Monday, January 6
Houston, Texas
8 p.m.
TCU
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Houston
Preview: at No. 14 Houston
1/5/2025 10:51:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Horned Frogs face the Cougars at 8 p.m. on Monday
FORT WORTH – TCU (8-5, 1-1) will play its first ranked team of the season when it plays at No. 14 Houston (10-3, 2-0) on Monday at 8 p.m. The game at Fertitta Center will air on ESPN2.
NOTES
- Jamie Dixon is four wins away from 500 as a head coach. His 167 wins at TCU rank second all-time.
- Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 109-38 overall and 39-32 in Big 12 games.
- TCU is 0-2 on the road this season with losses at Michigan and Arizona.
- TCU went 6-5 in away games last season, the first time in 25 years the Frogs finished over .500 on the road.
- Of TCU's 38 wins over AP Top 25 teams in its history, 23 have come under Dixon.
- Of TCU's six road wins against AP Top 25 teams in its history, five have occurred in the past five seasons.
- Ernest Udeh Jr., who is averaging 8.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks, is TCU's only returning scholarship player.
- Udeh's rebounding average of 8.9 ranks third in the Big 12. His last two games were 14 at Arizona and 12 vs. KSU.
- Udeh is one of four players in the Big 12 averaging at least 8.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
- Udeh has won the opening tip in 10 of 11 games played this season and 35 of 40 career games.
- TCU's newcomers includes six transfers and four freshmen. Two additional players are redshirt freshmen.
- Senior guard Frankie Collins was ruled out for the season on Dec. 13, with a broken left foot.
- Leading TCU in scoring is Noah Reynolds with 11.3 points. He's averaged 18.7 in his last three games.
- Trazarien White has made a 3-pointer in each of the last seven games.
- Reynolds leads TCU with 3.8 assists and has an assist to turnover ratio of 2.25, which ranks 10th in the Big 12.
- Brendan Wenzel is TCU's top 3-point threat at 45.8 percent. He was 1-2 from three and finished with three points in his return on Saturday after missing the past three games with a high ankle sprain.
- Freshman David Punch is one of five freshmen in the Big 12 averaging at least 6.0 (6.0) points and 4.5 (4.8) rebounds.
- TCU, which led the nation in fastbreak scoring the past two seasons, ranks second in the Big 12 and 39th nationally with 14.7 per game.
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 13th nationally in 3-point defense, allowing 27.7 percent from three.
- Opponents are shooting 25.4 percent from three in Schollmaier Arena this season.
- TCU ranks fifth in the Big 12 and 48th nationally in turnover margin at 3.2.
- TCU is averaging 8.0 turnovers in its last three games and has had fewer than 10 turnovers four times.
- TCU ranks 25th in defensive efficiency at 96.3 according to KenPom. TCU finished 44th last season.
- 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 21 active D1 coaches have more wins than Dixon's 496.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- No. 14 Houston is 10-3 on the season and 2-0 in the Big 12 following its 30th consecutive home win on Saturday, 86-55 over BYU.
- The Cougars rank No. 1 nationally in scoring defense (54.6) and field goal percentage defense (33.7) and No. 3 in KenPom's defensive efficiency (87.2)
- Houston is also the one of the top 3-point shooting teams with a percentage of 54.6 from deep.
- LJ Cryer leads the team in scoring at 14.6 per game, which ranks 14th in the Big 12. He's one spot ahead of teammate Emanuel Sharp, who is 15th at 14.0 points per game.
SERIES HISTORY
- Houston leads the all-time series 49-26, including a 26-7 edge in Houston.
- TCU has won three of the past five meetings, including last year's game in Fort Worth, 68-67, when the Cougars were ranked No. 2.
- The Cougars won the last meeting, 60-45, in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship.
- TCU won in its last game at Houston, 81-80, on Nov. 26, 2011.
LAST TIME OUT
- A Noah Reynolds layup with 12.8 seconds remaining gave TCU a 63-62 win over Kansas State on Saturday.
