Frogs Play Back-To-Back

The TCU Horned Frogs are in action for the second straight night as they host the UT-Arlington Mavericks in a 7:05 p.m. tilt at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. The Frogs are coming off a 76-45 victory over Princeton here on Monday night.

The Frogs got a season-high 15 points from Marlon Dumont, who made his first start of the season, and overcame the slow-down tactics of the Tigers in rolling to the win on Monday. Ryan Carroll and Derrick Davenport were the only other Frogs in double figures with 11 points each. This is the final game of a four-game homestand for the Frogs, one in which they have gone undefeated through the first three contests. In addition to their win over Princeton last night, the Frogs topped VCU and Central Oklahoma on this stand.

The Frogs have shown a balanced attack this season, as four players are averaging 15+ points per game. Senior Ryan Carroll leads the way at 19.6. Myron Anthony (15.7) and Greedy Daniels (15.4) are next, just ahead of Derrick Davenport (15.0).

Head coach Billy Tubbs has the Frogs running a high octane offense again this season. TCU is averaging 99.6 points per game, and has been over the 100-point plateau five times. Since Coach Tubbs took over the TCU program in 1994, the Frogs are 49-1 when they score 100 or more points. Now in his 27th season as a head coach, Tubbs has compiled an overall record of 566-273, including a 127-71 mark since coming to Fort Worth seven years ago. The Frogs will be in action again on Saturday when they travel to Indianapolis to face Butler in a 1:00 p.m.CT start. That game will be televised in Fort Worth by ESPN+ and can be seen locally on KSTR-49. The next home date for TCU will be on Thursday, December 28, when the Frogs take part in the Fort Worth Classic. The double-header at the Fort Worth Convention Center will feature the TCU women's team vs. Texas in a 5:30 p.m. battle, followed by the men's action which pits the Frogs against Texas Tech at approximately 8:00 p.m.

SCOUTING UT-ARLINGTON
The Mavericks of Texas-Arlington are off to a 2-5 start this season. They opened with a pair of wins over Texas Wesleyan and Arkansas-Monticello, but have dropped five straight decisions, including losses to Wichita State and Colorado. TCU and UTA have had one common opponent this season in UT-San Antonio. TCU posted a 91-80 win over the Roadrunners in San Antonio, while UTSA stopped UTA by a 75-63 count.

The Mavericks have three players scoring in double digits, led by senior guard Jabari Johnson at 15.3 points per game. Sophomore forward Mack Callier chips in with 14.1 points, while Steven Barber, a 5-10 junior guard, is averaging 12.7 points a contest and tallied a team-high 25 in a 70-65 loss at UMKC last Saturday.

Eddie McCarter is in his ninth season at the helm of the Mavericks. He owns a career record of 96-130, including a 15-12 record last season. UTA finished fourth in the Southland Conference with a record of 11-7 during the 1999-2000 season. This is the 14th meeting between these two local rivals. TCU holds a 10-3 advantage, including an 8-2 mark in Fort Worth. The Frogs won the last meeting by a 94-87 score here on December 19, 1999.

TCU Probable Starters


No.    Player  		   	Pos.    Ht.     Wt.     Cl.    Hometown      	  	PPG     RPG
3      Thomas McTyer  	 	G       5-11    153     Sr.    Las Vegas, Nev. 		8.0	2.8
15     Derrick Davenport       	C       6-10    184     Sr.    Indianapolis, Ind.      	15.0    8.4
25     Ryan Carroll    		F       6-5     198     Sr.    Longview, Texas 		19.6	6.2     
32     Myron Anthony   		F       6-7     229     Sr.    Jacksonville, Fla.	15.7    7.9
41     Greedy Daniels  		G       6-1     183     Jr.    New Orleans, La.		15.4    2.4

