TCU Ready For Illinois State Monday
11/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
TCU vs. Illinois State | |
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| Date | Time | Monday, Nov. 21 | 5:00 p.m. CT |
| Location | Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena |
| Television | FOX Sports Net |
| Television Talent | Brian Estridge (Play-By-Play); John Denton (Color) |
| Radio Listing | KTCU, 570 AM KLIF, FrogVision, TuneIn |
| Listen Online | Listen Live |
| Radio Talent | Jeff Williams (Play-By-Play); Colin Boddicker (Color) |
| Live Stats | |
| Game Notes | TCU Game Notes |
Fans not able to attend the non-conference tilt against the Redbirds can follow it live on FOX Sports Net with Brian Estridge (Play-By-Play) and John Denton (Color) calling the action live. The game can also be heard on KTCU, 570 AM KLIF, FrogVision or via TuneIn Radio.
The Opponent
Illinois State comes into Monday's showdown with a 1-1 record after defeating Fort Wayne in its last outing, 75-57. Against the Mastodons, ISU had five players score in double-figures. Deontae Hawkins led the way, scoring a game-high 24 points on 9-of-15 from the field, while also chipping in with seven rebounds.
Illinois State was picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll and placed Paris Lee and MiKyle McIntosh on the Preseason All-MVC First Team. On the season, Hawkins is averaging 19 points per game and 11 boards a contest, while shooting 58.3 percent from three.
The Series
TCU and Illinois State will battle for only the second time in program history Monday night. The Horned Frogs lead the all-time series at 1-0. The last time the two teams met came on Nov. 25, 2015 at the Cancun Challenge. TCU posted a 71-60 victory in the contest as now junior Malique Trent scored a game-high 19 points on 7-of-12 from the field.
Bane Continues Hot Start
Freshman Desmond Bane has had quite the start to his career as the Indiana product is averaging 16.5 points, while shooting a red hot 63.2 percent from the field, in his last two starts. Bane, who has also made six-straight free throws to open the year, is the only freshman to rank in the top-20 of the Big 12 Conference in points per game at 15.0. He currently sits No. 10 overall in the league and is also the highest ranked rookie at No. 8 in field goal percentage with a 63 percent clip after three games.
Parrish Returning To Form
Senior Brandon Parrish had quite the game in his last outing against Jacksonville State, scoring 20 or more points for only a third time in his four-year career with a 20-point night. In his 100th career game, Parrish, who made his first start of the season, connected on four-of-six from deep. With four three's this past Friday night, Parrish has now connected on four or more triples in a game four times in his career. He currently sits No. 32 in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage, shooting 57.1 percent from deep.
Chucking It From All Over
TCU recorded a season-high 11 three-pointers this past Friday night against Jacksonville State. With 11 triples, the Purple and White have now hit 10 or more three's in two-straight outings. Consider this, TCU didn't connect on at least 10 or more three's in a single-game a year ago until late February when they knocked down 11 at Iowa State. The Frogs didn't even post their second game of 10 or more treys until the second week of March against Texas Tech at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
Kenny Hustle Makes His Return
Junior Kenrich Williams saw his first action in 618 days against Jacksonville State this past Friday night. The Waco product totaled nine points in 20 minutes of action. He sat out all of last season with an injury after ranking No. 3 in offensive rebounds in the Big 12 Conference with 2.78 offensive boards a game in 2014-15.
Numbers Tell The Story
With an average of 20 assists per game, TCU currently ranks No. 19 in the NCAA in assists per game. Even more impressive though is that the Frogs rank No. 18 nationally in steals per game at 10.7 after the first three contests. Individually, Jaylen Fisher currently ranks fourth among all freshmen nationally in total assists with 19. He also ranks No. 4 among all freshmen in the NCAA in assists per game with 6.3. Overall, he ranks No. 22 nationally in total assists and No. 28 in steals.
November Numbers
TCU improved to 41-16 during the month of November since 2008 with its 79-60 win over Jacksonville State. Jamie Dixon is now 73-6 during the month of November as a head coach.
Excitement Is Upon Us
Going into the 2016-17 campaign, TCU has sold a school record 4,400 season tickets. In comparison, the Frogs sold a total of 3,704 season tickets a year ago. TCU had 6,075 spectators at its season-opener, which marked the fifth-largest attendance figure in Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena history.
TCU Notes
• TCU and Illinois State will face each other for only the second time Monday night.
• TCU has claimed 13 victories over Missouri Valley Conference opponents all-time.
• TCU head coach Jamie Dixon is 73-6 during the month of November.
• TCU had five or more players score in double-figures in each of its first two games.
• TCU currently ranks No. 22 in turnovers forced in the NCAA.
• Jaylen Fisher was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week last week.
• Fisher currently ranks fourth among all freshmen nationally in total assists with 19.
• Desmond Bane has scored 10 or more points in three-straight games.
• Brandon Parrish played in his 100th game last Friday night.
• Parrish scored 20 or more points for a third time in his career against Jacksonville State.
• Parrish needs to play in only 19 more games to move into the top-10 all-time in games played in school history.
• With eight more starts, Parrish will move into the top-10 all-time in games started at TCU.
• Parrish needs only 242 points to reach 1,000 points for his career.
• Karviar Shepherd is now No. 9 all-time in career starts at TCU with 88.
• Shepherd currently ranks No. 5 in blocked shots for a career with 97 going into this season.
• Shepherd has tallied 561 career rebounds and needs only 139 to become only the 10th player all-time to capture 700 boards.