- TCU had six turnovers, its fewest since five in the opening game of the season.
- Trazarien White was 3-of-4 from 3-point range and finished with 14 points.
UP NEXT
- TCU will host BYU on Saturday at 1 p.m.
NOTES
- Jamie Dixon is four wins away from 500 as a head coach. His 167 wins at TCU rank second all-time.
- Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 109-38 overall and 39-32 in Big 12 games.
- TCU is 0-2 on the road this season with losses at Michigan and Arizona.
- TCU went 6-5 in away games last season, the first time in 25 years the Frogs finished over .500 on the road.
- Of TCU's 38 wins over AP Top 25 teams in its history, 23 have come under Dixon.
- Of TCU's six road wins against AP Top 25 teams in its history, five have occurred in the past five seasons.
- Ernest Udeh Jr., who is averaging 8.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks, is TCU's only returning scholarship player.
- Udeh's rebounding average of 8.9 ranks third in the Big 12. His last two games were 14 at Arizona and 12 vs. KSU.
- Udeh is one of four players in the Big 12 averaging at least 8.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
- Udeh has won the opening tip in 10 of 11 games played this season and 35 of 40 career games.
- TCU's newcomers includes six transfers and four freshmen. Two additional players are redshirt freshmen.
- Senior guard Frankie Collins was ruled out for the season on Dec. 13, with a broken left foot.
- Leading TCU in scoring is Noah Reynolds with 11.3 points. He's averaged 18.7 in his last three games.
- Trazarien White has made a 3-pointer in each of the last seven games.
- Reynolds leads TCU with 3.8 assists and has an assist to turnover ratio of 2.25, which ranks 10th in the Big 12.
- Brendan Wenzel is TCU's top 3-point threat at 45.8 percent. He was 1-2 from three and finished with three points in his return on Saturday after missing the past three games with a high ankle sprain.
- Freshman David Punch is one of five freshmen in the Big 12 averaging at least 6.0 (6.0) points and 4.5 (4.8) rebounds.
- TCU, which led the nation in fastbreak scoring the past two seasons, ranks second in the Big 12 and 39th nationally with 14.7 per game.
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 13th nationally in 3-point defense, allowing 27.7 percent from three.
- Opponents are shooting 25.4 percent from three in Schollmaier Arena this season.
- TCU ranks fifth in the Big 12 and 48th nationally in turnover margin at 3.2.
- TCU is averaging 8.0 turnovers in its last three games and has had fewer than 10 turnovers four times.
- TCU ranks 25th in defensive efficiency at 96.3 according to KenPom. TCU finished 44th last season.
- 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 21 active D1 coaches have more wins than Dixon's 496.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- No. 14 Houston is 10-3 on the season and 2-0 in the Big 12 following its 30th consecutive home win on Saturday, 86-55 over BYU.
- The Cougars rank No. 1 nationally in scoring defense (54.6) and field goal percentage defense (33.7) and No. 3 in KenPom's defensive efficiency (87.2)
- Houston is also the one of the top 3-point shooting teams with a percentage of 54.6 from deep.
- LJ Cryer leads the team in scoring at 14.6 per game, which ranks 14th in the Big 12. He's one spot ahead of teammate Emanuel Sharp, who is 15th at 14.0 points per game.
SERIES HISTORY
- Houston leads the all-time series 49-26, including a 26-7 edge in Houston.
- TCU has won three of the past five meetings, including last year's game in Fort Worth, 68-67, when the Cougars were ranked No. 2.
- The Cougars won the last meeting, 60-45, in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship.
- TCU won in its last game at Houston, 81-80, on Nov. 26, 2011.
LAST TIME OUT
- A Noah Reynolds layup with 12.8 seconds remaining gave TCU a 63-62 win over Kansas State on Saturday.
- TCU had six turnovers, its fewest since five in the opening game of the season.
- Trazarien White was 3-of-4 from 3-point range and finished with 14 points.
UP NEXT
- TCU will host BYU on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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