.
- TCU was 1-7 against ranked teams last season with the win coming against No. 1 Kansas on March 9, 2017 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City.
- TCU’s last win over a top 25 team at home came on Feb. 14, 2015, a 70-55 win over No. 21 Oklahoma State at Wilkerson-Greines.
- TCU’s last and only win over a top 25 team on the road came on Jan. 19, 1998, an 83-76 win at Hawai’i.
- TCU is 0-9 against top 25 teams in the Schollmaier Arena, which opened during the 2015-16 season.
- The last time a ranked TCU squad defeated a top 25 team at home was on Feb. 21, 1998 when No. 19 TCU beat No. 11 New Mexico, 95-64 in Fort Worth at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.
Vlad 1K
Senior Vladimir Brodziansky is the 34th member of the 1,000 point club. At 1,060 points, the Slovakian is tied with Ricky Hall for 27th on the all-time scoring list. He is 21 points from Jeff Jacobs for 26th (1,081).
Brodziansky Named Senior Class Award Candidate
Vladimir Brodziansky has been named a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award. He was one of 30 NCAA men’s basketball student-athletes to be named a candidate due to his success both on and off the court.
The class will be narrowed to fields of 10 finalists in February, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
GoFrogs: No. 16 TCU hosts No. 10 Kansas on Saturday
#16 TCU Horned Frogs (13-1, 1-1) vs. #10 Kansas Jayhawks (11-3, 1-1)
Jan. 6, 2017 | 8:15 PM | Fort Worth, Texas | Schollmaier Arena (6,800)
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TwitterFORT WORTH, Texas -No. 16 TCU (13-1, 1-1) will look for its first home win over a top 10 team in five years when it hosts No. 10 Kansas (11-3, 1-1) on Saturday at 8:15 p.m.
The game at Schollmaier Arena will be televised on ESPN2 and can be heard on 88.7 KTCU FM and 570 KLIF AM as well as FrogVision and the TuneIn app.
The Horned Frogs are coming off an 81-78 overtime win at Baylor on Tuesday. It was their first win over the Bears since 2002.
Storylines
- TCU is looking for its first home win over a team ranked in the AP Top 10 since 2013 when it beat No. 5 Kansas, 62-55 on Feb. 6.
- TCU has won 20 of its last 23 games.
- TCU is ranked in the AP Top 25 for the sixth consecutive week, one week shy of tying the school record.
- The Frogs are ranked No. 16 by the AP and No. 15 by USA Today.
- TCU was ranked as high as No. 10 in the AP Top 25, which was its highest ranking in school history.
- TCU is 45-17 all-time as a ranked team, including a 22-3 record at home and 18-7 on the road.
- TCU’s 13-1 start to the season is the best in school history through 14 games.
- TCU leads the Big 12 Conference in assists (19.8), field goal percentage (51.4) and 3-point percentage (41.2)
- TCU ranks among the national leaders in assists (3rd, 19.8), field goal percentage (7th, 51.4), rebounding margin (27th, +7.7) 3-point percentage (15th, 41.2) and scoring (13th, 87.1).
- TCU ranks 11th in offensive efficiency, the second-best in the Big 12, according to KenPom.com.
- TCU has averaged just 9.3 turnovers over the last four games.
- After averaging 7.1 points as a freshman last season, Desmond Bane is averaging 12.6 points as a sophomore.
- Kenrich Williams has recorded six double-doubles and leads the team with 14.8 points and 9.2 rebounds this season.
- Williams is one of five players averaging double-figures. There are six TCU players averaging 9.1 points or more.
- Williams has scored in double figures in each of his last 10 games, including 12 in Tuesday’s game at Baylor.
- Vladimir Brodziansky ranks fourth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 64.0.
- Brodziansky ranks fourth all-time at TCU in blocked shots with 141. He is 25 away from third and 30 away from the school-record of 171.
- TCU was picked to finish third in the Big 12 after finishing tied for seventh last season. Both were program bests.
- 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 NIT, including all five starters. It’s the first time Jamie Dixon has had a team with every starter returning from the year before.
- TCU returned 79 percent of its scoring and 79 percent of its rebounding from last season.
- One season after winning its first postseason tournament, TCU will try to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998. Since 1985, 58 percent of the teams that won the NIT made the NCAA Tournament the following season.
