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GoFrogs: TCU goes to Tech for Saturday's regular season finale
TCU Horned Frogs (21-9, 9-8) at No. 12 Texas Tech Red Raiders (22-8, 10-7)
March 3, 2018 | 3 p.m. | Lubbock, Texas. | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
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FORT WORTH, Texas – TCU (21-9, 9-8) will try for its fifth-straight win Saturday when it plays at No. 12 Texas Tech (22-8, 10-7) at 3 p.m.
The game at United Supermarkets Arena will be televised on ESPN2 and can be heard on 570 KLIF AM, 88.7 KTCU FM, Sirius channel 132 and XM channel 199 and the TuneIn app.
Storylines
- TCU has won four-straight conference games for the first time since going the 1997-98 season when it went 14-0.
- TCU is coming off a 66-59 win over Kansas State Tuesday. It was TCU’s fewest points in a win this season.
- TCU’s nine conference wins are the most since the 2000-01 season when it went 9-7 in the WAC.
- TCU has won 20 games in consecutive seasons for the first time since the 1998-99 campaign.
- TCU is 2-6 against AP top 25 teams this season with wins over then-No. 7 West Virginia and No. 22 Nevada.
- TCU has never defeated three top 25 teams in the same season.
- TCU has not defeated a ranked team on the road since Jan. 19, 1998 at No. 24 Hawaii.
- TCU leads the Big 12 Conference and ranks among the national leaders in assists per game (2nd, 19.2), assist turnover ratio (12th, 1.5), field goal percentage (7th, 50.3) and 3-point percentage (15th, 40.7).
- TCU also ranks among the national leaders in rebounding margin (20th, +6.3) and scoring (19th, 83.9).
- Of the last four games, TCU opponents have shot 42.9 percent from the field. TCU has won by an average of 10.8 points.
- TCU ranks seventh in offensive efficiency, the best in the Big 12, according to KenPom.com.
- Kenrich Williams has recorded 11 double-doubles and is averaging 13.0 points and a team-best 9.3 rebounds this season.
- Williams is seven rebounds shy of passing James Cash for fourth on the TCU all-time rebounding list.
- Williams is the only player in the Big 12 in the top 17 in rebounding (2nd, 9.3), assists (7th, 4.1) and scoring (17th, 13.0).
- TCU has five players among the top 15 in the Big 12 in field goal percentage.
- Vladimir Brodziansky ranks No. 12 in the Big 12 in scoring (15.1) and third in shooting percentage (57.3).
- Brodziansky is a finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award and the Senior CLASS Award.
- Brodziansky is six blocks away from tying the all-time TCU record held by James Penny (171).
- Desmond Bane leads the Big 12 and ranks 14th in the NCAA in 3-point percentage at 47.8.
- 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. 10 in the AP Top 25 on Dec. 25, which was its highest ranking in school history.
- 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
- After winning seven-straight games, Texas Tech has dropped its last four, including an 84-74 loss at West Virginia Monday.
- The Red Raiders are led by senior guard Keenan Evans and his 17.2 points per game, which rank third in the Big 12.
- Texas Tech leads the Big 12 in scoring defense, field goal defense and 3-point defense.
About the Series
- Texas Tech leads the all-time series 80-51 with a 45-15 advantage in Lubbock.
- Texas Tech has won the last two meetings in Lubbock. Last season the Red Raiders beat the Frogs 75-69 on Jan. 18, 2017.
- In the first meeting this season, the Frogs trailed 48-24 at halftime and outscored the Red Raiders, 47-35 in the second half before falling 83-71 on Feb. 3 in Fort Worth.
Academic All-Big 12
A TCU record, five players, were named Academic All-Big 12 on Feb. 23. Five selections were also the most of any school in the conference. Seniors Vladimir Brodziansky (psychology), Clayton Crawford (finance and real estate), Dalton Dry (management) and Austin Sottile (accounting) were named to the first team with GPAs of 3.20 or better and senior Ahmed Hamdy (master of liberal arts) earned second team honors with a GPA of 3.00-3.20.
20 Wins
TCU has won at least 20 games in consecutive seasons for the first time since the 1998-99 campaign when it won 20 for the third-straight season. With their 20th win coming on Feb. 24, it is the earliest the Frogs have reached 20 wins since the 1997-98 season when they won No. 20 on Feb. 7. Last season, TCU’s 20th win came on March 15 against Fresno State, the first game of the NIT.
- Jamie Dixon has won at least 20 games in 14 of his 15 seasons as a head coach. Of the five Big 12 coaches who have at least 15 years of head coaching experience, only Bill Self (15-of-15) has more 20-win seasons over the last 15 years. Dixon went 19-15 in 2014-15 at Pittsburgh.
