Friday, November 15
Ann Arbor, Mich.
5 p.m.
TCU
at
Michigan
Preview: at Michigan
11/14/2024 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Horned Frogs will hit the road for a game on Friday at 5 p.m.
FORT WORTH – TCU (3-0) will play its first road game of the season at Michigan (1-1) on Friday at 5 p.m. CT on FS1.
NOTES
- It is the earliest date that TCU will play in a true road game since Nov. 10, 1998 in a 79-77 win at Providence.
- TCU went 6-5 in away games last season, the first time in 25 years the Frogs finished over .500 on the road.
- TCU has won its last two road nonconference games, at Hawaii and at Georgetown last season.
- The Frogs are 54-6 in the month of November since the 2014-15 season.
- Jamie Dixon is nine wins away from 500 as a head coach. His 163 wins at TCU rank second all-time.
- Ernest Udeh Jr. is TCU's only returning scholarship player from last season's team.
- Udeh is averaging 8.0 points and 9.3 rebounds, which ranks fourth in the Big 12.
- Five of Udeh's eight made field goals this season were dunks.
- TCU's newcomers includes six transfers and four freshmen. Two additional players are redshirt freshmen.
- The Frogs' new backcourt of Frankie Collins and Noah Reynolds have a combined 30 assists to 12 turnovers.
- Reynolds is averaging 11.0 points and a team-best 5.7 assists per game, the eighth-best in the Big 12.
- Collins is averaging 11.3 points and 4.3 assists per game.
- Collins played his freshman season at Michigan in 2021-22 and averaged 2.8 points in 10.9 minutes per game.
- Reynolds and Brendan Wenzel have hit at least one 3-pointer in every game this season.
- TCU's leading scorer is Vasean Allette, who is averaging 13.0 points in 22.9 minutes off the bench.
- TCU is getting production from two of the top ranked freshmen to be in the program. Micah Robinson is averaging 6.3 points and 1.7 rebounds and David Punch is at 4.0 points and 3.0 rebounds.
- Trazarien White arrived at TCU with over 1,000 career points. Collins (92 away) and Reynolds (85 away) are closing in on 1,000 for their careers.
- TCU led the nation in fast break points the past two seasons and ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 20.5 this season.
- TCU has outrebounded its opponents in every game this season and by an average of 13.0 per game, the fourth best in the conference.
- TCU's assist/turnover ratio of 1.97 ranks third in the Big 12 and 27th nationally.
- Last season, TCU finished the season in the NCAA Tournament for a program-best, third-straight season.
- Dixon is one of just nine active head coaches who have made at least 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
- Only 22 active D1 coaches have more wins than Dixon.
- TCU has 17 seasons of 20 or more wins in its history and six have come in the last eight seasons.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Michigan is 1-1 on the season with a home win over Cleveland State and a loss to Wake Forest in Greensboro.
- The Wolverines have a fairly balanced scoring effort, led by Tre Donaldson's 13.0 points per game.
- Michigan returns five from last season's team and welcomes 11 new players under first-year head coach Dusty May. May spend the past six seasons as the head coach at Florida Atlantic.
SERIES HISTORY
- The only meeting in the series was won by Michigan, 82-60, on Dec. 13, 1962 in Ann Arbor.
- Under Dixon, TCU is 4-1 against current members of the Big Ten Conference with wins against Iowa and Nebraska and a win and loss against USC.
- TCU's last true road game against a Big Ten team was a 94-92 overtime win at Iowa on March 19, 2017 in the NIT.
LAST TIME OUT
- A late 17-3 run helped TCU overcome a two-point halftime deficit in a 76-71 win over Texas State Tuesday.
- Texas State stayed in the game with their ability to make free throws. The Bobcats finished 18-of-21 (85.7 percent) from the free throw line while the Horned Frogs were 15-of-32 (46.9 percent).
- Noah Reynolds led TCU with 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting and added five assists.
