Tuesday, March 11
Kansas City, Mo.
2 p.m.
TCU
vs
Colorado
Preview: vs. Colorado
3/10/2025 9:40:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Horned Frogs begin play on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
FORT WORTH – No. 9 seed TCU (16-15, 9-11) will face No. 16 Colorado (12-19, 3-17) for the second time in four days when the teams meet on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. The game from T-Mobile Center will air on ESPN+.
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NOTES
- Â Â TCU is 8-12 all-time at the Big 12 Championship and 6-8 under head coach Jamie Dixon.
- Â Â TCU is 10-12 all-time and 8-8 under Dixon at T-Mobile Center.
- Â Â TCU's best finish was Dixon's first season when the Horned Frogs made the semifinals as a No. 8 seed.
- Â Â Picked 10th in the preseason poll, the Horned Frogs finished tied for ninth in the Big 12 this season.
-Â Â Â For the third-straight season the Frogs won a program-best nine Big 12 games. TCU also had nine in 2018.
-Â Â Â TCU has won a game in the Big 12 Championship in each of the last three seasons.
-Â Â Â TCU is 14-1 when leading by double digits. Its loss came to KU after leading by 14.
-Â Â Â The Horned Frogs are 12-1 when leading at halftime.
-Â Â Â TCU is 9-2 in games decided by five or fewer points this season.
-Â Â Â TCU is 11-2 when outrebounding its opponent and 8-0 when outrebounding and outshooting its opponent.
-Â Â Â TCU is 4-9 in NET Q1 games and 3-6 in Q2. 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 6.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.2 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 six double-doubles.
- Â Â Udeh is one of six 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 23 of 29 games played this season and 50 of his 69 field goals have been dunks.
- Â Â TCU has one of the youngest teams with six transfers, four freshmen and two 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 13.8 in Big 12 games ranks 14th.
- Â Â Vasean Allette is averaging 11.5 points and 12.4 in Big 12 games.
- Â Â Redshirt freshman Jace Posey made his only three starts in the last three games.
- Â Â Freshman David Punch is one of five freshmen in the Big 12 averaging at least 5.0 (6.5) points and 4.0 (4.3) rebounds.
- Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 56th nationally in 3-point defense, allowing 31.4 percent from beyond-the-arc.
- Â Â TCU ranks 32nd in defensive efficiency at 97.4 according to KenPom. TCU finished 44th last season.
- Â Â The Frogs have committed less than 10 turnovers nine times in Big 12 play.
- Â Â Last year, TCU made 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 Colorado is 12-19 overall and 3-17 in the Big 12 Conference.
-Â Â Julian Hammond III leads the team with 12.6 points per game. He ranks first in the Big 12 and sixth nationally in free throw percentage at 90.9 percent.
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SERIES HISTORY
- Â Â The all-time series is tied 3-3.Â
- Â Â The two teams split the season series with each team winning on their home court.
- Â Â TCU won 68-57 in Fort Worth on Feb. 2.
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LAST TIME OUT
- Â Â TCU never led in a 76-56 loss at Colorado Tuesday to close out the regular season.
- Â Â Trazarien White scored a season-high 21 points while Noah Reynolds added 12 points.
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UP NEXT
- Â Â With a win, TCU will play No. 8 seed West Virginia on Wednesday at 2 p.m. on ESPN+. Should the Frogs advance, they will face No. 1 seed Houston in the quarterfinals at 2 p.m. on Thursday.
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NOTES
- Â Â TCU is 8-12 all-time at the Big 12 Championship and 6-8 under head coach Jamie Dixon.
- Â Â TCU is 10-12 all-time and 8-8 under Dixon at T-Mobile Center.
- Â Â TCU's best finish was Dixon's first season when the Horned Frogs made the semifinals as a No. 8 seed.
- Â Â Picked 10th in the preseason poll, the Horned Frogs finished tied for ninth in the Big 12 this season.
-Â Â Â For the third-straight season the Frogs won a program-best nine Big 12 games. TCU also had nine in 2018.
-Â Â Â TCU has won a game in the Big 12 Championship in each of the last three seasons.
-Â Â Â TCU is 14-1 when leading by double digits. Its loss came to KU after leading by 14.
-Â Â Â The Horned Frogs are 12-1 when leading at halftime.
-Â Â Â TCU is 9-2 in games decided by five or fewer points this season.
-Â Â Â TCU is 11-2 when outrebounding its opponent and 8-0 when outrebounding and outshooting its opponent.
-Â Â Â TCU is 4-9 in NET Q1 games and 3-6 in Q2. 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 6.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.2 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 six double-doubles.
- Â Â Udeh is one of six 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 23 of 29 games played this season and 50 of his 69 field goals have been dunks.
- Â Â TCU has one of the youngest teams with six transfers, four freshmen and two 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 13.8 in Big 12 games ranks 14th.
- Â Â Vasean Allette is averaging 11.5 points and 12.4 in Big 12 games.
- Â Â Redshirt freshman Jace Posey made his only three starts in the last three games.
- Â Â Freshman David Punch is one of five freshmen in the Big 12 averaging at least 5.0 (6.5) points and 4.0 (4.3) rebounds.
- Â Â TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 56th nationally in 3-point defense, allowing 31.4 percent from beyond-the-arc.
- Â Â TCU ranks 32nd in defensive efficiency at 97.4 according to KenPom. TCU finished 44th last season.
- Â Â The Frogs have committed less than 10 turnovers nine times in Big 12 play.
- Â Â Last year, TCU made 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 Colorado is 12-19 overall and 3-17 in the Big 12 Conference.
-Â Â Julian Hammond III leads the team with 12.6 points per game. He ranks first in the Big 12 and sixth nationally in free throw percentage at 90.9 percent.
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SERIES HISTORY
- Â Â The all-time series is tied 3-3.Â
- Â Â The two teams split the season series with each team winning on their home court.
- Â Â TCU won 68-57 in Fort Worth on Feb. 2.
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LAST TIME OUT
- Â Â TCU never led in a 76-56 loss at Colorado Tuesday to close out the regular season.
- Â Â Trazarien White scored a season-high 21 points while Noah Reynolds added 12 points.
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UP NEXT
- Â Â With a win, TCU will play No. 8 seed West Virginia on Wednesday at 2 p.m. on ESPN+. Should the Frogs advance, they will face No. 1 seed Houston in the quarterfinals at 2 p.m. on Thursday.
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