TCU
West Virginia
Preview: West Virginia
2/19/2026 1:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Horned Frogs face the Mountaineers at 4 p.m. CT Saturday
FORT WORTH – TCU (16-10, 6-7) hosts West Virginia (16-10, 7-6) on Saturday at 4 p.m. on Peacock and NBC Sports Network.
NOTES
- The Horned Frogs have won five of their last eight games, including 3-of-4 at home.
- TCU is 11-5 at home this season.
- TCU is 4-7 in NET Q1 games.
- Of TCU's 10 losses this season, six were by six points or less.
- Sophomore David Punch leads the team in points (14.2) and rebounds (6.7).
- Punch is the only player averaging at least 14 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.0 steal and 2.0 blocks.
- Punch's 2.1 blocks per game ranks second in the Big 12 and 19th nationally.
- Punch ranks 12th in the Big 12 with 6.7 rebounds per game.
- Xavier Edmonds, the No. 1 JUCO recruit last year, has been named to the Big 12 Starting Five twice this season.
- Edmonds is averaging more points (14.4-10.5) and rebounds (8.1-4.2) in Big 12 play than he did in nonconference.
- Edmonds ranks third in the Big 12 with 55.1 percent shooting in conference games.
- Edmond has had a double-double in seven of the last eight games.
- Edmonds' seven double-doubles this season is the most at TCU since Kevin Samuel in 2020 (11).
- Liutauras Lelevicius is TCU's top 3-point threat at 40.4 percent. He is shooting 48.8 percent in Big 12 play.
- Brock Harding ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 33rd nationally with 5.7 assists per game.
- Harding has had four or more assists in all but two (at CU, at UCF) Big 12 game.
- Harding ranks 10th in the Big 12 with 1.6 steals per game.
- Harding is one of seven players in the Big 12 averaging at least 8.0 points, 5.0 assists and 1.0 steal.
- Tanner Toolson is 18 points away from 1,000 for his career.
- TCU ranks 30th in defensive efficiency with a rating of 98.3 according to KenPom.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 with 13.7 turnovers forced per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 in turnover margin at +2.4.
- TCU has had less than 10 turnovers in a game eight times.
- TCU ranks fifth in the Big 12 with 7.5 steals per game.
- TCU ranks third in the Big 12 and 30th nationally with 14.9 fastbreak points per game.
- TCU ranks second in the Big 12 and 25th nationally with 4.9 blocks per game.
- It is Jamie Dixon's 10th season with the Horned Frogs. His 520 career wins ranks 20th among active coaches.
- Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 127-46 overall and 50-37 in Big 12 games.
- Dixon was inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in August.
- Dixon is one of just 11 active head coaches who have made at least 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
- West Virginia is 16-10 overall and 7-6 in Big 12 play following a 61-58 loss to Utah on Wednesday.
- Honor Huff leads the team in scoring with 15.5 points per game. Huff, who has attempted the third-most 3-pointers of anyone in the country (247), is making an average of 3.38 per game, which ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 13th nationally.
- The Mountaineers are one of the best defensive teams, holding opponents to an average of 63.7 points per game, which ranks seventh nationally. Only Houston is better in the Big 12.
SERIES HISTORY
- West Virginia leads the all-time series 19-8.
- TCU leads the series in Fort Worth, 7-6, and has won the last four.
- The teams split the series last season with each winning at home. WVU won the previous matchup, 73-55.
- Jamie Dixon is 20-17 all-time against WVU. It is his most wins and most games played against any opponent.
- Under Dixon, TCU has won seven of nine games against WVU in Schollmaier Arena.
LAST TIME OUT
- TCU never led in an 82-71 loss at UCF Tuesday night at Addition Financial Arena.
- Xavier Edmonds battled foul trouble to record a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
- Micah Robinson scored a career-high 20 points and added nine rebounds.
UP NEXT
- TCU will host Arizona State on Tuesday at 8 p.m. on CBSSN.
