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FORT WORTH – TCU (10-10, 3-6) will host Colorado (9-11, 0-9) for the first time in Big 12 play when the two meet Sunday at 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
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FORT WORTH – TCU (10-10, 3-6) will host Colorado (9-11, 0-9) for the first time in Big 12 play when the two meet Sunday at 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
NOTES
- TCU will host Colorado for the first time in Big 12 play when the two meet Sunday at 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
- It's Suits and Sneakers Week, the signature annual advocacy and awareness initiative of the American Cancer Society and NABC's Coaches vs. Cancer program. TCU coaches will wear unique shoes for the event.
- Jamie Dixon is two wins away from 500 as a head coach. His 170 wins at TCU rank second all-time.
- Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 111-40 overall and 41-34 in Big 12 games.
- TCU is 9-2 at home this season with the losses coming to Utah and Kansas.
- TCU's eight losses are all to teams ranked in the top 78 of the NET.
- TCU is 5-0 in games decided by five or fewer points.
- Ernest Udeh Jr., who is averaging 7.4 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks, is TCU's only returning scholarship player.
- Udeh ranks eighth in the Big 12 with 7.9 rebounds per game.
- Udeh is one of seven players in the Big 12 averaging at least 7.0 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
- TCU's newcomers includes six transfers and four freshmen. Two additional players are redshirt freshmen.
- TCU is the only team in the Big 12 with five freshman averaging 7.0 minutes or more. No other team has four.
- Leading TCU in scoring is Noah Reynolds with 12.4 points. His average of 15.8 in Big 12 games ranks ninth.
- Brendan Wenzel is TCU's top 3-point threat at 39.1 percent. He's averaging 8.8 points per game.
- Vasean Allette is averaging 11.3 points. He has scored at least 10 points in all but one Big 12 game.
- Freshman David Punch is one of six freshmen in the Big 12 averaging at least 5.0 (5.6) points and 4.5 rebounds.
- TCU ranks sixth in the Big 12 and in 3-point defense, allowing 30.7 percent from three.
- Opponents are shooting 27.4 percent from three in Schollmaier Arena this season.
- TCU ranks 35th in defensive efficiency at 96.7 according to KenPom. TCU finished 44th last season.
- The Frogs have committed less than 10 turnovers in five of the last nine games.
- Last season, TCU finished the season in the NCAA Tournament for a program-best, third-straight season.
- Dixon is one of just nine active head coaches who have made at least 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
- Only 21 active D1 coaches have more wins than Dixon's 498.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Colorado is 9-11 this season and 0-9 in Big 12 play.
- The Buffaloes, who are 0-4 on the road this season, are coming off a 70-68 loss to Arizona State on Tuesday.
- CU is led in scoring by Julian Hammond III, who is averaging 13.9 points and 3.3 assists per game.
- CU is the Big 12's third-best free throw shooting team at 76.3 percent. Hammond ranks second in the Big 12 and 23rd nationally in free throw percentage at 89.8.
SERIES HISTORY
- The all-time series is tied 2-2 and is tied 1-1 in game in Fort Worth.
- TCU won the last meeting, 62-46, which came on Dec. 3, 2008 in Boulder.
- This is the first trip for the Buffaloes to Fort Worth since Dec. 20, 2005. CU won the game 77-59.
LAST TIME OUT
- TCU dropped its second-straight road game, 71-57, at No. 22 Texas Tech on Wednesday.
- Noah Reynolds scored 12 of his team-high 14 points in the second half. He also led the team with three assists.
UP NEXT
- TCU will host West Virginia on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.