Saturday, March 8
Boulder, Colo.
3 p.m.
TCU
at
Colorado
Preview: at Colorado
3/6/2025 2:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Horned Frogs will go for a sweep of the Buffaloes on Saturday
FORT WORTH – TCU (16-14, 9-10) will complete the first 20-game Big 12 Conference schedule on Saturday at Colorado (11-19, 2-17). The 3 p.m. CT game will air on ESPN+.
NOTES
- Picked 10th in the preseason poll, the Horned Frogs are tied with Kansas State and West Virginia for eighth in the Big 12 Conference. A win on Saturday would help secure a first-round bye in next week's Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- TCU has matched its most Big 12 wins at nine. The Frogs went 9-9 in 2024, 2023 and 2018.
- TCU is 2-8 on the road this season with wins at No. 25 Baylor and Arizona State.
- TCU is 14-1 when leading by double digits. Its loss came to KU after leading by 14.
- The Frogs are 12-1 when leading at halftime.
- TCU is 9-2 in games decided by five or fewer points this season.
- TCU is 11-2 when outrebounding its opponent and 8-0 when outrebounding and outshooting its opponent.
- TCU is 4-9 in NET Q1 games and 3-5 in Q2. The Frogs have no Q3 or Q4 losses.
- TCU is 1-0 against AP Top 10 teams this season and 2-3 against the top 25.
- Ernest Udeh Jr., who is averaging 6.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks, is TCU's only returning scholarship player.
- Udeh ranks seventh in the Big 12 with 7.5 rebounds per game and has six double-doubles.
- Udeh is one of six players in the Big 12 averaging at least six points, seven rebounds and one block per game.
- Udeh has won the opening tip in 22 of 28 games played this season and 50 of his 69 field goals have been dunks.
- TCU has one of the youngest teams with six transfers, four freshmen and two redshirt freshmen.
- TCU is the only team in the Big 12 with five freshmen averaging 7.0 minutes or more. No other team has four.
- Only three teams nationally have more than five freshmen averaging at least 7.0 minutes or more.
- Leading TCU in scoring is Noah Reynolds with 12.3 points. His average of 13.8 in Big 12 games ranks 15th.
- Vasean Allette is averaging 11.7 points and 12.6 in Big 12 games.
- Redshirt freshman Jace Posey, who started his first game Saturday, is averaging 8.5 points over the last six.
- Freshman David Punch is one of six freshmen in the Big 12 averaging at least 5.0 (6.7) points and 4.0 (4.4) rebounds.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 53rd nationally in 3-point defense, allowing 31.2 percent from beyond-the-arc.
- TCU ranks 31st in defensive efficiency at 97.3 according to KenPom. TCU finished 44th last season.
- The Frogs have committed less than 10 turnovers eight times in Big 12 play.
- Last year, TCU made 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.
- Dixon is one of 21 active D1 head coaches that has at least 500 career wins at a D1 program.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Colorado is 11-19 overall and 2-17 in the Big 12 Conference following a 91-75 loss at Texas Tech on Wednesday.
- The Buffaloes are 10-7 at home this season and have won two of their last three at the CU Events Center.
- Julian Hammond III leads the team with 12.4 points per game. He ranks second in the Big 12 and 10th nationally in free throw percentage at 90.2 percent.
SERIES HISTORY
- TCU leads the all-time series 3-2. The series is tied 1-1 in Boulder.
- The last meeting at Colorado resulted in a 62-46 win by the Horned Frogs on Dec. 3, 2008.
- TCU won the meeting earlier this season 68-57 behind a career-high 19 points from freshman David Punch.
- The last time TCU played in the state of Colorado was in the 2023 NCAA Tournament at Ball Arena in Denver.
LAST TIME OUT
- Baylor hit three free throws in the final 2.2 seconds to knock off TCU, 61-58 on Tuesday.
- The Horned Frogs trailed by 11 points with 7:04 to play before going on a 13-2 scoring run to tie the game 58-58.