Off The Bench
1       Nucleus Smith   	G       6-2     180     Fr.    Pontiac, Mich.  		3.3	1.3
11      Larry Allaway   	G       5-11    190     Sr.    Chicago, Ill.   		5.1	2.1	     
34	Bingo Merriex   	G       6-8     221     So.    Wichita Falls, Texas	9.4     3.0
42      Marlon Dumont   	C       6-9     210     Jr.    Kingston, Jamaica	7.4     5.9

UTA Probable Starters
No.     Player  		Pos.    Ht.     Wt.     Cl.     Hometown        	PPG     RPG
11      Mack Callier    	F       6-5     205     So.     Tyler, Texas    	14.1	8.3
21      Jason Arbuckle  	G       6-0     170     Sr.     Houston, Texas  	5.9	3.7
23      Steven Barber   	G       5-10    160     Jr.     San Antonio, Texas	12.7    3.0
25      Jabari Johnson  	G       6-2     185     Sr.     Dallas, Texas   	15.3 	3.0
33      Donny Beacham   	F       6-5     185     Fr.     Dallas, Texas   	3.0	8.0

Off The Bench
50      Roy Johnson     	F       6-9     220     Fr.     Houston, Texas  	7.0 	5.9
52      Achille Ngounou 	F       6-8     215     Fr.     Homestead, Fla.  	6.0 	4.4

DEFENSE
TCU held Princeton to just nine points in the first 14 minutes of Monday's game and allowed just 45 points in the contest. It was the fewest points TCU has allowed in a game since hammering SMU, 83-43 on February 3, 1990, a stretch of 324 games.

FOR STARTERS
TCU went with a different starting lineup Monday for the first time all season as Marlon Dumont replaced Derrick Davenport in the first unit. It was Dumont's first Division I start. He responded with a career-high 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field in 20 minutes of action.

STREAKING FROGS
TCU has won four straight games after losing two in a row in the Hawaii-Pacific Thanksgiving Tournament. They have won their last 10 games at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum since a 101-96 setback to Fresno State on January 15.

BALANCED ATTACK
The Frogs have four players averaging over 15 points per game. Senior Ryan Carroll tallied a career-high 40 points in the win over Central Oklahoma and leads the team in scoring at 19.6 points per game. Myron Anthony scored a careeer-high 38 in the win over Central Oklahoma and is next at 15.7. Greedy Daniels poured in a career-high 31 vs. Minnesota and is right behind at 15.4 points per game. Derrick Davenport is fourth on the list at 15.0. The quartet has scored 591 of TCU's 896 points this season, 65.7 points per game or 66.0 percent of the points scored.

BOMBS AWAY
TCU has launched 30 or more shots from beyond the arc three times this season, including a school record 36 three-point attempts in the win over Central Oklahoma. Through nine games they have taken 231 three-point shots, an average of 25.7 attempts per game. They've hit 82 of those three-pointers, 35.5 percent accuracy, or an average of 9.1 made three-pointers per game. Greedy Daniels (66), Ryan Carroll (63) and Bingo Merriex (47) have taken the majority of the long-range missiles.

REACHING THE CENTURY MARK
TCU has gone over the century mark five times in nine games, tallied 99 points in another contest and have scored more than 90 points seven times. They have scored 100 or more points in four of five home games. They have surpassed the 100-point plateau 50 times since Coach Tubbs took over the program in 1994. The Frogs are 49-1 when scoring 100 or more points since Tubbs came aboard. The lone loss was a 111-104 setback to Baylor on Feb. 14, 1995.

HIGH SCORING FROGS
TCU is averaging 99.6 points per game, tops in the country. They poured in 141 points in a win over Central Oklahoma, the third highest-scoring output in school history. Last season, TCU averaged 87.9 points per game to rank second in the nation. The Horned Frogs led the nation in scoring in both 1995 and 1998 and have led the WAC in scoring in all four years in which they've been members of the conference. TCU's explosions against Grambling (143) and North Texas (134) were the top two scoring contests in the country last season.

