Tuesday, November 19
Fort Worth, Texas
7 p.m.
TCU
vs
Alcorn State
Preview: Alcorn State
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The Horned Frogs host the Braves Tuesday at 7 p.m.
FORT WORTH – TCU (3-1) will host Alcorn State (0-4) in its final game before Thanksgiving on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
NOTES
- Under Dixon, TCU is 65-5 against nonconference opponents at Schollmaier Arena.
- The Frogs are 54-7 in the month of November since the 2014-15 season and 45-5 in November under Dixon.
- Jamie Dixon is nine wins away from 500 as a head coach. His 163 wins at TCU rank second all-time.
- Ernest Udeh Jr., who didn't play last game due to injury, is TCU's only returning scholarship player.
- Udeh is averaging 8.0 points and 9.3 rebounds, which ranks fourth in the Big 12.
- Five of Udeh's eight made field goals this season were dunks.
- TCU's newcomers includes six transfers and four freshmen. Two additional players are redshirt freshmen.
- The Frogs' backcourt of Frankie Collins and Noah Reynolds have a combined 34 assists to 13 turnovers.
- Reynolds is averaging 11.3 points and a team-best 4.5 assists per game, the 13th-best in the Big 12.
- Collins is averaging 10.3 points and 4.0 assists per game.
- Tied for the team lead in scoring is Vasean Allette, who is averaging 11.3 points in 22.1 minutes off the bench.
- Brendan Wenzel made five 3-pointers at Michigan and has made at least one 3-pointer in every game this season.
- TCU is getting production from two of the top ranked freshmen to be in the program. Micah Robinson is averaging 7.0 points and 1.8 rebounds and David Punch is at 4.5 points and 4.0 rebounds.
- Trazarien White arrived at TCU with over 1,000 career points. Collins (91 away) and Reynolds (82 away) are closing in on 1,000 for their careers.
- TCU led the nation in fast break points the past two seasons and ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 18.3 this season.
- TCU has outrebounded its opponents in every home game this season by an average of 13.0 per game.
- 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 22 active D1 coaches have more wins than Dixon.
- TCU has 17 seasons of 20 or more wins in its history and six have come in the last eight seasons.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Alcorn State is 0-4 on the season and is coming off an 84-51 loss at Tulane on Nov. 11.
- The balanced scoring effort is led by Daniel Braster's 8.7 points per game and Omari Hamilton's 8.5 points per game.
- The Braves' 13-game nonconference schedule are all road games. Their first home game is Jan. 4 vs. Jackson State.
SERIES HISTORY
- TCU won the only meeting in the series, 93-74, on Nov. 21, 2023 in Fort Worth.
- Two current members of the Horned Frogs played in that game, walk-ons Cole Despie and Trey Stuart. Despie scored his only career points in the game as they both played the final 1:39.
- The Horned Frogs made went 32-of-39 from the free throw line for 82.1 percent. That number included a 20-of-21 effort from the line in the second half.
LAST TIME OUT
- Playing without starting center Ernest Udeh Jr., TCU fell at Michigan, 76-64, in front of a sold out Crisler Center on Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich.
- TCU forced Michigan into 21 turnovers but shot just 34.4 percent while the Wolverines shot 50 percent. It was the most turnovers the Frogs have forced on the road in regulation since Bradley turned it over 21 times on Dec. 23, 2015.
- Trazarien White led the Frogs with 16 points and Brendan Wenzel made five 3-pointers to finish with 15 points.
UP NEXT
- TCU competes in the Acrisure Invitational in Palm Springs, Calif. The Frogs will face Santa Clara on Thursday, Nov. 28 at 3 p.m. CT before facing either Colorado State or Washington on Friday, Nov. 29. All games will be on truTV and Max.
NOTES
- Under Dixon, TCU is 65-5 against nonconference opponents at Schollmaier Arena.
- The Frogs are 54-7 in the month of November since the 2014-15 season and 45-5 in November under Dixon.
- Jamie Dixon is nine wins away from 500 as a head coach. His 163 wins at TCU rank second all-time.
- Ernest Udeh Jr., who didn't play last game due to injury, is TCU's only returning scholarship player.
- Udeh is averaging 8.0 points and 9.3 rebounds, which ranks fourth in the Big 12.
- Five of Udeh's eight made field goals this season were dunks.
- TCU's newcomers includes six transfers and four freshmen. Two additional players are redshirt freshmen.
- The Frogs' backcourt of Frankie Collins and Noah Reynolds have a combined 34 assists to 13 turnovers.
- Reynolds is averaging 11.3 points and a team-best 4.5 assists per game, the 13th-best in the Big 12.
- Collins is averaging 10.3 points and 4.0 assists per game.
- Tied for the team lead in scoring is Vasean Allette, who is averaging 11.3 points in 22.1 minutes off the bench.
- Brendan Wenzel made five 3-pointers at Michigan and has made at least one 3-pointer in every game this season.
- TCU is getting production from two of the top ranked freshmen to be in the program. Micah Robinson is averaging 7.0 points and 1.8 rebounds and David Punch is at 4.5 points and 4.0 rebounds.
- Trazarien White arrived at TCU with over 1,000 career points. Collins (91 away) and Reynolds (82 away) are closing in on 1,000 for their careers.
- TCU led the nation in fast break points the past two seasons and ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 18.3 this season.
- TCU has outrebounded its opponents in every home game this season by an average of 13.0 per game.
- 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 22 active D1 coaches have more wins than Dixon.
- TCU has 17 seasons of 20 or more wins in its history and six have come in the last eight seasons.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Alcorn State is 0-4 on the season and is coming off an 84-51 loss at Tulane on Nov. 11.
- The balanced scoring effort is led by Daniel Braster's 8.7 points per game and Omari Hamilton's 8.5 points per game.
- The Braves' 13-game nonconference schedule are all road games. Their first home game is Jan. 4 vs. Jackson State.
SERIES HISTORY
- TCU won the only meeting in the series, 93-74, on Nov. 21, 2023 in Fort Worth.
- Two current members of the Horned Frogs played in that game, walk-ons Cole Despie and Trey Stuart. Despie scored his only career points in the game as they both played the final 1:39.
- The Horned Frogs made went 32-of-39 from the free throw line for 82.1 percent. That number included a 20-of-21 effort from the line in the second half.
LAST TIME OUT
- Playing without starting center Ernest Udeh Jr., TCU fell at Michigan, 76-64, in front of a sold out Crisler Center on Friday in Ann Arbor, Mich.
- TCU forced Michigan into 21 turnovers but shot just 34.4 percent while the Wolverines shot 50 percent. It was the most turnovers the Frogs have forced on the road in regulation since Bradley turned it over 21 times on Dec. 23, 2015.
- Trazarien White led the Frogs with 16 points and Brendan Wenzel made five 3-pointers to finish with 15 points.
UP NEXT
- TCU competes in the Acrisure Invitational in Palm Springs, Calif. The Frogs will face Santa Clara on Thursday, Nov. 28 at 3 p.m. CT before facing either Colorado State or Washington on Friday, Nov. 29. All games will be on truTV and Max.
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