TCU
Kansas State
Preview: at Kansas State
2/26/2026 12:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Horned Frogs face Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday
FORT WORTH – TCU will hit the road for two-straight games, starting with Kansas State on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
NOTES
- The Horned Frogs have won seven of their last 10 games, including five of their last six.
- TCU has outrebounded its opponents in each of the last six games with an overall margin of +6.8.
- TCU is 5-5 away from Schollmaier this season, including 3-5 in road games.
- Six of TCU's losses were by six points or less. Four of its losses were to four of the current top five ranked teams.
- A win Saturday would give TCU three sweeps of Big 12 opponents for the second time and first since 2018.
- A win Saturday would give TCU its ninth Big 12 win, tying its most ever. TCU had nine wins in 2018 and 2023-25.
- A win Saturday would give TCU its most Big 12 wins (6) over seven games.
- Sophomore David Punch leads the team in points (13.9) and rebounds (6.6).
- Punch is one of two players averaging at least 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.0 steal and 2.0 blocks.
- Punch's 2.1 blocks per game ranks second in the Big 12 and 21st nationally.
- TCU is 4-1 since Micah Robinson was inserted into the starting lineup. He is averaging 10.6 points this season.
- Xavier Edmonds ranks seventh in the Big 12 with 8.3 rebounds per game in conference play.
- Edmonds is averaging more points (14.5-10.5) and rebounds (8.3-4.2) in Big 12 play than he did in nonconference.
- Edmonds' eight double-doubles this season is the most at TCU since Kevin Samuel in 2020 (11).
- Only JT Toppin (TTU) has more double-doubles (9) in conference play than Edmonds (8).
- Liutauras Lelevicius is TCU's top 3-point threat at 40.2 percent. He is shooting 46.9 percent in Big 12 play.
- Brock Harding ranks third in the Big 12 and 25th nationally with 5.9 assists per game.
- Harding has had four or more assists in all but two (at CU, at UCF) Big 12 game.
- Harding ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 1.75 steals per game.
- Harding is one of six players in the Big 12 averaging at least 8.0 points, 5.0 assists and 1.0 steal.
- Tanner Toolson is six points away from 1,000 for his career.
- TCU ranks 27th in defensive efficiency with a rating of 98.8 according to KenPom.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 with 13.8 turnovers forced per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 in turnover margin at +2.6.
- TCU has had less than 10 turnovers in a game nine times including a season-low seven last time out vs. Arizona St.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 with 7.8 steals per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 28th nationally with 14.8 fastbreak points per game.
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 28th nationally with 4.8 blocks per game.
- It is Jamie Dixon's 10th season with the Horned Frogs. His 522 career wins ranks 20th among active coaches.
- Dixon is one of just 11 active head coaches who have made at least 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Kansas State is 11-17 overall and 2-13 in the Big 12 following a 79-70 loss at Colorado on Wednesday.
- The Wildcats are led by All-American PJ Haggerty's 23.5 points per game which ranks third in the NCAA. No one has scored more field goals than Haggerty's 246.
- KSU makes 9.5 3-pointers per game, which ranks second in the Big 12.
SERIES HISTORY
- Kansas State leads 21-15 overall and 9-6 in Manhattan.
- TCU has won six of the past eight meetings, including four straight, and won four of the last five in Manhattan.
- The Frogs are going for their third series sweep of the Wildcats. TCU won the series last season and in 2020.
- In the meeting on Feb. 7, Xavier Edmonds scored a career-high 26 points and 10 rebounds as TCU erased an 18-point deficit to win 84-82. The Frogs scored the final seven points of the game.
LAST TIME OUT
- TCU withstood foul trouble to top Arizona State, 90-78, Tuesday night at Schollmaier Arena.
- A total of 52 fouls were called. It forced three of TCU starters (Edmonds, Pierre, Punch) to play limited minutes.
- Micah Robinson tied a career high with 20 points and led TCU in rebounding with eight.
UP NEXT
- TCU will play at No. 16 Texas Tech on Tuesday at 6 p.m. on FS1.
