Saturday, February 3
Fort Worth, Texas
1 p.m.
TCU
vs
Texas
Preview: Texas
2/1/2024 4:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Horned Frogs host Longhorns Saturday at 1 p.m.
FORT WORTH – Winners of two-straight against No. 15-ranked teams, TCU will host Texas on Saturday at 1 p.m. on ESPN2.
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NOTES
- Â Â TCU will retire the jersey of current Oklahoma City Thunder forward/guard Kenrich Williams at halftime.
-Â Â Â Currently at 155, Jamie Dixon is one win away from tying Billy Tubbs for second in wins by a TCU head coach.
- Â Â TCU is 10-1 at home this season and 3-1 in the Big 12 with the lone loss by one point to Iowa State.Â
- Â Â TCU will attempt to win four-straight Big 12 games for the second time ever (2018).
-Â Â Â Four of TCU's five losses are to NET Quadrant 1 opponents. TCU is 4-4 against Q1 opponents.
- Â Â TCU is 4-3 against AP Top 25 teams this season (OU, UH, BU, TTU).
- Â Â After a week away from the AP Top 25, TCU returns this week at No. 25. Under Dixon, TCU is 31-23 as a top 25 team.
-Â Â Â Of TCU's 37 wins over AP Top 25 teams in its history, 23 have come under Dixon.
- Â Â TCU is 9-5 against AP Top 25 teams at home in the past three seasons.
- Â Â Emanuel Miller won a Big 12 best and program-record third Big 12 Player of the Week honor this season on Monday.
- Â Â Miller leads the team and ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 16.5 points per game.
- Â Â Miller has scored in double figures in each of the last nine games and reached 20 points seven times this season.
- Â Â Miller is the team leader in rebounds with 5.9 per game, which ranks 14th in the Big 12.
- Â Â Miller ranks fifth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 48.6.
- Â Â Ernest Udeh Jr. has won the opening tip in 18 of 21 games and all four overtime periods.
- Â Â Trevian Tennyson leads the Big 12 in 3-point percentage at 46.4. He's 8-of-15 from three in the past two games.
- Â Â Jameer Nelson Jr. ranks second in the Big 12 and 19th nationally with 2.4 steals per game.
- Â Â Nelson is one of three players in the Big 12 that is averaging at least 11 points, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
-Â Â Â TCU is 5-2 this season when trailing by 10 or more points. Three wins have come in the last three games.
-Â Â Â TCU leads the nation with 21.1 fastbreak points per game. No other team averages 20.
-Â Â TCU leads the Big 12 and ranks 20th nationally in shortest offensive possession length at 15.5 seconds.
-Â Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 14th nationally with 9.4 steals per game.
-Â Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 25th nationally with 15.3 turnovers forced per game.
-Â Â Â The Frogs have forced 13 or more turnovers in all but three games this season (UH, OSU and Nev.).
-Â Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 12th nationally with 18.0 assists per game. The best under Dixon is 18.9 in '17-18.
-Â Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 20th nationally with 83.7 points per game. The best under Dixon is 75.4 in '17-'18.
-Â Â TCU is shooting 72.5 percent from the free throw line. The best under Jamie Dixon is 70.6 percent in 2017-18.
-Â Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 21st nationally in field goal percentage at 48.7 percent.
-Â Â Â Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 100-35 overall and 37-30 in Big 12 games.
- Â Â Of the sixteen 20-win seasons in TCU's history, five have come in the last seven seasons.
- Â Â TCU is looking for three-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.Â
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LAST TIME OUT
- Â Â TCU tied a season-high with 11 3-pointers to pull away in an 85-78 win over No. 15 Texas Tech Tuesday at home.
- Â Â Micah Peavy made a career-high four threes on four attempts and scored 18 points. Trevian Tennnyson was 4-of-8 and finished with 23 points and Jameer Nelson was 2-of-2 from deep.
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Series History
- Â Â It will be the 191st meeting in the series, which Texas leads, 120-70.
- Â Â TCU has a 46-42 advantage in games played in Fort Worth and has won five of the last eight meetings.Â
- Â Â Last season, each team won on their home court. Texas won the third meeting, 66-60, in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City on March 10.
- Â Â Emanuel Miller has averaged 9.8 points and 6.5 rebounds in his career against Texas.
- Â Â On Feb. 22, 1986, in Fort Worth, TCU trailed Texas 54-53 with five seconds left. A Jamie Dixon shot from 35 feet won the game, 55-54. As a player at TCU, Dixon's teams were 7-1 against the Longhorns.
