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Frogs Make Final MWC Trip to Utah Tuesday
TCU looks to snap six-game skid against Utes
GAME #29
TCU (10-18; 1-12 MWC) at UTAH (12-15; 5-8 MWC)
TCU GAME NOTES
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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 | 8 p.m. MT | Salt Lake City, Utah | Huntsman Center (15,000)
Series Record: Utah leads, 15-4 | Last Meeting: Jan. 22, 2011 in Fort Worth (L, 62-75)
TCU Head Coach: Jim Christian (Rhode Island, '88)
Record at TCU: 37-54 (.407) in 3rd season | Overall: 175-112 (.610) in 9th season
Utah Head Coach: Jim Boylen (Maine, '87)
Record at Utah: 68-57 (.544) in 4th season | Overall: 68-57 (.544) in 4th season
Television: The Mtn. (DirecTV ch. 616) | Talent: Tim Neverett (pxp), Blaine Fowler (analyst)
Radio: 1460 AM (KCLE), 88.7 FM (KTCU) | Talent: Brian Estridge (pxp), John Denton (analyst)
Internet: GoFrogs.com (radio, GameTracker)
FORT WORTH--TCU and Utah will tip off for the final time in regular-season play as Mountain West Conference rivals Tuesday, as the Horned Frogs travel to Salt Lake City for an 8 p.m. MT matchup at the Utes' Huntsman Center. The contest will be televised live by the MountainWest Sports Network (The Mtn.).
TCU, 10-18 overall this season and 1-12 in the Mountain West Conference, looks to snap several steaks Tuesday, including a 10-game losing streak overall and an eight-game road skid. The Horned Frogs dropped a 75-62 decision to Utah in the teams' previous meeting this season on Jan. 22 in Fort Worth.
Utah, 12-15 overall and sixth in the MWC with a 5-8 league mark, brings a two-game winning streak into Tuesday following victories against Wyoming and New Mexico. The Utes trailed the Lobos by 13 points in the second half Saturday before pulling out a two-point road win at The Pit, 62-60.
TCU and Utah will be meeting for the final time in the regular season as MWC members. The Utes will join the Pac 10 Conference following this season, while the Frogs are headed to the Big East in 2012-13. Utah holds a 15-4 all-time advantage against TCU, including a 9-2 edge in games played in Salt Lake City.
Tuesday's game marks TCU's 16th televised matchup this season and its 14th on The Mtn. Broadcast duties will be handled by Tim Neverett (play-by-play) and Blaine Fowler (analyst). The Mtn. is available nationwide on DirecTV channel 616.
In addition to television, the contest also will be broadcast live on the radio throughout the Metroplex on both 1460 AM KCLE and 88.7 FM KTCU. Brian Estridge (play-by-play) and John Denton (analyst) will serve as the on-air talent. Live stats and a link to an Internet radio feed will be available via TCU's official athletics website, GoFrogs.com.
A LOOK AT THE STARTERS*
TCU Projected Starters
No. - Name - Pos. - Ht. - Wt. - Yr. - PPG, RPG, APG
10 - Hank Thorns - G - 5-8 - 165 - Jr. - 10.1, 3.4, 6.7
12 - Nikola Cerina - F - 6-9 - 245 - So. - 4.8, 3.4, 0.9#
23 - J.R. Cadot - G - 6-5 - 205 - Jr. - 7.9, 5.8, 0.9#
25 - Greg Hill - G - 6-2 - 205 - Sr. - 6.0, 1.6, 1.1
33 - Garlon Green - F - 6-7 - 210 - So. - 11.6, 4.8, 1.1
Utah Projected Starters
No. - Name - Pos. - Ht. - Wt. - Yr. - PPG, RPG, APG
15 - Josh Watkins - G - 6-0 - 200 - Jr. - 14.2, 2.4, 3.3
20 - J.J. O'Brien - F - 6-7 - 215 - Fr. - 6.2, 5.5, 1.2
21 - Will Clyburn - F - 6-7 - 200 - Jr. - 18.3, 8.3, 1.2#
32 - Shawn Glover - G - 6-7 - 195 - So. - 6.7, 4.0, 0.5^
51 - David Foster - C - 7-3 - 255 - Jr. - 2.9, 5.2, 3.1^
^-blocks per game; #-steals per game;
*-players determined by starters from each team's previous game
FROG QUICK NOTES
- J.R. Cadot has scored at least 12 points in three consecutive games, leading TCU in each contest. He previously had not reached double figures since the Dec. 28 home win over Chicago State.
- Cadot is averaging 15.0 ppg over the last three games, shooting 70.4% (19-of-27) from the field.
