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GoFrogs: TCU hosts Oklahoma State tonight
TCU Horned Frogs (17-9, 5-8) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (15-11, 5-8)
Feb. 17, 2018 | 7 p.m. | Fort Worth, Texas. | Schollmaier Arena (6,800)
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- TCU (17-9, 5-8) will play three of its next four games at home starting Saturday at 7 p.m. against Oklahoma State (15-11, 5-8).
The game at Schollmaier Arena will be televised on ESPN2 and can be heard on 570 KLIF AM, 88.7 FM KTCU as well as FrogVision and the TuneIn app.
Storylines
- A win over the Cowboys would be TCU's third-ever sweep of a Big 12 team, along with Texas Tech in 2015 and Texas in 2017.
- TCU is 12-3 at home this season, 3-3 at home in the Big 12.
- Five of TCU's six Big 12 home games have been announced as sell outs.
- The Frogs are coming off an 82-66 loss at No. 10 West Virginia Monday.
- TCU has played in seven of the 30 Big 12 games that have been decided by six or fewer points.
- The Frogs were ranked for eight consecutive weeks. They are receiving votes in this week's AP and USA Today poll.
- TCU was ranked as high as No. 20 in the AP Top 25 on Dec. 25, which was its highest ranking in school history.
- TCU leads the Big 12 Conference and ranks among the national leaders in assists per game (2nd, 19.5), assist turnover ratio (10th, 1.6), field goal percentage (13th, 50.0) and 3-point percentage (12th, 41.3).
- TCU also ranks among the national leaders in rebounding margin (20th, +6.5) and scoring (17th, 84.2).
- TCU ranks fifth in offensive efficiency, the best in the Big 12, according to KenPom.com.
- Kenrich Williams has recorded 10 double-doubles and is averaging 13.5 points and a team-best 9.4 rebounds this season.
- Williams is the only player in the Big 12 in the top 17 in rebounding (2nd, 9.4), assists (7th, 4.2) and scoring (17th, 13.5).
- Williams ranks No. 5 in career rebounding at TCU with 816 boards.
- With a balanced scoring attack, TCU has five players averaging double-figures, six averaging 8.8 points or more.
- Vladimir Brodziansky ranks No. 9 in the Big 12 in scoring (15.6) and has scored in double figures in the last 17 games.
- Brodziansky is a finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award and the Senior CLASS Award.
- Desmond Bane leads the Big 12 and ranks seventh in the NCAA in 3-point percentage at 50.5.
- Bane ranks in the top 15 in field goal efficiency (10th, 67.4) and true field goal percentage (15th, 68.2).
- Bane has made 11 of his last 14 3-point attempts over the last five games.
- Kouat Noi ranks second in the Big 12 in 3-point percentage at 46.0.
About the Opponent
- Oklahoma State is 2-2 in its last four games with both losses coming at home and both wins coming on the road.
- The Cowboys are coming off an 82-72 loss to Kansas State Wednesday in Stillwater.
- Jeffrey Carroll leads the team in scoring with 15.3 points per game to go with 5.9 rebounds per game.
About the Series
- Oklahoma State leads the all-time series 25-5 including a 9-2 record in Fort Worth. TCU has won two of the past three games in Fort Worth.
- TCU won the last meeting, 79-66, on Jan. 30. It was the Frogs' first win in Stillwater since the 1924-25 season. Kenrich Williams had 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists and helped TCU hold OSU to 41.1 percent shooting from the field.
Have Your Heard of Kouat Noi?
Redshirt freshman Kouat Noi has had his best two games as a Horned Frog last week. The Newcastle, Australia native made four of his first five 3-pointers on his way to scoring 17 points at No. 10 Kansas on Tuesday. He then went 4-of-6 from three to score a career-high 18 points against Texas Saturday. Noi, ranked No. 7 overall in the 2016 Australian Class rankings according to AusaHoops.com, spent one season at Montverde Academy Prep in Montverde, Fla., during the 2015-16 season. He has made at least one 3-pointer in each of the last 11 games and ranks second in the Big 12 at 46.0 percent from beyond-the-arc.