Conference Wins
TCU’s nine Big 12 wins are its most conference wins in a season since going 9-7 in the WAC during the 2000-01 season. TCU has not won 10 conference games since going 14-0 in the WAC during the 1997-98 season. The Frogs have won 10 games nine times in their program history.
- In the two seasons Jamie Dixon has coached TCU, the Frogs have gone 15-19 in the Big 12. TCU was 8-64 in its previous four season in the league.
- TCU has won four consecutive conference games for the first time since going 14-0 in the WAC during the 1997-98 season.
- TCU has three conference road wins for the first time since the 2003-04 season when three of its seven Conference USA wins came away from home. Four road wins would be the most since eight during the 1997-98 WAC season.
- TCU has three sweeps of Big 12 teams this season, five in its history. The Frogs swept Baylor, Iowa State and Oklahoma State this season. They swept Texas Tech in 2015, Texas in 2017.
Record Home Attendance
TCU averaged 6,561 per its 18 home games this season, a school record for highest average attendance in a season. The old record was 6,341 during the 1986-87 season at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. It was Jamie Dixon’s senior season.
- Last season’s attendance average of 6,127 is the third-most in program history. The top three attendance averages in TCU history all came with Jamie Dixon on the court.
Shooting and Scoring
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 19th in the NCAA in scoring offense (83.9). 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 (19.2).
- TCU ranks first in the Big 12 and seventh in the NCAA in field goal shooting (50.3%). TCU has never averaged 50 percent or better in a season.
- TCU ranks first in the Big 12 and 15th in the NCAA in 3-point shooting (40.7%).
- TCU’s offensive efficiency ranks seventh at 121.9 according to KenPom.com. It is up from last season’s 114.5 (37th), which was the best offensive efficiency TCU has ever had, since KenPom started in 2002. Dixon’s top offensive efficiency was 121.2 at Pitt during the 2008-09 season.
- TCU has five players in the top 15 in shooting percentage in the Big 12... 3. Vladimir Brodziansky - 57.3, 6. Desmond Bane - 55.5, 12. Kouat Noi - 51.1, 14. Kenrich Williams - 47.9, 15. JD Miller - 47.8.
GoFrogs: TCU goes to Tech for Saturday's regular season finale
TCU Horned Frogs (21-9, 9-8) at No. 12 Texas Tech Red Raiders (22-8, 10-7)
March 3, 2018 | 3 p.m. | Lubbock, Texas. | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098)
ESPN2
Listen Live
Live Stats
Notes
TwitterFORT WORTH, Texas – TCU (21-9, 9-8) will try for its fifth-straight win Saturday when it plays at No. 12 Texas Tech (22-8, 10-7) at 3 p.m.
The game at United Supermarkets Arena will be televised on ESPN2 and can be heard on 570 KLIF AM, 88.7 KTCU FM, Sirius channel 132 and XM channel 199 and the TuneIn app.
Storylines
- TCU has won four-straight conference games for the first time since going the 1997-98 season when it went 14-0.
- TCU is coming off a 66-59 win over Kansas State Tuesday. It was TCU’s fewest points in a win this season.
- TCU’s nine conference wins are the most since the 2000-01 season when it went 9-7 in the WAC.
- TCU has won 20 games in consecutive seasons for the first time since the 1998-99 campaign.
- TCU is 2-6 against AP top 25 teams this season with wins over then-No. 7 West Virginia and No. 22 Nevada.
- TCU has never defeated three top 25 teams in the same season.
- TCU has not defeated a ranked team on the road since Jan. 19, 1998 at No. 24 Hawaii.
- TCU leads the Big 12 Conference and ranks among the national leaders in assists per game (2nd, 19.2), assist turnover ratio (12th, 1.5), field goal percentage (7th, 50.3) and 3-point percentage (15th, 40.7).
- TCU also ranks among the national leaders in rebounding margin (20th, +6.3) and scoring (19th, 83.9).
- Of the last four games, TCU opponents have shot 42.9 percent from the field. TCU has won by an average of 10.8 points.
- TCU ranks seventh in offensive efficiency, the best in the Big 12, according to KenPom.com.
- Kenrich Williams has recorded 11 double-doubles and is averaging 13.0 points and a team-best 9.3 rebounds this season.
- Williams is seven rebounds shy of passing James Cash for fourth on the TCU all-time rebounding list.
- Williams is the only player in the Big 12 in the top 17 in rebounding (2nd, 9.3), assists (7th, 4.1) and scoring (17th, 13.0).
