Thursday, November 9
Fort Worth, Texas
7 p.m.
TCU
vs
Omaha
Preview: vs. Omaha
11/8/2023 8:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
TCU hosts Omaha Thursday at 7 p.m.
NOTES
- TCU (1-0) hosts its second game in four days on Thursday with a 7 p.m. start against Omaha (1-0) in Schollmaier Arena. The game will be shown on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
- The Horned Frogs are one win away from reaching 1,300 for the program. They are currently at 1,299.
- TCU signed the 11th-best class nationally on Wednesday. Malick Diallo, David Punch, Micah Robinson and Ashton Simmons will join the team in the fall of 2024.
- 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 USA Today Coaches Poll. TCU was No. 22 in the final AP Poll 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.
- Emanuel Miller was one of five players named Preseason All-Big 12 Conference. He had nine points and nine rebounds last time out against Omaha.
- 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.
- Miller joins JaKobe Coles, Xavier Cork, Chuck O'Bannon Jr. and Micah Peavy as returning scholarship players. Those five have been named captains for the season by head coach Jamie Dixon and are the first captains to be named during his eight seasons as TCU's head coach.
- TCU returns 49.9 percent of its players from last season, the second-most in the Big 12 (BYU-74.3%).
- TCU added five transfers in the 2023 signing class, which ranked No. 3 in 247Sports' transfer rankings.
- TCU has five players who have scored over 1,000 points in their careers, the most in the NCAA.
- Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 91-33 overall and 33-28 in Big 12 games.
- Under Dixon, TCU has gone 69-11 in the months of November and December combined.
- Under Dixon, TCU is 83-13 in nonconference games and 57-5 in nonconference games in Schollmaier Arena.
- Dixon turns 58 years old on Friday.
- Of the sixteen 20-win seasons in TCU's history, five have come in the last seven seasons.
LAST TIME OUT
- Behind a career-high 21 points by Micah Peavy, TCU shot 61.4 percent on the way to a 108-75 win over Southern on Monday in Schollmaier Arena.
- Joining Peavy in double figures were JaKobe Coles with 17, Jameer Nelson Jr. with 14 and Trevian Tennyson with 13. Nelson had six of TCU's 28 assists.
- The team's 108 points marked the second-highest-scoring home opener in program history (1984).
- It was the most points a TCU team had scored in regulation since Jan. 5, 2002, a 117-108 loss at USF.
About the Opponent
- Omaha is led by head coach Chris Crutchfield, who previously served as an assistant coach at TCU from 2005-07. He's in his second season as the Mavericks' head coach after a 9-23 record last season.
- Omaha started the season on Monday with an 85-53 win over Doane.
Series History
- TCU leads the all-time series 1-0.
- TCU's Vladimir Brodziansky scored 19 points and TCU forced 26 turnovers in a 99-66 win over Omaha on Nov. 20, 2017 in Schollmaier Arena.
- TCU is 7-4 all-time against current members of The Summit League.
UP NEXT
- TCU continues a six-game homestand to start the season with a game against UTRGV on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
- TCU (1-0) hosts its second game in four days on Thursday with a 7 p.m. start against Omaha (1-0) in Schollmaier Arena. The game will be shown on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
- The Horned Frogs are one win away from reaching 1,300 for the program. They are currently at 1,299.
- TCU signed the 11th-best class nationally on Wednesday. Malick Diallo, David Punch, Micah Robinson and Ashton Simmons will join the team in the fall of 2024.
- 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 USA Today Coaches Poll. TCU was No. 22 in the final AP Poll 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.
- Emanuel Miller was one of five players named Preseason All-Big 12 Conference. He had nine points and nine rebounds last time out against Omaha.
- 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.
- Miller joins JaKobe Coles, Xavier Cork, Chuck O'Bannon Jr. and Micah Peavy as returning scholarship players. Those five have been named captains for the season by head coach Jamie Dixon and are the first captains to be named during his eight seasons as TCU's head coach.
- TCU returns 49.9 percent of its players from last season, the second-most in the Big 12 (BYU-74.3%).
- TCU added five transfers in the 2023 signing class, which ranked No. 3 in 247Sports' transfer rankings.
- TCU has five players who have scored over 1,000 points in their careers, the most in the NCAA.
- Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 91-33 overall and 33-28 in Big 12 games.
- Under Dixon, TCU has gone 69-11 in the months of November and December combined.
- Under Dixon, TCU is 83-13 in nonconference games and 57-5 in nonconference games in Schollmaier Arena.
- Dixon turns 58 years old on Friday.
- Of the sixteen 20-win seasons in TCU's history, five have come in the last seven seasons.
LAST TIME OUT
- Behind a career-high 21 points by Micah Peavy, TCU shot 61.4 percent on the way to a 108-75 win over Southern on Monday in Schollmaier Arena.
- Joining Peavy in double figures were JaKobe Coles with 17, Jameer Nelson Jr. with 14 and Trevian Tennyson with 13. Nelson had six of TCU's 28 assists.
- The team's 108 points marked the second-highest-scoring home opener in program history (1984).
- It was the most points a TCU team had scored in regulation since Jan. 5, 2002, a 117-108 loss at USF.
About the Opponent
- Omaha is led by head coach Chris Crutchfield, who previously served as an assistant coach at TCU from 2005-07. He's in his second season as the Mavericks' head coach after a 9-23 record last season.
- Omaha started the season on Monday with an 85-53 win over Doane.
Series History
- TCU leads the all-time series 1-0.
- TCU's Vladimir Brodziansky scored 19 points and TCU forced 26 turnovers in a 99-66 win over Omaha on Nov. 20, 2017 in Schollmaier Arena.
- TCU is 7-4 all-time against current members of The Summit League.
UP NEXT
- TCU continues a six-game homestand to start the season with a game against UTRGV on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
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