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FWST: TCU faces tall task in Central Florida in NIT semifinals

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FWST: TCU faces tall task in Central Florida in NIT semifinals

BY JIMMY BURCH
jburch@star-telegram.com

NEW YORK – As TCU players spent Monday recounting their first taste of the Big Apple as NIT participants, guard Brandon Parrish offered a subtle reminder that there is work to be done in Tuesday’s semifinals matchup against Central Florida in Madison Square Garden.

“At the end of the day, it’s a business trip,” Parrish said. “We don’t want to just go to the semifinals. We want to win the championship. That’s what our main goal is. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and we want to enjoy it. But we’re going to be focused.”

TCU (22-15) heads into Tuesday’s game against UCF (24-11) with the top RPI (No. 67) of any NIT semifinalist and under the direction of first-year coach Jamie Dixon, who has won more games in Madison Square Garden (26) than any other coach among the four competing teams. But he’ll be staring across the arena at UCF coach Johnny Dawkins, who won two NIT titles during his tenure at Stanford (2012, 2015) before taking over the Knights’ program this season.

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