- Trazarien White had 16 points, which included a 2-of-3 effort from 3-point range. Frankie Collins scored all 13 of his points in the second half and added a team-high six assists.
UP NEXT
- TCU will host Alcorn State on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
NOTES
- It is the earliest date that TCU will play in a true road game since Nov. 10, 1998 in a 79-77 win at Providence.
- TCU went 6-5 in away games last season, the first time in 25 years the Frogs finished over .500 on the road.
- TCU has won its last two road nonconference games, at Hawaii and at Georgetown last season.
- The Frogs are 54-6 in the month of November since the 2014-15 season.
- Jamie Dixon is nine wins away from 500 as a head coach. His 163 wins at TCU rank second all-time.
- Ernest Udeh Jr. is TCU's only returning scholarship player from last season's team.
- Udeh is averaging 8.0 points and 9.3 rebounds, which ranks fourth in the Big 12.
- Five of Udeh's eight made field goals this season were dunks.
- TCU's newcomers includes six transfers and four freshmen. Two additional players are redshirt freshmen.
- The Frogs' new backcourt of Frankie Collins and Noah Reynolds have a combined 30 assists to 12 turnovers.
- Reynolds is averaging 11.0 points and a team-best 5.7 assists per game, the eighth-best in the Big 12.
- Collins is averaging 11.3 points and 4.3 assists per game.
- Collins played his freshman season at Michigan in 2021-22 and averaged 2.8 points in 10.9 minutes per game.
- Reynolds and Brendan Wenzel have hit at least one 3-pointer in every game this season.
- TCU's leading scorer is Vasean Allette, who is averaging 13.0 points in 22.9 minutes off the bench.
- TCU is getting production from two of the top ranked freshmen to be in the program. Micah Robinson is averaging 6.3 points and 1.7 rebounds and David Punch is at 4.0 points and 3.0 rebounds.
- Trazarien White arrived at TCU with over 1,000 career points. Collins (92 away) and Reynolds (85 away) are closing in on 1,000 for their careers.
- TCU led the nation in fast break points the past two seasons and ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 20.5 this season.
- TCU has outrebounded its opponents in every game this season and by an average of 13.0 per game, the fourth best in the conference.
- TCU's assist/turnover ratio of 1.97 ranks third in the Big 12 and 27th nationally.
- Last season, TCU finished the season in the NCAA Tournament for a program-best, third-straight season.
- Dixon is one of just nine active head coaches who have made at least 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
- Only 22 active D1 coaches have more wins than Dixon.
- TCU has 17 seasons of 20 or more wins in its history and six have come in the last eight seasons.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- Michigan is 1-1 on the season with a home win over Cleveland State and a loss to Wake Forest in Greensboro.
- The Wolverines have a fairly balanced scoring effort, led by Tre Donaldson's 13.0 points per game.
- Michigan returns five from last season's team and welcomes 11 new players under first-year head coach Dusty May. May spend the past six seasons as the head coach at Florida Atlantic.
SERIES HISTORY
- The only meeting in the series was won by Michigan, 82-60, on Dec. 13, 1962 in Ann Arbor.
- Under Dixon, TCU is 4-1 against current members of the Big Ten Conference with wins against Iowa and Nebraska and a win and loss against USC.
- TCU's last true road game against a Big Ten team was a 94-92 overtime win at Iowa on March 19, 2017 in the NIT.
LAST TIME OUT
- A late 17-3 run helped TCU overcome a two-point halftime deficit in a 76-71 win over Texas State Tuesday.
- Texas State stayed in the game with their ability to make free throws. The Bobcats finished 18-of-21 (85.7 percent) from the free throw line while the Horned Frogs were 15-of-32 (46.9 percent).
- Noah Reynolds led TCU with 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting and added five assists.
- Trazarien White had 16 points, which included a 2-of-3 effort from 3-point range. Frankie Collins scored all 13 of his points in the second half and added a team-high six assists.
UP NEXT
- TCU will host Alcorn State on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
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