About the Opponent
- Kansas, which has won the Big 12 Conference the last 13 seasons, was picked to win the conference again this season.
- The Jayhawks are coming off an 85-73 loss at home to Texas Tech on Tuesday.
- Devonte’ Graham, the Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, leads KU with 17.9 points and 7.5 assists per game.
About the Series
- Kansas leads the all-time series 14-2, including a 5-1 advantage in Fort Worth.
- TCU won the last meeting, 85-82, over the No. 1 ranked Jayhawks in the quarterfinals of last season’s Big 12 Championship in Kansas City.
- The Frogs’ only win over the Jayhawks in Fort Worth was on Feb. 6, 2013 by the score of 62-55, when KU was ranked fifth.
Top 25 Ranking
TCU is ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll for the sixth-straight week at No. 16. The Frogs debuted in this season’s rankings at No. 23 on Nov. 27. Prior to this season, TCU was last ranked on Dec. 22, 2014, coming in at No. 25 after sporting an 11-0 record at the time. TCU’s highest ranking this season was No. 10, the highest in school history.
- As a ranked team, TCU is 44-17 all-time, including 22-3 at home.
- TCU has been ranked in the AP Top 25 for six consecutive weeks. The school record for consecutive weeks in the poll is seven, which occurred during the 1958-59 season.
- When No. 20 TCU faced No. 22 Nevada in Los Angeles, it was the first time TCU faced a ranked team, while also ranked since March 6, 1998 when No. 20 New Mexico defeated No. 15 TCU 80-73 in the second round of the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev.
- TCU is one of five NCAA DI schools ranked in the Top 25 in football and men’s basketball joining Clemson, Miami, Michigan State, Oklahoma.
Shooting and Scoring
- TCU ranks first in the Big 12 and seventh in the NCAA in field goal shooting (51.4%).
- TCU ranks first in the Big 12 and 15th in the NCAA in 3-point shooting (41.3%).
- Over 60 percent of TCU’s field goals (430) were assisted (277), a percentage of 64.4. The Frogs rank first in the Big 12 and third in the NCAA in assists per game (19.8).
- TCU's offensive efficiency ranks 11th at 117.5 according to KenPom.com.
- TCU has scored over 90 points five times this season. It's the most times the Frogs have scored 90 or more in a season since the 2001-02 season when they did it 13 times.
- Desmond Bane ranks No. 9 nationally in field goal efficiency (71.3) and No. 9 in true field goal percentage (71.6) according to KenPom.com. Vladimir Brodziansky ranks No. 24 in field goal efficiency (67.9) and No. 25 in true shooting percentage (69.7).
- TCU has three among the top 15 in shooting percentage in the Big 12... 4. Vladimir Brodziansky - 62.5, 9. Desmond Bane - 57.4. 10. Kouat Noi - 57.3
- TCU has three among the top four in 3-point field goal percentage in the Big 12... 1. Desmond Bane - 50.8, 2. Kenrich Williams - 47.7, 3. Kouat Noi - 47.4
TCU vs. Top 25
- TCU is 17-148 all-time against teams ranked in the AP Top 25, including 11-46 at home and 1-76 on the road.
- TCU was 1-7 against ranked teams last season with the win coming against No. 1 Kansas on March 9, 2017 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City.
- TCU’s last win over a top 25 team at home came on Feb. 14, 2015, a 70-55 win over No. 21 Oklahoma State at Wilkerson-Greines.
- TCU’s last and only win over a top 25 team on the road came on Jan. 19, 1998, an 83-76 win at Hawai’i.
- TCU is 0-9 against top 25 teams in the Schollmaier Arena, which opened during the 2015-16 season.
- The last time a ranked TCU squad defeated a top 25 team at home was on Feb. 21, 1998 when No. 19 TCU beat No. 11 New Mexico, 95-64 in Fort Worth at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.
Vlad 1K
Senior Vladimir Brodziansky is the 34th member of the 1,000 point club. At 1,060 points, the Slovakian is tied with Ricky Hall for 27th on the all-time scoring list. He is 21 points from Jeff Jacobs for 26th (1,081).
Brodziansky Named Senior Class Award Candidate
Vladimir Brodziansky has been named a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award. He was one of 30 NCAA men’s basketball student-athletes to be named a candidate due to his success both on and off the court.
The class will be narrowed to fields of 10 finalists in February, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one male candidate and one female candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
