Saturday, January 25
Orlando, Fla.
3 p.m.
TCU
at
UCF
Preview: at UCF
1/23/2025 9:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Horned Frogs will travel to Orlando to face to the Knights on Saturday
FORT WORTH – TCU (10-8, 3-4) will play its fourth conference road game on Saturday when it faces UCF (12-6, 3-4) at Financial Arena in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
NOTES
- The Horned Frogs have won its last four games in the state of Florida. TCU won the Emerald Coast Classic in 2017 and 2023 in Niceville, Fla.
- Jamie Dixon is two wins away from 500 as a head coach. His 170 wins at TCU rank second all-time.
- TCU is 1-3 on the road this season and won their last away game at No. 25 Baylor on Jan. 19.
- TCU went 6-5 in away games last season, the first time in 25 years the Frogs finished over .500 on the road.
- TCU's seven losses are all to teams ranked in the top 81 of the NET.
- TCU is 5-0 in games decided by five or fewer points.
- TCU is 6-0 when outrebounding its opponent.
- Ernest Udeh Jr., who is averaging 7.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks, is TCU's only returning scholarship player.
- Udeh ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 8.3 rebounds per game.
- Udeh is one of six players in the Big 12 averaging at least 7.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.
- TCU's newcomers includes six transfers and four freshmen. Two additional players are redshirt freshmen.
- Leading TCU in scoring is Noah Reynolds with 12.6 points. His average of 17.2 in Big 12 games ranks fifth.
- Reynolds has scored in double-figures in eight-straight games.
- Trazarien White has made a 3-pointer in each of the last 12 games and is averaging 9.5 points per game.
- Brendan Wenzel is TCU's top 3-point threat at 42.1 percent. He's averaging 9.1 points per game.
- Vasean Allette is averaging 11.6 points and has scored in double figures in nine-straight games.
- Allette has led the Frogs in assists in each of the last five games.
- Freshman David Punch is one of six freshmen in the Big 12 averaging at least 5.0 (5.3) points and 4.5 (4.6) rebounds.
- TCU, which led the nation in fastbreak scoring the past two seasons, ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 12.6 per game.
- TCU ranks fifth in the Big 12 and 35th nationally in 3-point defense, allowing 29.7 percent from three.
- Opponents are shooting 27.4 percent from three in Schollmaier Arena this season.
- TCU ranks 32nd in defensive efficiency at 96.8 according to KenPom. TCU finished 44th last season.
- The Frogs have committed less than 10 turnovers in four of the last eight games.
- 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 21 active D1 coaches have more wins than Dixon's 498.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- UCF is 12-6 overall and 3-4 in Big 12 games following consecutive losses to two of the conference's top teams, Houston (69-68) on Saturday and at Iowa State (108-83) on Tuesday.
- The Knights are led by Keyshawn Hall who ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 16.7 points per game. Hall is also one of the top rebounders in the conference, ranking 12th with 6.7 boards per game.
- UCF is one of the top free throw shooting teams in the Big 12 ranking second with 18 made free throws per game and second in percentage at 76.8. The Knights get to the line an average of 23.4 times per game.
SERIES HISTORY
- The all-time series is tied 1-1 with UCF winning the only meeting during Big 12 play, 79-77 last season in Fort Worth.
- TCU won the only other meeting in the series, 68-53, in the semifinal of the 2017 NIT.
- In Jamie Dixon's first season as a head coach, his Pitt team defeated UCF, 53-44, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Milwaukee in 2004.
LAST TIME OUT
- TCU led by as many as 14 points in the first half before falling to No. 12 Kansas, 74-61, Wednesday at Schollmaier Arena. The Horned Frogs were led by Noah Reynolds' 14 points.
- Vasean Allette scored 11 of his 13 points in the first half, when TCU held a two-point lead.
- Ernest Udeh Jr. had seven points, eight rebounds and a career-high five steals.
UP NEXT
- TCU will play at Texas Tech on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in a game that will air on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
NOTES
- The Horned Frogs have won its last four games in the state of Florida. TCU won the Emerald Coast Classic in 2017 and 2023 in Niceville, Fla.
- Jamie Dixon is two wins away from 500 as a head coach. His 170 wins at TCU rank second all-time.
- TCU is 1-3 on the road this season and won their last away game at No. 25 Baylor on Jan. 19.
- TCU went 6-5 in away games last season, the first time in 25 years the Frogs finished over .500 on the road.
- TCU's seven losses are all to teams ranked in the top 81 of the NET.
- TCU is 5-0 in games decided by five or fewer points.
- TCU is 6-0 when outrebounding its opponent.
- Ernest Udeh Jr., who is averaging 7.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks, is TCU's only returning scholarship player.
- Udeh ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 8.3 rebounds per game.
- Udeh is one of six players in the Big 12 averaging at least 7.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.
- TCU's newcomers includes six transfers and four freshmen. Two additional players are redshirt freshmen.
- Leading TCU in scoring is Noah Reynolds with 12.6 points. His average of 17.2 in Big 12 games ranks fifth.
- Reynolds has scored in double-figures in eight-straight games.
- Trazarien White has made a 3-pointer in each of the last 12 games and is averaging 9.5 points per game.
- Brendan Wenzel is TCU's top 3-point threat at 42.1 percent. He's averaging 9.1 points per game.
- Vasean Allette is averaging 11.6 points and has scored in double figures in nine-straight games.
- Allette has led the Frogs in assists in each of the last five games.
- Freshman David Punch is one of six freshmen in the Big 12 averaging at least 5.0 (5.3) points and 4.5 (4.6) rebounds.
- TCU, which led the nation in fastbreak scoring the past two seasons, ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 12.6 per game.
- TCU ranks fifth in the Big 12 and 35th nationally in 3-point defense, allowing 29.7 percent from three.
- Opponents are shooting 27.4 percent from three in Schollmaier Arena this season.
- TCU ranks 32nd in defensive efficiency at 96.8 according to KenPom. TCU finished 44th last season.
- The Frogs have committed less than 10 turnovers in four of the last eight games.
- 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 21 active D1 coaches have more wins than Dixon's 498.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- UCF is 12-6 overall and 3-4 in Big 12 games following consecutive losses to two of the conference's top teams, Houston (69-68) on Saturday and at Iowa State (108-83) on Tuesday.
- The Knights are led by Keyshawn Hall who ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 16.7 points per game. Hall is also one of the top rebounders in the conference, ranking 12th with 6.7 boards per game.
- UCF is one of the top free throw shooting teams in the Big 12 ranking second with 18 made free throws per game and second in percentage at 76.8. The Knights get to the line an average of 23.4 times per game.
SERIES HISTORY
- The all-time series is tied 1-1 with UCF winning the only meeting during Big 12 play, 79-77 last season in Fort Worth.
- TCU won the only other meeting in the series, 68-53, in the semifinal of the 2017 NIT.
- In Jamie Dixon's first season as a head coach, his Pitt team defeated UCF, 53-44, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Milwaukee in 2004.
LAST TIME OUT
- TCU led by as many as 14 points in the first half before falling to No. 12 Kansas, 74-61, Wednesday at Schollmaier Arena. The Horned Frogs were led by Noah Reynolds' 14 points.
- Vasean Allette scored 11 of his 13 points in the first half, when TCU held a two-point lead.
- Ernest Udeh Jr. had seven points, eight rebounds and a career-high five steals.
UP NEXT
- TCU will play at Texas Tech on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in a game that will air on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
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