Tuesday, November 21
Fort Worth, Texas
7 p.m.
TCU
vs
Alcorn State
Preview: vs. Alcorn State
11/20/2023 2:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Horned Frogs host Braves at 7 p.m. on Tuesday
NOTES
- TCU (4-0) hosts its fifth-straight game on Tuesday at 7 p.m. against Alcorn State (1-4) in Schollmaier Arena. The game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
- TCU is 4-0 for the first time since the 2020-21 season. The Frogs last started 5-0 in 2017-18 when they were 12-0.
- TCU has won its first four games by an average of 30.5 points per game.
- TCU has outscored its past two opponents by an average of 20.5 points in the second half.
- The Horned Frogs are led by JaKobe Coles' 15.3 points per game which ranks 11th in the Big 12.
- Preseason All-Big 12 forward Emanuel Miller is averaging 12.3 points and 7.0 rebounds.
- Coles, Micah Peavy and Jameer Nelson Jr. have scored in double-figures in each of the Frogs' four games.
- Peavy ranks fourth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage (64.9) and Coles ranks fifth (62.9).
- Nelson leads the Big 12 and ranks sixth nationally with 3.75 steals per game.
- Nelson is one of nine players nationally that is averaging at least 13.0 points, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game.
- TCU leads the Big 12 and ranks fifth nationally with 27.5 fastbreak points per game.
- TCU leads the Big 12 and ranks 20th nationally with 6.2 blocks per game.
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and sixth nationally with 23.0 assists per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 16th nationally with 11.8 steals per game.
- TCU ranks 15th nationally in defensive efficiency at 91.3.
- TCU ranks fourth nationally in average possession length at 13.8 seconds per offensive possession.
- Under Dixon, TCU is 94-33 overall in Schollmaier Arena.
- Under Dixon, TCU has gone 72-11 in the months of November and December combined.
- Under Dixon, TCU is 86-13 in nonconference games and 60-5 in nonconference games in Schollmaier Arena.
- TCU was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 in a poll voted on by the league's coaches.
- TCU is receiving votes in the AP Top 25. TCU was No. 22 in the final ranking of the 2022-23 season.
- Last season, TCU went 22-13 overall and 9-9 in the Big 12. The Horned Frogs advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year for the first time in 70 seasons.
- Miller averaged 12.3 points and 6.5 rebounds last season, which are the second-most returning points and rebounds in the Big 12 Conference.
- Of the sixteen 20-win seasons in TCU's history, five have come in the last seven seasons.
- TCU is looking for three-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
LAST TIME OUT
- TCU scored 43 fastbreak points in an 86-52 win over Mississippi Valley State on Friday.
- Emanuel Miller and Jameer Nelson Jr. each scored 13 points as five Horned Frogs scored in double figures.
- The 43 fastbreak points were the most by a TCU team in the eight seasons that Jamie Dixon has been head coach.
- TCU had a season-low 10 turnovers.
About the Opponent
- Alcorn State is coming off an 81-49 loss at Michigan State on Sunday. The Braves' lone win came in its only home game, a 70-62 win over Xavier (LA).
- The Braves are led by Jeremiah Kendal, who is averaging 18.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
Series History
- It is the first meeting between TCU and Alcon Sate.
- TCU is 45-1 all-time against members of the SWAC and 2-0 this season. The Frogs defeated Southern in the season opener, 108-75, and bear Mississippi Valley State on Friday, 86-52.
UP NEXT
- TCU concludes a six-game homestand to start the season with a game against Houston Christian on Monday at 7 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
- TCU (4-0) hosts its fifth-straight game on Tuesday at 7 p.m. against Alcorn State (1-4) in Schollmaier Arena. The game will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
- TCU is 4-0 for the first time since the 2020-21 season. The Frogs last started 5-0 in 2017-18 when they were 12-0.
- TCU has won its first four games by an average of 30.5 points per game.
- TCU has outscored its past two opponents by an average of 20.5 points in the second half.
- The Horned Frogs are led by JaKobe Coles' 15.3 points per game which ranks 11th in the Big 12.
- Preseason All-Big 12 forward Emanuel Miller is averaging 12.3 points and 7.0 rebounds.
- Coles, Micah Peavy and Jameer Nelson Jr. have scored in double-figures in each of the Frogs' four games.
- Peavy ranks fourth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage (64.9) and Coles ranks fifth (62.9).
- Nelson leads the Big 12 and ranks sixth nationally with 3.75 steals per game.
- Nelson is one of nine players nationally that is averaging at least 13.0 points, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game.
- TCU leads the Big 12 and ranks fifth nationally with 27.5 fastbreak points per game.
- TCU leads the Big 12 and ranks 20th nationally with 6.2 blocks per game.
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and sixth nationally with 23.0 assists per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 16th nationally with 11.8 steals per game.
- TCU ranks 15th nationally in defensive efficiency at 91.3.
- TCU ranks fourth nationally in average possession length at 13.8 seconds per offensive possession.
- Under Dixon, TCU is 94-33 overall in Schollmaier Arena.
- Under Dixon, TCU has gone 72-11 in the months of November and December combined.
- Under Dixon, TCU is 86-13 in nonconference games and 60-5 in nonconference games in Schollmaier Arena.
- TCU was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 in a poll voted on by the league's coaches.
- TCU is receiving votes in the AP Top 25. TCU was No. 22 in the final ranking of the 2022-23 season.
- Last season, TCU went 22-13 overall and 9-9 in the Big 12. The Horned Frogs advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year for the first time in 70 seasons.
- Miller averaged 12.3 points and 6.5 rebounds last season, which are the second-most returning points and rebounds in the Big 12 Conference.
- Of the sixteen 20-win seasons in TCU's history, five have come in the last seven seasons.
- TCU is looking for three-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history.
LAST TIME OUT
- TCU scored 43 fastbreak points in an 86-52 win over Mississippi Valley State on Friday.
- Emanuel Miller and Jameer Nelson Jr. each scored 13 points as five Horned Frogs scored in double figures.
- The 43 fastbreak points were the most by a TCU team in the eight seasons that Jamie Dixon has been head coach.
- TCU had a season-low 10 turnovers.
About the Opponent
- Alcorn State is coming off an 81-49 loss at Michigan State on Sunday. The Braves' lone win came in its only home game, a 70-62 win over Xavier (LA).
- The Braves are led by Jeremiah Kendal, who is averaging 18.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
Series History
- It is the first meeting between TCU and Alcon Sate.
- TCU is 45-1 all-time against members of the SWAC and 2-0 this season. The Frogs defeated Southern in the season opener, 108-75, and bear Mississippi Valley State on Friday, 86-52.
UP NEXT
- TCU concludes a six-game homestand to start the season with a game against Houston Christian on Monday at 7 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
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