- TCU has five players among the top 15 in the Big 12 in field goal percentage.
- Vladimir Brodziansky ranks No. 12 in the Big 12 in scoring (15.1) and third in shooting percentage (57.3).
- Brodziansky is a finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award and the Senior CLASS Award.
- Brodziansky is six blocks away from tying the all-time TCU record held by James Penny (171).
- Desmond Bane leads the Big 12 and ranks 14th in the NCAA in 3-point percentage at 47.8.
- 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. 10 in the AP Top 25 on Dec. 25, which was its highest ranking in school history.
- 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
- After winning seven-straight games, Texas Tech has dropped its last four, including an 84-74 loss at West Virginia Monday.
- The Red Raiders are led by senior guard Keenan Evans and his 17.2 points per game, which rank third in the Big 12.
- Texas Tech leads the Big 12 in scoring defense, field goal defense and 3-point defense.
About the Series
- Texas Tech leads the all-time series 80-51 with a 45-15 advantage in Lubbock.
- Texas Tech has won the last two meetings in Lubbock. Last season the Red Raiders beat the Frogs 75-69 on Jan. 18, 2017.
- In the first meeting this season, the Frogs trailed 48-24 at halftime and outscored the Red Raiders, 47-35 in the second half before falling 83-71 on Feb. 3 in Fort Worth.
Academic All-Big 12
A TCU record, five players, were named Academic All-Big 12 on Feb. 23. Five selections were also the most of any school in the conference. Seniors Vladimir Brodziansky (psychology), Clayton Crawford (finance and real estate), Dalton Dry (management) and Austin Sottile (accounting) were named to the first team with GPAs of 3.20 or better and senior Ahmed Hamdy (master of liberal arts) earned second team honors with a GPA of 3.00-3.20.
20 Wins
TCU has won at least 20 games in consecutive seasons for the first time since the 1998-99 campaign when it won 20 for the third-straight season. With their 20th win coming on Feb. 24, it is the earliest the Frogs have reached 20 wins since the 1997-98 season when they won No. 20 on Feb. 7. Last season, TCU’s 20th win came on March 15 against Fresno State, the first game of the NIT.
- Jamie Dixon has won at least 20 games in 14 of his 15 seasons as a head coach. Of the five Big 12 coaches who have at least 15 years of head coaching experience, only Bill Self (15-of-15) has more 20-win seasons over the last 15 years. Dixon went 19-15 in 2014-15 at Pittsburgh.
Conference Wins
TCU’s nine Big 12 wins are its most conference wins in a season since going 9-7 in the WAC during the 2000-01 season. TCU has not won 10 conference games since going 14-0 in the WAC during the 1997-98 season. The Frogs have won 10 games nine times in their program history.
- In the two seasons Jamie Dixon has coached TCU, the Frogs have gone 15-19 in the Big 12. TCU was 8-64 in its previous four season in the league.
- TCU has won four consecutive conference games for the first time since going 14-0 in the WAC during the 1997-98 season.
- TCU has three conference road wins for the first time since the 2003-04 season when three of its seven Conference USA wins came away from home. Four road wins would be the most since eight during the 1997-98 WAC season.
- TCU has three sweeps of Big 12 teams this season, five in its history. The Frogs swept Baylor, Iowa State and Oklahoma State this season. They swept Texas Tech in 2015, Texas in 2017.
Record Home Attendance
TCU averaged 6,561 per its 18 home games this season, a school record for highest average attendance in a season. The old record was 6,341 during the 1986-87 season at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. It was Jamie Dixon’s senior season.
- Last season’s attendance average of 6,127 is the third-most in program history. The top three attendance averages in TCU history all came with Jamie Dixon on the court.
Shooting and Scoring
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 19th in the NCAA in scoring offense (83.9). 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 (19.2).
- TCU ranks first in the Big 12 and seventh in the NCAA in field goal shooting (50.3%). TCU has never averaged 50 percent or better in a season.
- TCU ranks first in the Big 12 and 15th in the NCAA in 3-point shooting (40.7%).
- TCU’s offensive efficiency ranks seventh at 121.9 according to KenPom.com. It is up from last season’s 114.5 (37th), which was the best offensive efficiency TCU has ever had, since KenPom started in 2002. Dixon’s top offensive efficiency was 121.2 at Pitt during the 2008-09 season.
- TCU has five players in the top 15 in shooting percentage in the Big 12... 3. Vladimir Brodziansky - 57.3, 6. Desmond Bane - 55.5, 12. Kouat Noi - 51.1, 14. Kenrich Williams - 47.9, 15. JD Miller - 47.8.
