TCU travels to Texas Tech
11/30/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 30, 2001
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The TCU Horned Frogs (4-2) will travel to Lubbock Saturday, December 1 to face former Southwest Conference rival Texas Tech (5-1) in a non-conference matchup. Tipoff for the nationally televised contest at the United Spirit Arena is scheduled for 4 p.m. On Wednesday, the Frogs put an end to a two-game losing streak with a 91-88 win over Southwest Texas. This will be the third game in the last week for the Frogs, and the fourth for Tech. After the contest in Lubbock, the Frogs will return home to host Creighton on Tuesday, December 4. The Creighton game will be the first of seven consecutive home games.
Radio/TV: The Texas Tech game can be heard on ESPN 103.3 FM or KTCU (88.7 FM) with Brian Estridge (play-by-play) and former TCU basketball letterman Herb Stephens (analysis) describing the action. The game will be televised nationally by ESPN 2. Dan Shulman (play-by-play), Dick Vitale (analysis) and Jay Bilas (sidelines) will call the action.
Billy Tubbs: One of the nation's winningest coaches, Billy Tubbs is in his 8th season at TCU and his 28th overall as a head coach. His career record stands at 583-284, which places him 12th among the NCAA's winningest active coaches. Tubbs needs only 17 wins to reach the 600 victory plateau. Only 35 coaches have won at least 600 games in their respective careers. While at TCU, Tubbs has recorded a win-loss mark of 144-82. He is assisted by Brian Fish, Rob Flaska and Scott Edgar.
Home Sweet Home: Under Billy Tubbs, Daniel-Meyer Coliseum has developed into one of the more difficult places for opponents to play. Since arriving in Fort Worth, Tubbs' coached teams have posted an impressive 96-20 mark at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. Last season, the Frogs recorded a 15-1 win-loss mark at Daniel-Meyer.
Conference USA Preseason Poll: The league head coaches have picked TCU to finish fifth in the National Division of Conference USA. Preseason top-25 team Memphis is picked to win the National Division, while Cincinnati is the top pick in the American Division. South Florida is picked to finish second in the National Division, and they are followed by UAB, Southern Miss, TCU, Houston and then Tulane. Charlotte is picked to finish second in the American Division, followed by Marquette, Louisville, Saint Louis, DePaul and East Carolina.
About the Red Raiders: Texas Tech is under the direction of head cooach Bobby Knight. The former Indiana coach has a lifetime record of 769-290 in over 35 years as a head coach. This season, the Red Raiders have posted wins over William & Mary, San Diego State, SMU, UTEP and New Mexico State. Tech's lone loss was to Sam Houston State, 69-65. Tech defeated UTEP by a score of 81-56, while the Frogs defeated UTEP, 95-73.
