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GoFrogs: West Virginia at TCU MBB Preview
FORT WORTH – TCU (11-10, 4-6) will host West Virginia (14-7, 5-5) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

NOTES
- TCU will host West Virginia on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
- Jamie Dixon is one win away from 500 as a head coach. His 171 wins at TCU rank second all-time.
- Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 112-40 overall and 42-34 in Big 12 games.
- TCU is 10-2 at home this season with the losses coming to Utah and Kansas.
- TCU's eight losses are all to teams ranked in the top 81 of the NET.
- TCU is 5-0 in games decided by five or fewer points.
- TCU has six games remaining that as of now, are NET Q1.
- Ernest Udeh Jr., who is averaging 7.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks, is TCU's only returning scholarship player.
- Udeh ranks seventh in the Big 12 with 7.9 rebounds per game.
- Udeh is one of nine players in the Big 12 averaging at least seven points and seven 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 37.6 percent. He's averaging 8.7 points per game.
- Vasean Allette is averaging 11.1 points. He has scored at least 10 points in all but two Big 12 games.
- Freshman David Punch is one of six freshmen in the Big 12 averaging at least 5.0 (6.2) points and 4.0 (4.4) rebounds.
- Punch's 19 points vs. CU was tied for the seventh most by a TCU freshman under Dixon and fourth most in a Big 12 game.
- TCU ranks fifth in the Big 12 and in 3-point defense, allowing 30.7 percent from three.
- Opponents are shooting 27.6 percent from three in Schollmaier Arena this season.
- TCU ranks 38th in defensive efficiency at 96.8 according to KenPom. TCU finished 44th last season.
- The Frogs have committed less than 10 turnovers in six of the last 10 games, including the last two.
- 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 499.

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- West Virginia is 14-7 overall and 5-5 in the Big 12 following a 63-50 win at Cincinnati on Sunday.
- Javon Small is the Big 12 leader in scoring at 19.1 points per game. His 5.1 assists rank third in the conference.
- WVU is one of the top defensive teams in the country. Its defensive efficiency of 94.4 and scoring defense both rank 17th nationally. WVU's 3-point defense of 29.0 percent ranks 14th.
- The Mountaineers are receiving votes in the Coaches Top 25 Poll.

SERIES HISTORY
- West Virginia leads the all-time series 18-7 overall. The series is tied in Fort Worth, 6-6.
- TCU has won four of the last six meetings, including the last three games.
- The last meeting was TCU's first win in Morgantown. The Frogs won 93-81 on March 6 last season.
- The last meeting in Fort Worth was an 81-65 TCU win on Feb. 12, 2024.

LAST TIME OUT
- Behind a career-high 19 points by David Punch, TCU snapped a three-game skid to beat Colorado, 68-57, Sunday
- Showcasing their youth, 57.4 percent of the Horned Frogs' points came from freshmen.
- The Horned Frogs had eight turnovers and forced the Buffaloes into 19.
- TCU finished with 17 assists, the most it's had in 12 games.

UP NEXT
- TCU will play at No. 8 Iowa State on Saturday at 11 a.m. on ESPN+. ESPN's College Gameday will be at Hilton Coliseum to air its program before the game.
 
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