CARROLL CLIMBS
Senior guard Ryan Carroll continues his assault on the TCU all-time scoring list. He has 79 in the last three contests and has scored 176 points this season, an average of 19.6 points per game. In the process, he has moved into 13th place on the all-time list with 1,143 career points. He needs 49 points to tie Dennis Nutt (1,192) for 12th place on the all-time list. (see chart).

LENDING A HELPING HAND
TCU guard Thomas McTyer has dished out a team-leading 56 assists in nine games, an average of 6.2 assists per game, while committing just 12 turnovers. He has an excellent assists-to-turnovers ratio of 4.7-1. The senior from Las Vegas handed out a career-high 10 assists while turning the ball over just once in the win over Central Oklahoma.

ANTHONY COMES UP BIG
Myron Anthony has been a force in the middle for the Frogs this season. The 6-7, 229-pound senior from Jacksonville, Fla. is second on the team in both points (15.7) and rebounds (7.9). He had the best game of his career in the win over Central Oklahoma, connecting on 16-of-23 shots from the field and 6-of-8 from the line for a career high 38 points, 14 better than his previous high-water mark. He also added 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.

GREED(Y) IS GOOD
Junior guard Greedy Daniels continues to show why he was named to the WAC Mountain Division All-Defensive Team in 1998-99 at UNLV. The junior transfer has recorded 38 steals in nine games, an average of 4.2 thefts per contest. He has tied the school record with seven steals in a game twice this season, and has two other contests with six thefts. Mike Jones set the school records for steals in a season (96) and average steals per game (2.9) in the 1997-98 campaign. Daniels also tied a school record with 16 assists in the win over Central Oklahoma.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR DOUBLE D
TCU center Derrick Davenport has recorded a team-high four double-doubles this season. The 6-10 senior from Indianapolis is averaging 15.0 points and a team-leading 8.4 rebounds per game. He also has blocked 26 shots this season and has rejected 122 shots since joining the Frogs last year.

TCU

Held Princeton to 45 points Monday, the fewest points allowed since an 83-43 win over SMU on February 3, 1990, a stretch of 324 games.

Scored a school record 75 first-half points in the 141-92 win over Central Oklahoma on December 9. Came back with 66 points after intermission, tying for the sixth highest second half total in school history.

Have scored 50 or more points in eight of their 18 halves this season.

Lowest scoring half of the season came in the loss to College of Charleston on November 26 when TCU was held to just 23 points.

Larry Allaway

Senior guard came off the bench to score four points, dish out two assists and not turn the ball over in 18 minutes vs. Princeton on Monday.

Is averaging 5.1 points per game, but has made just 8-of-29 shots from the field, 27.6 percent. * Has hit his last 10 and 13 of his last 14 free throw attempts.

Scored a season-high eight points vs. Northwestern State on November 17 and matched that vs. Minnesota on November 25.

Myron Anthony

Held to eight points and four rebounds Monday vs. Princeton, half of his season average in both categories.

Senior forward had the best game of his career vs. Central Oklahoma, scoring a career-high 38 points on 16-of-23 shooting from the field. Also grabbed 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season and ninth of his career.

Has collected 71 rebounds, an average of 7.9 caroms per game, including a season-high 14 vs. Alabama State on November 17.

Has scored 135 points over the last eight games, an average of 16.9 points per game, after notching just six points in the season-opening win over Northwestern State.

Was a pre-season second-team All-WAC selection by Basketball News.

Chris Campbell

Walk-on who sat out last season as a redshirt transfer from Air Force.

Made his collegiate debut Monday vs. Princeton with one minute of action.

Ryan Carroll

Held to 11 points on 2-of-9 shooting from the field Monday vs. Princeton but came away with a season-high nine rebounds and tied a personal best with four blocked shots.

Named the WAC Player of the Week December 11 after scoring 68 points in two contests. Scored just 33 points in the previous three games combined.

Became the 19th player in school history to score 40 points in a game when he hit 15-of-21 shots, including 5-of-10 from beyond the arc, and 5-of-7 from the free throw line in the win over Central Oklahoma on December 9.

