TCU Ready for Bradley Friday Night
11/27/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Friday, Nov. 28, 2014 | 6:00 p.m. CT | Corpus Christi, Texas | Radio Network: 1460 AM KCLE; SiriusXM |
Fans not able to attend the non-conference showdown against the Braves can follow it live on CBS Sports Network with Sean Grande (Play-By-Play) and Bob Wenzel (Color) calling the action live.
Following their contest against Bradley, the Horned Frogs will face either Saint Louis or Mississippi State Saturday, beginning at either 3:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m.
The Opponent
Bradley comes into Friday's match-up boasting a 2-2 overall record after defeating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in its last outing, 52-38. Ka'Darryl Bell led the Braves in the contest with 12 points on 2-for-7 from the field, while Jermaine Morgan chipped in with 10 points. On the season, Bradley, who has won two-straight heading into Friday, has been carried by Omari Grier's 14.8 points per game. Backup Warren Jones has also been solid, averaging 12.5 points per contest and 4.8 boards a game.
The Series
The Horned Frogs and Braves will battle for the ninth time in program history Friday night. Bradley leads the all-time series, 5-3, but the Frogs have won two-straight, including a 74-68 decision in 2010. Prior to the 2010 meeting, TCU and the Braves last played in 1954. The Purple and White won the outing, 85-83.
Hitting the 20-Point Mark
Against Radford, Kyan Anderson tallied 23 points on 7-of-8 from the floor, including 3-for-4 from deep. With his 20-plus outing, Anderson has now accomplished that feat 18 times in his career. The senior has posted back-to-back 20-plus outings seven times during his career. He has scored 20 or more points in three-straight games four times in his four year career.
The Price Is Right
With his career-high 14-point outing against Radford, sophomore Hudson Price has now recorded back-to-back outings of double-digit points. In all, the son of NBA legend Mark Price is starting to make waves in TCU's offense. Through the past two games, Price has posted career-highs in points, field goals made and attempted, assists, and three-point field goals made and attempted.
Firing Out Of The Gate
TCU has outscored its first five opponents by a combined score of 48-15 in the first 4 minutes of action. During that span, the schools have gone a combined 5-for-23 from the field with eight turnovers. Against Washington State, the Frogs opened the contest on a 14-0 run. WSU didn't even score from the field until 15:52 showed on the clock.
Powering The Glass
TCU has now out-rebounded each of its first five opponents. The Frogs only out-rebounded the opposition a total of eight times through 31 games a year ago. The Frogs have totaled 214 boards through five games. It took the Purple and White seven games a year ago to hit that mark. After five games in 2013-14, TCU was only averaging 34.2 boards a game. This season, the Frogs are averaging 42.8 rebounds a contest after only five games.
Strong Out of the Gate
The Frogs haven't started a year 5-0 since going 9-0 to begin the 1997-98 campaign, which also happens to be the last time TCU made the NCAA Tournament. The last time the Frogs had opened their season, 4-0, came during the 2007-08 campaign.
Moving On Up
With his game-high 19-point outing this past Monday, senior Kyan Anderson had a special night as he moved into No. 13 all-time in scoring in program history, surpassing all-time greats Michael Strickland, Kevin Langford and Marquise Gainous. Anderson now has 1,260 points for his career. The returning all-conference honoree needs only 13 points to move into No. 12 all-time. He trails Malcolm Johnson who totaled 1,272 points between 1996-98.
TCU Notes
• Trent Johnson recorded his 250th career victory this past Monday night.
• TCU is 5-0 for the first time since 1997-98.
• TCU is 20-4 when leading at the half under head coach Trent Johnson.
• TCU has started the same starting lineup for five-straight games.
• TCU has now held 18 opponents to 59 points or less under Trent Johnson.
• The Frogs amassed the most points in a single-game Monday since scoring 108 against Texas State in 2009.
• TCU eclipsed the 100-point barrier for the first time under Johnson against Mississippi Valley State.
• Kyan Anderson is No. 13 all-time in scoring in program history with 1,260 points.
• Anderson posted his 60th double-figure scoring output of his career against Radford.
• Anderson has 18 20-point games in his four-year career.
• TCU is now 6-3 when Karviar Shepherd grabs double-digit boards.
• Hudson Price posted his second-straight double-digit scoring outing vs. Radford.
• TCU posted a season-high in blocks Monday against MVSU with 12.
• Every player suited up saw action Wednesday night, which has now happened in all five games.
• Amric Fields saw his first action of the 2014-15 season Wednesday.
First Half Success
Consider this, TCU has outscored its opposition by 98 points in the first half through five games. The Frogs have totaled 220 opening period points, while holding their opponent to 122. In the second half, TCU is only outscoring its opponent by 38.
Offensive Excellence
Heading into Wednesday's game against Radford, the Frogs ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference on the offensive end of the floor in scoring offense, scoring margin, field goal percentage, 3-point field goal percentage, assists and assist-to-turnover ratio.