- Hank Thorns is one assist shy of tying Mike Jones (1997-98) for fifth place on TCU's single-season assist chart with 181 helpers. He needs nine more to match teammate Ronnie Moss' total last season (189) for the No. 4 spot.
- Thorns' assist average (6.67 apg) would rank him third among TCU's top all-time individual seasons. Tony Edmond (1989-90) owns the TCU record with an 8.1-assist average.
- Thorns leads the MWC in assists and was No. 6 nationally as of Feb. 17. He also is No. 2 in the MWC and No. 23 in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (2.61).
- As of Feb. 17, Thorns was the only player among the nation's top-9 players in assists and top-43 in assist-turnover ratio.
- Thorns has seven 10-assist games, five more than any other MWC player. He is one of only four players in the nation with at least seven such efforts this season.
- Garlon Green ranks No. 2 in the MWC in 3-point shooting (47.8%) and is No. 7 in treys made in MWC games only (1.77 3 pg).
- Amric Fields ranks No. 2 among all MWC freshmen in scoring (7.3 ppg) and No. 5 in rebounding (2.9 rpg).
- TCU is shooting 47.5% from the field at home with an average scoring margin of +4.5 ppg, compared to figures of 39.2% and -11.7 ppg away from Fort Worth.
- TCU is 10-1 when scoring over 70 points this season and 0-17 when failing to reach the mark.
SCOUTING THE UTAH UTES
Utah, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Boylen, is 12-15 overall this season and sixth in the MWC standings with an 5-8 mark Saturday's 62-60 road victory at New Mexico. The Utes returned six letterwinners and one starter from last season's team that went 14-17 overall and tied for fifth in the MWC with a 7-9 league record.
As a team, Utah averages 68.7 ppg with a -2.0 average scoring margin. The squad leads the MWC in blocked shots (5.07 bpg) and owns a +0.9 average rebounding margin, which ranks fifth in the league.
Two Utes average scoring in double figures, including junior forward Will Clyburn, who is second in the MWC in scoring average at 18.3 ppg, and junior guard Josh Watkins, who is No. 6 at 14.2 ppg. Clyburn also leads the squad and ranks second in the MWC in rebounding (8.3 rpg). Junior center David Foster, who stands 7-3, leads the league and ranks among the nation's top-10 players in blocked shots (3.11 bpg), while Watkins paces the team in assists at 3.26 apg.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Utah owns a 15-4 advantage in the all-time series that began in 1953. The Utes have won six straight games since a 67-61 Frog victory in Fort Worth on Feb. 27, 2008. TCU is 2-9 against the squad in games played in Salt Lake City, including its last win, a 71-68 decision on Jan. 6, 2007.
TCU vs. Utah – Last 10 Meetings
Date - W/L - Score - Site
Jan. 6, 2007 - W - 71-68 - Salt Lake City
Feb. 3, 2007 - L - 65-70 - Fort Worth
Jan. 26, 2008 - L - 58-74 - Salt Lake City
Feb. 27, 2008 - W - 67-61 - Fort Worth
Feb. 4, 2009 - L - 54-62 - Fort Worth
March 7, 2009 - L - 49-68 - Salt Lake City
March 12, 2009 - L - 58-61 - Las Vegas
Jan. 9, 2010 - L - 45-65 - Salt Lake City
Feb. 10, 2010 - L - 55-64 - Fort Worth
Jan. 23, 2011 - L - 62-75 - Salt Lake City
LAST TIME WE MET: UTAH 75, TCU 62
TCU was bested by another hot-shooting opponent, as Utah posted a 75-62 victory over the Horned Frogs Jan. 22 at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. The Utes shot 54% from the floor to earn their third straight victory.
Four Frogs scored in double figures, including Hank Thorns, who matched a career high with 18 points while adding teams highs of six rebounds and six steals. Thorns made 8-of-16 shots from the field. Nikola Cerina totaled a season-high 14 points while adding a career high three blocked shots. Garlon Green and Ronnie Moss scored 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Will Clyburn paced the Utes with a game-high 22 points, including 12 in the first half. He also pulled down nine rebounds to help Utah post a 37-28 edge on the glass. Josh Watkins and Shawn Glover collected respective totals of 14 and 11 points. David Foster recorded four blocked shots, the most this season by a TCU opponent.
Utah used a well-played first half featuring a shooting rate over the 60% mark to take a five-point lead at intermission, then climbed out to a double-digit edge early in the second half. The Utes went 16-of-26 from the floor in the opening period and made four 3-pointers to help offset a clean period for TCU on the offensive end of the court featuring only one turnover. TCU finished the contest with only seven giveaways, its second-fewest this season.