Became the 24th player in TCU history to score 1,000 points in a career. Ranks 13th on the all-time list with 1,143 points, 49 behind Dennis Nutt.

Has hit 179 career three-pointers, moving into third place on TCU's all-time list, ahead of Malcolm Johnson (177). Jeff Jacobs is second with 182.

Was a pre-season first-team All-WAC selection by Basketball News.

Greedy Daniels

Has scored just 16 points in the last two games after averaging 17.6 points through the first seven contests.

Has connected on just 15 of his last 58 shots from the field, 25.9 percent, including 6-of-33 from beyond the arc (18.2 percent) but has handed out 35 assists over that five-game span 7.0/game.

Has recorded a team-leading 38 steals, an average of 4.2 steals per game, tops in the WAC.

Tied a school record with 16 assists in the win over Central Oklahoma. Also has tied the school record with seven steals on two occasions.

Led the Frogs with 62 points (20.6/game) in the Hawaii-Pacific Thanksgiving Classic, earning all-tournament honors.

Scored a career-high 31 points in the November 25 loss to Minnesota, the most points for a Horned Frog this season. Attempted 15 three-point field goals, just one shy of the school record.

Has connected on 29 of his last 34 from the free throw line. Derrick Davenport

Scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds in just 18 minutes of action Monday vs. Princeton.

Owns four double-doubles this season, notching them vs. Northwestern State (15-10), Siena (14-12), VCU (18-11) and Central Oklahoma (23-16).

Has collected 34 rebounds in the last three contests and leads the team with 8.4 caroms per game.

Senior center has blocked 26 shots this season, giving him 122 blocks for his TCU career in just 41 games (3.0 blocks per game). Set a single season school record with 96 blocked shots last season. Ranks fourth on TCU's all-time blocked shots list. Reggie Smith is third with 133 blocks.

Leads the team in field goal percentage, hitting 57.0 percent of his shots.

James Davis

Freshman from Detroit is redshirting this season.

Marlon Dumont

Scored a season-high and team-leading 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field in his first start for TCU on Monday vs. Princeton.

Set season highs in rebounds (8) and blocks (4) in the win over VCU on December 6. Also grabbed eight rebounds vs. Central Oklahoma.

Has scored 63 points (9.0/game) with 39 rebounds over the last seven games after scoring just four points in the season's first two games.

Has hit 26 of his last 41 shots from the field, 63.4 percent, after recording just one basket in eight tries over the first two games.

J.R. Jones

Walk-on guard from Fort Worth played one minute in Monday vs. Princeton.

Thomas McTyer

Scored seven points with three assists in 18 minutes Monday vs. Princeton.

Dished out a career-high 10 assists in the win over Central Oklahoma on December 9.

Set a season high and matched his career high with 13 points in the win at UTSA December 2, playing a season-high 33 minutes.

Has dished out 56 assists (6.2 assists/game) while committing 12 turnovers in nine games. In six of the nine games he has no more than one turnover.

Has connected on 16 of his 17 free throw attempts this season.

Bingo Merriex

Scored nine points, including six from the line Monday vs. Princeton.

Has hit 19-of-47 (.404) from beyond the three-point line this season. 47 of his 71 shots from the field (66 percent) have been from three-point land. Is just 9-of-24 inside the arc.

Had a season-high 16 points with seven rebounds in 24 minutes in the season-opening win over Northwestern State.

Was one of only two freshmen named to the WAC All-Newcomer team in 1999-2000.

Has hit 73 career three-pointers. The sophomore already ranks 10th on TCU's all-time three-point list.

Rebel Paulk

Played just two minutes in Monday's win over Princeton.

Hit two free throws and grabbed three rebounds in 10 minutes of action vs. Central Oklahoma on December 9.

Came off the in the first half in the win over VCU and contributed six points and six rebounds after not seeing action in the previous three games. The six points matched a career high and the 11 minutes of action was a season-high.

Nucleus Smith

Scored three points in 13 minutes of action Monday vs. Princeton.

Scored a career-high seven points in the win over VCU on December 6.

