Saturday, March 1
Fort Worth, Texas
3 p.m.
TCU
vs
UCF
Preview: UCF
2/27/2025 8:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Horned Frogs will play host to the Knights on Saturday at 3 p.m.
FORT WORTH – After consecutive road games, TCU (15-13, 8-9) is back home for two starting on Saturday against UCF (15-13, 6-11) at 3 p.m. on ESPN+.
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NOTES
- Â Â With three games left in the regular season, the Horned Frogs are tied for seventh in the Big 12 Conference.
-Â Â Â TCU is 13-2 at home this season and has won the last three. Its last home game was a win vs. No. 9 Texas Tech.
-Â Â Â Under Jamie Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 115-40 overall and 45-34 in Big 12 games.
-Â Â Â TCU is 13-1 when leading by double digits. Its loss came to KU after leading by 14.
-Â Â Â The Frogs are 11-1 when leading at halftime.
-Â Â Â TCU is 9-1 in games decided by five or fewer points this season.
-Â Â Â TCU is 10-1 when outrebounding its opponent.
-Â Â Â TCU's losses are all to teams ranked in the top 77 of the NET.
-Â Â Â TCU is 4-9 in NET Q1 games and 2-4 in Q4. The Frogs have no Q3 or Q4 losses.
-Â Â Â TCU is 1-0 against AP Top 10 teams this season and 2-3 against the top 25.
-Â Â Â Ernest Udeh Jr., who is averaging 6.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks, is TCU's only returning scholarship player.
- Â Â Udeh ranks eighth in the Big 12 with 7.4 rebounds per game and has five double-doubles.
- Â Â Udeh is one of five players in the Big 12 averaging at least six points, seven rebounds and one block per game.
- Â Â Udeh has won the opening tip in 20 of 26 games played this season and 47 of his 62 field goals have been dunks.
- Â Â TCU's newcomers includes six transfers and four freshmen. Two additional players are redshirt freshmen.
-Â Â Â TCU is the only team in the Big 12 with five freshmen averaging 7.0 minutes or more. No other team has four.
-Â Â Â Only three teams nationally have more than five freshmen averaging at least 7.0 minutes or more.
- Â Â Leading TCU in scoring is Noah Reynolds with 12.3 points. His average of 14.0 in Big 12 games ranks 15th.
- Â Â Vasean Allette is averaging 11.6 points and 12.6 in Big 12 games.
- Â Â Allette is averaging 4.9 assists over the last eight games.
- Â Â Trazarien White averages 8.6 points and has made a 3-pointer in seven-straight games.
- Â Â Freshman David Punch is one of five freshmen in the Big 12 averaging at least 5.0 (6.3) points and 4.0 (4.4) rebounds.
- Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 60th nationally in 3-point defense, allowing 31.3 percent from beyond-the-arc.
- Â Â Opponents are shooting 28.1 percent from three in Schollmaier Arena this season.
- Â Â TCU ranks 33rd in defensive efficiency at 97.6 according to KenPom. TCU finished 44th last season.
- Â Â The Frogs have committed less than 10 turnovers eight times in Big 12 play.
- Â Â Last season, TCU finished the season in the NCAA Tournament for a program-best, third-straight season.
-Â Â Â Dixon is one of just nine active head coaches who have made at least 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
- Â Â Dixon is one of 21 active D1 head coaches that has at least 500 career wins at a D1 program.
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ABOUT THE OPPONENT
-Â Â UCF is 15-13 overall and 6-11 in the Big 12 following Wednesday's 80-76 win at home over Kansas State.
-Â Â Keyshawn Hall leads the Big 12 with 19.1 points per game. He had 26 points and five rebounds against the Wildcats.
-Â Â Moustapha Thiam leads the Big 12 with 2.7 blocks per game, a number that ranks fifth in the nation.
-Â Â UCF is the conference leader in free throw percentage at 77.7 percent, which also ranks 21st nationally.
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SERIES HISTORY
- Â Â UCF leads the all-time series 2-1. The Knight won the only meeting in Fort Worth, 79-77 last season.
- Â Â In the first meeting this season, UCF won 85-58 in Orlando.
- Â Â TCU won the first meeting in the series, 68-53, in the semifinal of the 2017 NIT.
- Â Â 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.
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LAST TIME OUT
- Â Â TCU dropped its second-straight road game, 73-55 on Tuesday at West Virginia.
