Wednesday, March 13
Kansas City, Mo.
2 p.m.
TCU
vs
Oklahoma
Preview: vs. Oklahoma
3/11/2024 1:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Horned Frogs begin play in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship on Wednesday
FORT WORTH – No. 8 seed TCU (20-11, 9-9) will open play in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship against No. 9 seed Oklahoma (20-11, 8-10) at 2 p.m. on Wednesday inside Kansas City's T-Mobile Center.
NOTES
- TCU is 2-2 in neutral site games this season.
- TCU is 7-11 all-time at the Big 12 Championship and 5-7 under head coach Jamie Dixon.
- TCU is 9-11 all-time and 7-7 under Dixon at T-Mobile Center.
- TCU's best finish was Dixon's first season when the Horned Frogs made the semifinals as a No. 8 seed.
- TCU's nine Big 12 wins tied for the most in program history with the 2018 and 2023 teams.
- Of TCU's 11 losses, 10 are from NET Quadrant 1 games.
- TCU is 4-6 against AP Top 25 teams this season, 4-3 against the top 15.
- Emanuel Miller, Jameer Nelson Jr. and Micah Peavy were named to the All-Big 12 Conference team.
- Miller leads the team and ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 16.0 points per game.
- Miller has scored in double figures in each of the last 19 games and reached 20 points eight times this season.
- Miller is the only player to score in double figures in 18 Big 12 games this season.
- Miller is the team leader in rebounds with 5.8 per game, which ranks 13th in the Big 12.
- Miller ranks third in the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 49.0.
- At 1,240 points over three seasons, Miller ranks 17th on TCU's all-time scoring list.
- Sophomore center Ernest Udeh Jr. has won the opening tip in 22 of 26 games played.
- Udeh played for the first time in five games Saturday due to a left leg injury.
- Nelson ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 2.1 steals per game.
- Nelson is one of three players in the Big 12 that is averaging at least 10 points, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
- In the last three games, Nelson averaged 15.3 points (16-23), 4.6 assists and totaled 15 assists and four turnovers.
- TCU has used six different starting lineups. TCU used 15 last year.
- TCU leads the nation with 18.9 fastbreak points per game.
- TCU leads the Big 12 in shortest offensive possession length at 15.9 seconds.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 18th nationally with 9.0 steals per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 21st nationally with 14.9 turnovers forced per game.
- The Frogs have forced 10 or more turnovers in all but four games this season.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 12th nationally with 17.5 assists per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 with 80.4 points per game. The best under Dixon is 75.4 in '17-'18.
- TCU is shooting 73.0 percent from the free throw line. The best under Jamie Dixon is 70.6 percent in 2017-18.
- TCU ranks fourth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 47.4 percent.
- In Big 12 games only, TCU is first in scoring offense (76.5) and 3-point percentage (38.8).
- TCU has 17 seasons of 20 or more wins in its history and six have come in the last eight seasons.
- Dixon has reached 20 wins in a season for the 18th time in his 21 seasons as a head coach.
- TCU is looking for three-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
LAST TIME OUT
- TCU dropped its regular season finale, 79-77, to UCF on Saturday.
- Jameer Nelson Jr. had a team-high 15 points and shot 5-of-7 from the field.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Oklahoma (20-11, 8-10) is coming off a 94-90 loss at Texas on Saturday.
- The Sooners are led by Javian McCollum's 13.3 points per game. His 94.3 percent shooting from the free throw line ranks fourth in the country. and Jalon Moore's 6.6 rebounds per game.
- Oklahoma leads the Big 12 and ranks ninth nationally in 3-point percentage defense, allowing 29.7 percent from three.
Series History
- OU leads the all-time series, 28-8, but TCU has won four of the last five meetings.
- TCU won the meeting earlier this season, 80-71, on Jan. 10 in Fort Worth when the Sooners were ranked No. 9 in the AP Top 25 poll. Emanuel Miler scored 27 points on 11-of-17 shooting and had nine rebounds.
- The two teams met once before in the Big 12 Championship. TCU won 82-63 in the first round on March 8, 2017.