Frogs Make Final MWC Trip to Utah Tuesday
TCU looks to snap six-game skid against Utes
GAME #29
TCU (10-18; 1-12 MWC) at UTAH (12-15; 5-8 MWC)
TCU GAME NOTES
GAME DAY INFORMATION
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011 | 8 p.m. MT | Salt Lake City, Utah | Huntsman Center (15,000)
Series Record: Utah leads, 15-4 | Last Meeting: Jan. 22, 2011 in Fort Worth (L, 62-75)
TCU Head Coach: Jim Christian (Rhode Island, '88)
Record at TCU: 37-54 (.407) in 3rd season | Overall: 175-112 (.610) in 9th season
Utah Head Coach: Jim Boylen (Maine, '87)
Record at Utah: 68-57 (.544) in 4th season | Overall: 68-57 (.544) in 4th season
Television: The Mtn. (DirecTV ch. 616) | Talent: Tim Neverett (pxp), Blaine Fowler (analyst)
Radio: 1460 AM (KCLE), 88.7 FM (KTCU) | Talent: Brian Estridge (pxp), John Denton (analyst)
Internet: GoFrogs.com (radio, GameTracker)
FORT WORTH--TCU and Utah will tip off for the final time in regular-season play as Mountain West Conference rivals Tuesday, as the Horned Frogs travel to Salt Lake City for an 8 p.m. MT matchup at the Utes' Huntsman Center. The contest will be televised live by the MountainWest Sports Network (The Mtn.).
TCU, 10-18 overall this season and 1-12 in the Mountain West Conference, looks to snap several steaks Tuesday, including a 10-game losing streak overall and an eight-game road skid. The Horned Frogs dropped a 75-62 decision to Utah in the teams' previous meeting this season on Jan. 22 in Fort Worth.
Utah, 12-15 overall and sixth in the MWC with a 5-8 league mark, brings a two-game winning streak into Tuesday following victories against Wyoming and New Mexico. The Utes trailed the Lobos by 13 points in the second half Saturday before pulling out a two-point road win at The Pit, 62-60.
TCU and Utah will be meeting for the final time in the regular season as MWC members. The Utes will join the Pac 10 Conference following this season, while the Frogs are headed to the Big East in 2012-13. Utah holds a 15-4 all-time advantage against TCU, including a 9-2 edge in games played in Salt Lake City.
Tuesday's game marks TCU's 16th televised matchup this season and its 14th on The Mtn. Broadcast duties will be handled by Tim Neverett (play-by-play) and Blaine Fowler (analyst). The Mtn. is available nationwide on DirecTV channel 616.
In addition to television, the contest also will be broadcast live on the radio throughout the Metroplex on both 1460 AM KCLE and 88.7 FM KTCU. Brian Estridge (play-by-play) and John Denton (analyst) will serve as the on-air talent. Live stats and a link to an Internet radio feed will be available via TCU's official athletics website, GoFrogs.com.
A LOOK AT THE STARTERS*
TCU Projected Starters
No. - Name - Pos. - Ht. - Wt. - Yr. - PPG, RPG, APG
10 - Hank Thorns - G - 5-8 - 165 - Jr. - 10.1, 3.4, 6.7
12 - Nikola Cerina - F - 6-9 - 245 - So. - 4.8, 3.4, 0.9#
23 - J.R. Cadot - G - 6-5 - 205 - Jr. - 7.9, 5.8, 0.9#
25 - Greg Hill - G - 6-2 - 205 - Sr. - 6.0, 1.6, 1.1
33 - Garlon Green - F - 6-7 - 210 - So. - 11.6, 4.8, 1.1
Utah Projected Starters
No. - Name - Pos. - Ht. - Wt. - Yr. - PPG, RPG, APG
15 - Josh Watkins - G - 6-0 - 200 - Jr. - 14.2, 2.4, 3.3
20 - J.J. O'Brien - F - 6-7 - 215 - Fr. - 6.2, 5.5, 1.2
21 - Will Clyburn - F - 6-7 - 200 - Jr. - 18.3, 8.3, 1.2#
32 - Shawn Glover - G - 6-7 - 195 - So. - 6.7, 4.0, 0.5^
51 - David Foster - C - 7-3 - 255 - Jr. - 2.9, 5.2, 3.1^
^-blocks per game; #-steals per game;
*-players determined by starters from each team's previous game
FROG QUICK NOTES
- J.R. Cadot has scored at least 12 points in three consecutive games, leading TCU in each contest. He previously had not reached double figures since the Dec. 28 home win over Chicago State.
- Cadot is averaging 15.0 ppg over the last three games, shooting 70.4% (19-of-27) from the field.