One of three freshmen to join the squad this season, but the only one that's playing, as James Davis and Corey Valsin are taking redshirt seasons.

Corey Valsin

Freshman from Port Arthur, Texas is redshirting this season.


Player (Number) 	Opponent        	Points  Rebounds
Derrick Davenport (4)   Northwestern State      15      10
        		Siena   		14      12
        		VCU     		18      11
        		Central Oklahoma        23      16
Myron Anthony (3)       Alabama State   	18      14
        		at UT-San Antonio       15      11
        		Central Oklahoma       	38      10

Scoring Balance
Opponent        	Players Scoring in Double Figures
Northwestern State      (4) Carroll-23; Daniels-17; Merriex-16; Davenport-15
Alabama State   	(5) Carroll-22; Anthony-18; Davenport-18; Daniels-13; Merriex-13
Siena   		(5) Daniels-24; Carroll-19; Anthony-17; Davenport-14; Dumont-10
Minnesota       	(3) Daniels-31; Anthony-16; Merriex-12
College of Charleston   (3) Davenport-14; Anthony-13; Carroll-13
at UT-San Antonio       (7) Daniels-17; Anthony-15; McTyer-13; Davenport-13; Carroll-11; Merriex-10
VCU     		(4) Carroll-28; Davenport-18; Daniels-14; Anthony-10
Central Oklahoma        (4) Carroll-40; Anthony-38; Davenport-23; McTyer-11
Princeton       	(3) Dumont-15; Carroll-11; Davenport-11
Starting Lineups
Anthony, Carroll, Daniels, Davenport, McTyer - 8 games (6-2)
  (W) Northwestern State; Alabama State; Siena; at UTSA; VCU; Central Oklahoma
  (L) Minnesota; College of Charleston
Anthony, Carroll, Daniels, Dumont, McTyer - 1 game (1-0)
  (W) Princeton

Margin of Victory/Defeat
Margin  1       2       3       4       5       6       7       8       9
10      11      12      13      14      15      16      17      18      19
20      21+
Won
1                                                               1       1
4
Lost                                    1                       1

Largest Home Win:                       49, vs. Central Oklahoma, 12/9/00
Largest Home Loss:              -
Largest Road Win:                       11, at UT-San Antonio, 12/02/00
Largest Road Loss:              -
Largest Neutral Win:                    20, vs. Siena, 11/24/00
Largest Neutral Loss:                   8, vs. Minnesota, 11/25/00

Average Margin Victory:         	+29.9 (209 points)
Average Margin Defeat:           	-6.5    (13 points)
Average Difference:                     +22.0 (198 points)

Team Statistics 		TCU     	Opp.
SCORING 			896     	700
  Points Per Game       	99.6    	77.8
  Scoring Margin        	+21.8   	 -
FIELD GOALS-ATT:        	294-645 	241-583
  Field Goal Pct.       	.456    	.413
3 POINT FG-ATT: 		82-231  	56-195
  3-Point FG Pct.       	.355    	.287
  3-Point FG Made/Game: 	9.1     	6.2
FREE THROWS-ATT:        	226-308 	162-234
  Free Throw Pct.       	.734    	.692
REBOUNDS        		392     	390
  Rebounds/Game 		43.6    	43.3
  Rebounding Margin     	+0.2    	 -
ASSISTS 			187     	136
  Assists/Game  		20.8    	15.1
TURNOVERS       		110     	201
  Turnovers/Game        	12.2    	22.3
  Turnover Margin       	+10.1   	 -
  Assist/Turnover Ratio 	1.7     	0.7
STEALS  			113     	62
  Steals/Game   		12.6    	6.9
BLOCKS  			55      	34
  Blocks/Game   		6.1     	3.8
WINNING STREAK  		4      		 -
  Home Win Streak       	5  	         -
ATTENDANCE     		 	18,645 		4,529
  Home Games-Avg/Game   	5-3729  	1-1865
  Neutral Site-Avg/Game 	 -       	3-888

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