UP NEXT
- The winner will advance to the quarterfinal and play No. 1 Houston Thursday at 2 p.m. on ESPN. The Horned Frogs beat the then No. 2 ranked Cougars earlier this season, 68-67, on Jan. 13 in Fort Worth.
NOTES
- TCU is 2-2 in neutral site games this season.
- TCU is 7-11 all-time at the Big 12 Championship and 5-7 under head coach Jamie Dixon.
- TCU is 9-11 all-time and 7-7 under Dixon at T-Mobile Center.
- TCU's best finish was Dixon's first season when the Horned Frogs made the semifinals as a No. 8 seed.
- TCU's nine Big 12 wins tied for the most in program history with the 2018 and 2023 teams.
- Of TCU's 11 losses, 10 are from NET Quadrant 1 games.
- TCU is 4-6 against AP Top 25 teams this season, 4-3 against the top 15.
- Emanuel Miller, Jameer Nelson Jr. and Micah Peavy were named to the All-Big 12 Conference team.
- Miller leads the team and ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 16.0 points per game.
- Miller has scored in double figures in each of the last 19 games and reached 20 points eight times this season.
- Miller is the only player to score in double figures in 18 Big 12 games this season.
- Miller is the team leader in rebounds with 5.8 per game, which ranks 13th in the Big 12.
- Miller ranks third in the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 49.0.
- At 1,240 points over three seasons, Miller ranks 17th on TCU's all-time scoring list.
- Sophomore center Ernest Udeh Jr. has won the opening tip in 22 of 26 games played.
- Udeh played for the first time in five games Saturday due to a left leg injury.
- Nelson ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 2.1 steals per game.
- Nelson is one of three players in the Big 12 that is averaging at least 10 points, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
- In the last three games, Nelson averaged 15.3 points (16-23), 4.6 assists and totaled 15 assists and four turnovers.
- TCU has used six different starting lineups. TCU used 15 last year.
- TCU leads the nation with 18.9 fastbreak points per game.
- TCU leads the Big 12 in shortest offensive possession length at 15.9 seconds.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 18th nationally with 9.0 steals per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 21st nationally with 14.9 turnovers forced per game.
- The Frogs have forced 10 or more turnovers in all but four games this season.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 12th nationally with 17.5 assists per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 with 80.4 points per game. The best under Dixon is 75.4 in '17-'18.
- TCU is shooting 73.0 percent from the free throw line. The best under Jamie Dixon is 70.6 percent in 2017-18.
- TCU ranks fourth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 47.4 percent.
- In Big 12 games only, TCU is first in scoring offense (76.5) and 3-point percentage (38.8).
- TCU has 17 seasons of 20 or more wins in its history and six have come in the last eight seasons.
- Dixon has reached 20 wins in a season for the 18th time in his 21 seasons as a head coach.
- TCU is looking for three-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
LAST TIME OUT
- TCU dropped its regular season finale, 79-77, to UCF on Saturday.
- Jameer Nelson Jr. had a team-high 15 points and shot 5-of-7 from the field.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Oklahoma (20-11, 8-10) is coming off a 94-90 loss at Texas on Saturday.
- The Sooners are led by Javian McCollum's 13.3 points per game. His 94.3 percent shooting from the free throw line ranks fourth in the country. and Jalon Moore's 6.6 rebounds per game.
- Oklahoma leads the Big 12 and ranks ninth nationally in 3-point percentage defense, allowing 29.7 percent from three.
Series History
- OU leads the all-time series, 28-8, but TCU has won four of the last five meetings.
- TCU won the meeting earlier this season, 80-71, on Jan. 10 in Fort Worth when the Sooners were ranked No. 9 in the AP Top 25 poll. Emanuel Miler scored 27 points on 11-of-17 shooting and had nine rebounds.
- The two teams met once before in the Big 12 Championship. TCU won 82-63 in the first round on March 8, 2017.
UP NEXT
- The winner will advance to the quarterfinal and play No. 1 Houston Thursday at 2 p.m. on ESPN. The Horned Frogs beat the then No. 2 ranked Cougars earlier this season, 68-67, on Jan. 13 in Fort Worth.
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