- Hank Thorns is one assist shy of tying Mike Jones (1997-98) for fifth place on TCU's single-season assist chart with 181 helpers. He needs nine more to match teammate Ronnie Moss' total last season (189) for the No. 4 spot.
- Thorns' assist average (6.67 apg) would rank him third among TCU's top all-time individual seasons. Tony Edmond (1989-90) owns the TCU record with an 8.1-assist average.
- Thorns leads the MWC in assists and was No. 6 nationally as of Feb. 17. He also is No. 2 in the MWC and No. 23 in the NCAA in assist/turnover ratio (2.61).
- As of Feb. 17, Thorns was the only player among the nation's top-9 players in assists and top-43 in assist-turnover ratio.
- Thorns has seven 10-assist games, five more than any other MWC player. He is one of only four players in the nation with at least seven such efforts this season.
- Garlon Green ranks No. 2 in the MWC in 3-point shooting (47.8%) and is No. 7 in treys made in MWC games only (1.77 3 pg).
- Amric Fields ranks No. 2 among all MWC freshmen in scoring (7.3 ppg) and No. 5 in rebounding (2.9 rpg).
- TCU is shooting 47.5% from the field at home with an average scoring margin of +4.5 ppg, compared to figures of 39.2% and -11.7 ppg away from Fort Worth.
- TCU is 10-1 when scoring over 70 points this season and 0-17 when failing to reach the mark.
SCOUTING THE UTAH UTES
Utah, led by fourth-year head coach Jim Boylen, is 12-15 overall this season and sixth in the MWC standings with an 5-8 mark Saturday's 62-60 road victory at New Mexico. The Utes returned six letterwinners and one starter from last season's team that went 14-17 overall and tied for fifth in the MWC with a 7-9 league record.
As a team, Utah averages 68.7 ppg with a -2.0 average scoring margin. The squad leads the MWC in blocked shots (5.07 bpg) and owns a +0.9 average rebounding margin, which ranks fifth in the league.
Two Utes average scoring in double figures, including junior forward Will Clyburn, who is second in the MWC in scoring average at 18.3 ppg, and junior guard Josh Watkins, who is No. 6 at 14.2 ppg. Clyburn also leads the squad and ranks second in the MWC in rebounding (8.3 rpg). Junior center David Foster, who stands 7-3, leads the league and ranks among the nation's top-10 players in blocked shots (3.11 bpg), while Watkins paces the team in assists at 3.26 apg.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Utah owns a 15-4 advantage in the all-time series that began in 1953. The Utes have won six straight games since a 67-61 Frog victory in Fort Worth on Feb. 27, 2008. TCU is 2-9 against the squad in games played in Salt Lake City, including its last win, a 71-68 decision on Jan. 6, 2007.
TCU vs. Utah – Last 10 Meetings
Date - W/L - Score - Site
Jan. 6, 2007 - W - 71-68 - Salt Lake City
Feb. 3, 2007 - L - 65-70 - Fort Worth
Jan. 26, 2008 - L - 58-74 - Salt Lake City
Feb. 27, 2008 - W - 67-61 - Fort Worth
Feb. 4, 2009 - L - 54-62 - Fort Worth
March 7, 2009 - L - 49-68 - Salt Lake City
March 12, 2009 - L - 58-61 - Las Vegas
Jan. 9, 2010 - L - 45-65 - Salt Lake City
Feb. 10, 2010 - L - 55-64 - Fort Worth
Jan. 23, 2011 - L - 62-75 - Salt Lake City
LAST TIME WE MET: UTAH 75, TCU 62
TCU was bested by another hot-shooting opponent, as Utah posted a 75-62 victory over the Horned Frogs Jan. 22 at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. The Utes shot 54% from the floor to earn their third straight victory.
Four Frogs scored in double figures, including Hank Thorns, who matched a career high with 18 points while adding teams highs of six rebounds and six steals. Thorns made 8-of-16 shots from the field. Nikola Cerina totaled a season-high 14 points while adding a career high three blocked shots. Garlon Green and Ronnie Moss scored 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Will Clyburn paced the Utes with a game-high 22 points, including 12 in the first half. He also pulled down nine rebounds to help Utah post a 37-28 edge on the glass. Josh Watkins and Shawn Glover collected respective totals of 14 and 11 points. David Foster recorded four blocked shots, the most this season by a TCU opponent.
Utah used a well-played first half featuring a shooting rate over the 60% mark to take a five-point lead at intermission, then climbed out to a double-digit edge early in the second half. The Utes went 16-of-26 from the floor in the opening period and made four 3-pointers to help offset a clean period for TCU on the offensive end of the court featuring only one turnover. TCU finished the contest with only seven giveaways, its second-fewest this season.