Shooting and Scoring
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 17th in the NCAA in scoring offense (84.2). TCU has not averaged 80 or more points per game in a season since the 2002-03 campaign where it averaged 80.4. Last year's NIT championship team averaged 69.7 points.
- The Frogs rank first in the Big 12 and second in the NCAA in assists per game (19.5).
- TCU ranks first in the Big 12 and 13th in the NCAA in field goal shooting (50.0%). TCU has never averaged 50 percent or better in a season.
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 12th in the NCAA in 3-point shooting (41.3%).
- TCU's offensive efficiency ranks fifth at 121.5 according to KenPom.com.
- TCU has three among the top 11 in shooting percentage in the Big 12... 5. Vladimir Brodziansky - 57.4, 8. Desmond Bane - 55.2, 14. Kouat Noi - 51.4. TCU and Baylor are the only teams with three players ranked in the top 15 in shooting percentage in the Big 12.
- Sophomore Desmond Bane (50.5) leads the Big 12 in 3-point shooting. Freshman Kouat Noi (46.0) is second. The school record for 3-point shooting percentage in a season is 47.7 percent by Henry Salter in 2007-08. Only three players in Big 12 history have shot 50 percent or better in a season, the last being Alan Voskuil of Texas Tech at 50.0 during the 2007-08 season.
- Vladimir Brodziansky ranks ninth in the Big 12 in free throw shooting (81.3).
- TCU has scored over 90 points eight 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.
Brodziansky and Williams Get Historic
Seniors Vladimir Brodziansky and Kenrich Williams both went over 1,000 points for their careers this season. Brodziansky went over 1,000 during the game with Nevada (Dec.8) and Williams entered the club at Oklahoma State (Jan. 30).
- Brodziansky ranks No. 12 on TCU's all-time scoring list with 1,273 points. Williams ranks No. 31 with 1,042 points.
- Williams is one of five players in TCU history with 800 career rebounds. The senior ranks 5th on the all-time list with 816 boards. The last person to record over 800 rebounds was the TCU's all-time rebounding leader, Reggie Smith (1988-1992).
GoFrogs: TCU hosts Oklahoma State tonight
TCU Horned Frogs (17-9, 5-8) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (15-11, 5-8)
Feb. 17, 2018 | 7 p.m. | Fort Worth, Texas. | Schollmaier Arena (6,800)
ESPN2
Listen Live
Live Stats
Notes
TwitterFORT WORTH, Texas -- TCU (17-9, 5-8) will play three of its next four games at home starting Saturday at 7 p.m. against Oklahoma State (15-11, 5-8).
The game at Schollmaier Arena will be televised on ESPN2 and can be heard on 570 KLIF AM, 88.7 FM KTCU as well as FrogVision and the TuneIn app.
Storylines
- A win over the Cowboys would be TCU's third-ever sweep of a Big 12 team, along with Texas Tech in 2015 and Texas in 2017.
- TCU is 12-3 at home this season, 3-3 at home in the Big 12.
- Five of TCU's six Big 12 home games have been announced as sell outs.
- The Frogs are coming off an 82-66 loss at No. 10 West Virginia Monday.
- TCU has played in seven of the 30 Big 12 games that have been decided by six or fewer points.
- The Frogs were ranked for eight consecutive weeks. They are receiving votes in this week's AP and USA Today poll.
- TCU was ranked as high as No. 20 in the AP Top 25 on Dec. 25, which was its highest ranking in school history.
- TCU leads the Big 12 Conference and ranks among the national leaders in assists per game (2nd, 19.5), assist turnover ratio (10th, 1.6), field goal percentage (13th, 50.0) and 3-point percentage (12th, 41.3).
- TCU also ranks among the national leaders in rebounding margin (20th, +6.5) and scoring (17th, 84.2).
- TCU ranks fifth in offensive efficiency, the best in the Big 12, according to KenPom.com.
- Kenrich Williams has recorded 10 double-doubles and is averaging 13.5 points and a team-best 9.4 rebounds this season.
- Williams is the only player in the Big 12 in the top 17 in rebounding (2nd, 9.4), assists (7th, 4.2) and scoring (17th, 13.5).
- Williams ranks No. 5 in career rebounding at TCU with 816 boards.