- It was TCU's second loss this season when outrebounding its opponent (37-32).
- Noah Reynolds led TCU in scoring for the 10th time this season with 16 points.
UP NEXT
- TCU will play in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Championship starting either Tuesday or Wednesday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
NOTES
- Picked 10th in the preseason poll, the Horned Frogs are tied with Kansas State and West Virginia for eighth in the Big 12 Conference. A win on Saturday would help secure a first-round bye in next week's Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
- TCU has matched its most Big 12 wins at nine. The Frogs went 9-9 in 2024, 2023 and 2018.
- TCU is 2-8 on the road this season with wins at No. 25 Baylor and Arizona State.
- TCU is 14-1 when leading by double digits. Its loss came to KU after leading by 14.
- The Frogs are 12-1 when leading at halftime.
- TCU is 9-2 in games decided by five or fewer points this season.
- TCU is 11-2 when outrebounding its opponent and 8-0 when outrebounding and outshooting its opponent.
- TCU is 4-9 in NET Q1 games and 3-5 in Q2. The Frogs have no Q3 or Q4 losses.
- TCU is 1-0 against AP Top 10 teams this season and 2-3 against the top 25.
- Ernest Udeh Jr., who is averaging 6.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks, is TCU's only returning scholarship player.
- Udeh ranks seventh in the Big 12 with 7.5 rebounds per game and has six double-doubles.
- Udeh is one of six players in the Big 12 averaging at least six points, seven rebounds and one block per game.
- Udeh has won the opening tip in 22 of 28 games played this season and 50 of his 69 field goals have been dunks.
- TCU has one of the youngest teams with six transfers, four freshmen and two redshirt freshmen.
- TCU is the only team in the Big 12 with five freshmen averaging 7.0 minutes or more. No other team has four.
- Only three teams nationally have more than five freshmen averaging at least 7.0 minutes or more.
- Leading TCU in scoring is Noah Reynolds with 12.3 points. His average of 13.8 in Big 12 games ranks 15th.
- Vasean Allette is averaging 11.7 points and 12.6 in Big 12 games.
- Redshirt freshman Jace Posey, who started his first game Saturday, is averaging 8.5 points over the last six.
- Freshman David Punch is one of six freshmen in the Big 12 averaging at least 5.0 (6.7) points and 4.0 (4.4) rebounds.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 53rd nationally in 3-point defense, allowing 31.2 percent from beyond-the-arc.
- TCU ranks 31st in defensive efficiency at 97.3 according to KenPom. TCU finished 44th last season.
- The Frogs have committed less than 10 turnovers eight times in Big 12 play.
- Last year, TCU made 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.
- Dixon is one of 21 active D1 head coaches that has at least 500 career wins at a D1 program.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Colorado is 11-19 overall and 2-17 in the Big 12 Conference following a 91-75 loss at Texas Tech on Wednesday.
- The Buffaloes are 10-7 at home this season and have won two of their last three at the CU Events Center.
- Julian Hammond III leads the team with 12.4 points per game. He ranks second in the Big 12 and 10th nationally in free throw percentage at 90.2 percent.
SERIES HISTORY
- TCU leads the all-time series 3-2. The series is tied 1-1 in Boulder.
- The last meeting at Colorado resulted in a 62-46 win by the Horned Frogs on Dec. 3, 2008.
- TCU won the meeting earlier this season 68-57 behind a career-high 19 points from freshman David Punch.
- The last time TCU played in the state of Colorado was in the 2023 NCAA Tournament at Ball Arena in Denver.
LAST TIME OUT
- Baylor hit three free throws in the final 2.2 seconds to knock off TCU, 61-58 on Tuesday.
- The Horned Frogs trailed by 11 points with 7:04 to play before going on a 13-2 scoring run to tie the game 58-58.
- It was TCU's second loss this season when outrebounding its opponent (37-32).
- Noah Reynolds led TCU in scoring for the 10th time this season with 16 points.
UP NEXT
- TCU will play in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Championship starting either Tuesday or Wednesday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
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