TCU on SI: The Core Four: Why TCU’s Returning Players Chose Continuity Over Change

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The Core Four: Why TCU’s Returning Players Chose Continuity Over Change​

In an era of constant roster turnover, four TCU standouts chose to stay and build something together.​

Nicholas Girimonte

In today’s college basketball landscape, loyalty is becoming a lost art. With the transfer portal wide open and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals adding new layers of temptation, players are constantly on the move.

Programs across the country scramble to rebuild rosters annually. Coaches often push out players who no longer fit their systems or their budgets. Continuity is rare. Chemistry is fleeting. However, at TCU, something unusual is taking shape.

Following what some would consider a disappointing season in 2024, in which the Horned Frogs missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years, head coach Jamie Dixon and his squad faced a pivotal offseason. The previous year, TCU returned only one rotational player, center Ernest Udeh Jr., and the lack of experience was evident throughout the season.

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[FroggleRock]

All 4 of those guys need to take a big step forward next season for us to have a shot at the tourney.