- With a balanced scoring attack, TCU has five players averaging double-figures, six averaging 8.8 points or more.
- Vladimir Brodziansky ranks No. 9 in the Big 12 in scoring (15.6) and has scored in double figures in the last 17 games.
- Brodziansky is a finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award and the Senior CLASS Award.
- Desmond Bane leads the Big 12 and ranks seventh in the NCAA in 3-point percentage at 50.5.
- Bane ranks in the top 15 in field goal efficiency (10th, 67.4) and true field goal percentage (15th, 68.2).
- Bane has made 11 of his last 14 3-point attempts over the last five games.
- Kouat Noi ranks second in the Big 12 in 3-point percentage at 46.0.
About the Opponent
- Oklahoma State is 2-2 in its last four games with both losses coming at home and both wins coming on the road.
- The Cowboys are coming off an 82-72 loss to Kansas State Wednesday in Stillwater.
- Jeffrey Carroll leads the team in scoring with 15.3 points per game to go with 5.9 rebounds per game.
About the Series
- Oklahoma State leads the all-time series 25-5 including a 9-2 record in Fort Worth. TCU has won two of the past three games in Fort Worth.
- TCU won the last meeting, 79-66, on Jan. 30. It was the Frogs' first win in Stillwater since the 1924-25 season. Kenrich Williams had 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists and helped TCU hold OSU to 41.1 percent shooting from the field.
Have Your Heard of Kouat Noi?
Redshirt freshman Kouat Noi has had his best two games as a Horned Frog last week. The Newcastle, Australia native made four of his first five 3-pointers on his way to scoring 17 points at No. 10 Kansas on Tuesday. He then went 4-of-6 from three to score a career-high 18 points against Texas Saturday. Noi, ranked No. 7 overall in the 2016 Australian Class rankings according to AusaHoops.com, spent one season at Montverde Academy Prep in Montverde, Fla., during the 2015-16 season. He has made at least one 3-pointer in each of the last 11 games and ranks second in the Big 12 at 46.0 percent from beyond-the-arc.
Shooting and Scoring
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 17th in the NCAA in scoring offense (84.2). TCU has not averaged 80 or more points per game in a season since the 2002-03 campaign where it averaged 80.4. Last year's NIT championship team averaged 69.7 points.
- The Frogs rank first in the Big 12 and second in the NCAA in assists per game (19.5).
- TCU ranks first in the Big 12 and 13th in the NCAA in field goal shooting (50.0%). TCU has never averaged 50 percent or better in a season.
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 12th in the NCAA in 3-point shooting (41.3%).
- TCU's offensive efficiency ranks fifth at 121.5 according to KenPom.com.
- TCU has three among the top 11 in shooting percentage in the Big 12... 5. Vladimir Brodziansky - 57.4, 8. Desmond Bane - 55.2, 14. Kouat Noi - 51.4. TCU and Baylor are the only teams with three players ranked in the top 15 in shooting percentage in the Big 12.
- Sophomore Desmond Bane (50.5) leads the Big 12 in 3-point shooting. Freshman Kouat Noi (46.0) is second. The school record for 3-point shooting percentage in a season is 47.7 percent by Henry Salter in 2007-08. Only three players in Big 12 history have shot 50 percent or better in a season, the last being Alan Voskuil of Texas Tech at 50.0 during the 2007-08 season.
- Vladimir Brodziansky ranks ninth in the Big 12 in free throw shooting (81.3).
- TCU has scored over 90 points eight 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.
Brodziansky and Williams Get Historic
Seniors Vladimir Brodziansky and Kenrich Williams both went over 1,000 points for their careers this season. Brodziansky went over 1,000 during the game with Nevada (Dec.8) and Williams entered the club at Oklahoma State (Jan. 30).
- Brodziansky ranks No. 12 on TCU's all-time scoring list with 1,273 points. Williams ranks No. 31 with 1,042 points.
- Williams is one of five players in TCU history with 800 career rebounds. The senior ranks 5th on the all-time list with 816 boards. The last person to record over 800 rebounds was the TCU's all-time rebounding leader, Reggie Smith (1988-1992).