- Â Â The Horned Frogs were led by senior Trazarien White, who had 11 points.
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UP NEXT
- Â Â TCU will Baylor at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in its final home game of the season.
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NOTES
- Â Â With three games left in the regular season, the Horned Frogs are tied for seventh in the Big 12 Conference.
-Â Â Â TCU is 13-2 at home this season and has won the last three. Its last home game was a win vs. No. 9 Texas Tech.
-Â Â Â Under Jamie Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 115-40 overall and 45-34 in Big 12 games.
-Â Â Â TCU is 13-1 when leading by double digits. Its loss came to KU after leading by 14.
-Â Â Â The Frogs are 11-1 when leading at halftime.
-Â Â Â TCU is 9-1 in games decided by five or fewer points this season.
-Â Â Â TCU is 10-1 when outrebounding its opponent.
-Â Â Â TCU's losses are all to teams ranked in the top 77 of the NET.
-Â Â Â TCU is 4-9 in NET Q1 games and 2-4 in Q4. The Frogs have no Q3 or Q4 losses.
-Â Â Â TCU is 1-0 against AP Top 10 teams this season and 2-3 against the top 25.
-Â Â Â Ernest Udeh Jr., who is averaging 6.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks, is TCU's only returning scholarship player.
- Â Â Udeh ranks eighth in the Big 12 with 7.4 rebounds per game and has five double-doubles.
- Â Â Udeh is one of five players in the Big 12 averaging at least six points, seven rebounds and one block per game.
- Â Â Udeh has won the opening tip in 20 of 26 games played this season and 47 of his 62 field goals have been dunks.
- Â Â TCU's newcomers includes six transfers and four freshmen. Two additional players are redshirt freshmen.
-Â Â Â TCU is the only team in the Big 12 with five freshmen averaging 7.0 minutes or more. No other team has four.
-Â Â Â Only three teams nationally have more than five freshmen averaging at least 7.0 minutes or more.
- Â Â Leading TCU in scoring is Noah Reynolds with 12.3 points. His average of 14.0 in Big 12 games ranks 15th.
- Â Â Vasean Allette is averaging 11.6 points and 12.6 in Big 12 games.
- Â Â Allette is averaging 4.9 assists over the last eight games.
- Â Â Trazarien White averages 8.6 points and has made a 3-pointer in seven-straight games.
- Â Â Freshman David Punch is one of five freshmen in the Big 12 averaging at least 5.0 (6.3) points and 4.0 (4.4) rebounds.
- Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 60th nationally in 3-point defense, allowing 31.3 percent from beyond-the-arc.
- Â Â Opponents are shooting 28.1 percent from three in Schollmaier Arena this season.
- Â Â TCU ranks 33rd in defensive efficiency at 97.6 according to KenPom. TCU finished 44th last season.
- Â Â The Frogs have committed less than 10 turnovers eight times in Big 12 play.
- Â Â Last season, TCU finished the season in the NCAA Tournament for a program-best, third-straight season.
-Â Â Â Dixon is one of just nine active head coaches who have made at least 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
- Â Â Dixon is one of 21 active D1 head coaches that has at least 500 career wins at a D1 program.
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ABOUT THE OPPONENT
-Â Â UCF is 15-13 overall and 6-11 in the Big 12 following Wednesday's 80-76 win at home over Kansas State.
-Â Â Keyshawn Hall leads the Big 12 with 19.1 points per game. He had 26 points and five rebounds against the Wildcats.
-Â Â Moustapha Thiam leads the Big 12 with 2.7 blocks per game, a number that ranks fifth in the nation.
-Â Â UCF is the conference leader in free throw percentage at 77.7 percent, which also ranks 21st nationally.
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SERIES HISTORY
- Â Â UCF leads the all-time series 2-1. The Knight won the only meeting in Fort Worth, 79-77 last season.
- Â Â In the first meeting this season, UCF won 85-58 in Orlando.
- Â Â TCU won the first meeting in the series, 68-53, in the semifinal of the 2017 NIT.
- Â Â 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.
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LAST TIME OUT
- Â Â TCU dropped its second-straight road game, 73-55 on Tuesday at West Virginia.
- Â Â The Horned Frogs were led by senior Trazarien White, who had 11 points.
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UP NEXT
- Â Â TCU will Baylor at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in its final home game of the season.
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