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UP NEXT
- Â Â TCU will next play at No. 12 Iowa State on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPN2.
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NOTES
- Â Â TCU will retire the jersey of current Oklahoma City Thunder forward/guard Kenrich Williams at halftime.
-Â Â Â Currently at 155, Jamie Dixon is one win away from tying Billy Tubbs for second in wins by a TCU head coach.
- Â Â TCU is 10-1 at home this season and 3-1 in the Big 12 with the lone loss by one point to Iowa State.Â
- Â Â TCU will attempt to win four-straight Big 12 games for the second time ever (2018).
-Â Â Â Four of TCU's five losses are to NET Quadrant 1 opponents. TCU is 4-4 against Q1 opponents.
- Â Â TCU is 4-3 against AP Top 25 teams this season (OU, UH, BU, TTU).
- Â Â After a week away from the AP Top 25, TCU returns this week at No. 25. Under Dixon, TCU is 31-23 as a top 25 team.
-Â Â Â Of TCU's 37 wins over AP Top 25 teams in its history, 23 have come under Dixon.
- Â Â TCU is 9-5 against AP Top 25 teams at home in the past three seasons.
- Â Â Emanuel Miller won a Big 12 best and program-record third Big 12 Player of the Week honor this season on Monday.
- Â Â Miller leads the team and ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 16.5 points per game.
- Â Â Miller has scored in double figures in each of the last nine games and reached 20 points seven times this season.
- Â Â Miller is the team leader in rebounds with 5.9 per game, which ranks 14th in the Big 12.
- Â Â Miller ranks fifth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 48.6.
- Â Â Ernest Udeh Jr. has won the opening tip in 18 of 21 games and all four overtime periods.
- Â Â Trevian Tennyson leads the Big 12 in 3-point percentage at 46.4. He's 8-of-15 from three in the past two games.
- Â Â Jameer Nelson Jr. ranks second in the Big 12 and 19th nationally with 2.4 steals per game.
- Â Â Nelson is one of three players in the Big 12 that is averaging at least 11 points, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
-Â Â Â TCU is 5-2 this season when trailing by 10 or more points. Three wins have come in the last three games.
-Â Â Â TCU leads the nation with 21.1 fastbreak points per game. No other team averages 20.
-Â Â TCU leads the Big 12 and ranks 20th nationally in shortest offensive possession length at 15.5 seconds.
-Â Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 14th nationally with 9.4 steals per game.
-Â Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 25th nationally with 15.3 turnovers forced per game.
-Â Â Â The Frogs have forced 13 or more turnovers in all but three games this season (UH, OSU and Nev.).
-Â Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 12th nationally with 18.0 assists per game. The best under Dixon is 18.9 in '17-18.
-Â Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 20th nationally with 83.7 points per game. The best under Dixon is 75.4 in '17-'18.
-Â Â TCU is shooting 72.5 percent from the free throw line. The best under Jamie Dixon is 70.6 percent in 2017-18.
-Â Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 21st nationally in field goal percentage at 48.7 percent.
-Â Â Â Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 100-35 overall and 37-30 in Big 12 games.
- Â Â Of the sixteen 20-win seasons in TCU's history, five have come in the last seven seasons.
- Â Â TCU is looking for three-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.Â
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LAST TIME OUT
- Â Â TCU tied a season-high with 11 3-pointers to pull away in an 85-78 win over No. 15 Texas Tech Tuesday at home.
- Â Â Micah Peavy made a career-high four threes on four attempts and scored 18 points. Trevian Tennnyson was 4-of-8 and finished with 23 points and Jameer Nelson was 2-of-2 from deep.
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Series History
- Â Â It will be the 191st meeting in the series, which Texas leads, 120-70.
- Â Â TCU has a 46-42 advantage in games played in Fort Worth and has won five of the last eight meetings.Â
- Â Â Last season, each team won on their home court. Texas won the third meeting, 66-60, in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City on March 10.
- Â Â Emanuel Miller has averaged 9.8 points and 6.5 rebounds in his career against Texas.
- Â Â On Feb. 22, 1986, in Fort Worth, TCU trailed Texas 54-53 with five seconds left. A Jamie Dixon shot from 35 feet won the game, 55-54. As a player at TCU, Dixon's teams were 7-1 against the Longhorns.
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UP NEXT
- Â Â TCU will next play at No. 12 Iowa State on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPN2.
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