2019–20 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2019–20 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season , led by head coach Jamie Dixon in his fourth season at TCU. The Horned Frogs competed as members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas .
Previous season
They finished the season 23–14, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas State . They received an at-large bid to the NIT as the No. 1 seed where they lost in the semifinals to Texas .
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Recruits
Recruiting class of 2019
Roster
2019–20 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Mickey Pearson Jr.
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Hargrave Military
Lincoln, AL
G
1
Desmond Bane
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Seton Catholic
Richmond, IN
G
2
Edric Dennis Jr.
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Sr
DeSoto /UT Arlington
Dallas, TX
G
3
Francisco Farabello
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
Fr
NBA Global Academy
Cañada de Gómez, Argentina
G
4
PJ Fuller
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Findlay Prep
Seattle, WA
G
5
Jaire Grayer
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Sr
IMG Academy /George Mason
Flint, MI
F
10
Diante Smith
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Choctawhatchee
Fort Walton Beach, FL
G
11
Taryn Todd
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Findlay Prep
Vaughan, ON
G
12
Justin Huelskamp (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
San Joaquin Memorial HS
Fresno, CA
G
13
Dylan Arnette
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Fr
Dallas Carter
DeSoto, TX
G
14
Quinton Uribe (W)
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
140 lb (64 kg)
Fr
Alamo Heights HS
San Antonio, TX
F
15
Kevin Easley Jr.
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Lawrence North /Chattanooga
Indianapolis, IN
G
20
Anthony Lucenti (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Loyola HS
Manhattan Beach, CA
C
21
Kevin Samuel
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
RS So
Redemption Christian
Houston, TX
G
22
RJ Nembhard
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS So
Keller HS
Keller, TX
F
23
Jaedon LeDee
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
The Kinkaid School /Ohio State
Houston, TX
G
30
Harrison Young
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Impact Academy
Auckland, New Zealand
G
31
Owen Aschieris (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
Santa Fe Christian Schools
San Diego, CA
G
35
Nikola Vasiljevic
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
North Central Texas Academy
Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Tony Benford , Assistant Coach (Texas Tech )
Ryan Miller , Assistant Coach (Northern State )
Duane Broussard , Assistant Coach (Bradley )
Thomas Montigel , Operations Coordinator (TCU )
Xavier Adams , Graduate Assistant
Matt Carlino , Graduate Assistant
David Vogel , Graduate Assistant
Stephen Gephardt , Assistant Strength Coach
Matt Herrill , Associate Director of Sports Medicine
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2019 *7:00 pm, FSSW+
Southwestern
W 83–62
1–0
Schollmaier Arena (6,380)Fort Worth, TX
November 12, 2019 *7:00 pm, FSSW
Louisiana MGM Resorts Main Event Campus Site Game
W 98–65
2–0
Schollmaier Arena (5,887)Fort Worth, TX
November 18, 2019 *8:00 pm, FSSW
Air Force
W 65–54
3–0
Schollmaier Arena (6,110)Fort Worth, TX
November 21, 2019 *7:00 pm, FSSW
UC Irvine MGM Resorts Main Event Campus Site Game
W 59–58
4–0
Schollmaier Arena (5,892)Fort Worth, TX
November 24, 2019 *9:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Clemson MGM Resorts Main Event semifinals
L 60–62 OT
4–1
T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
November 26, 2019 *8:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Wyoming MGM Resorts Main Event consolation game
W 64–47
5–1
T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
December 3, 2019 *8:00 pm, FSSW+
Illinois State
W 81–69
6–1
Schollmaier Arena (5,991)Fort Worth, TX
December 6, 2019 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. USC
L 78–80
6–2
Dickies Arena (5,656)Fort Worth, TX
December 11, 2019 *7:00 pm, FSSW
Winthrop
W 70–60
7–2
Schollmaier Arena (6,314)Fort Worth, TX
December 14, 2019 *2:00 pm, FSSW
Lamar
W 79–50
8–2
Schollmaier Arena (6,314)Fort Worth, TX
December 22, 2019 *4:00 pm, ESPN2
Xavier Big East–Big XII Alliance
L 59–67
8–3
Schollmaier Arena (6,445)Fort Worth, TX
December 30, 2019 *8:00 pm, FSSW
George Mason
W 87–53
9–3
Schollmaier Arena (5,992)Fort Worth, TX
January 4, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU
Iowa State
W 81–79 OT
10–3 (1–0)
Schollmaier Arena (5,821)Fort Worth, TX
January 7, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Kansas State
W 59–57
11–3 (2–0)
Bramlage Coliseum (7,119)Manhattan, KS
January 11, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN2
Oklahoma State
W 52–40
12–3 (3–0)
Schollmaier Arena (6,001)Fort Worth, TX
January 14, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 12 West Virginia
L 49–81
12–4 (3–1)
WVU Coliseum (11,445)Morgantown, WV
January 18, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oklahoma
L 63–83
12–5 (3–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (8,699)Norman, OK
January 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 18 Texas Tech
W 65–54
13–5 (4–2)
Schollmaier Arena (6,966)Fort Worth, TX
January 25, 2020 *3:00 pm, ESPN2
at Arkansas Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 67–78
13–6
Bud Walton Arena (19,200)Fayetteville, AR
January 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas
L 61–62
13–7 (4–3)
Schollmaier Arena (6,698)Fort Worth, TX
February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 1 Baylor
L 52–68
13–8 (4–4)
Ferrell Center (8,830)Waco, TX
February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oklahoma State
L 57–72
13–9 (4–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,605)Stillwater, OK
February 8, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 3 Kansas
L 46–60
13–10 (4–6)
Schollmaier Arena (6,728)Fort Worth, TX
February 10, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 24 Texas Tech
L 42–88
13–11 (4–7)
United Supermarkets Arena (13,050)Lubbock, TX
February 15, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+
Kansas State
W 68–57
14–11 (5–7)
Schollmaier Arena (6,288)Fort Worth, TX
February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, LHN
at Texas
L 56–70
14–12 (5–8)
Frank Erwin Center (8,395)Austin, TX
February 22, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 17 West Virginia
W 67–60
15–12 (6–8)
Schollmaier Arena (6,290)Fort Worth, TX
February 25, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Iowa State
L 59–65
15–13 (6–9)
Hilton Coliseum (13,791)Ames, IA
February 29, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Baylor
W 75–72
16–13 (7–9)
Schollmaier Arena (6,549)Fort Worth, TX
March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 1 Kansas
L 66–75
16–14 (7–10)
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
March 7, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2
Oklahoma
L 76–78
16–15 (7–11)
Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 11, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU
(7)
vs. (10) Kansas State First round
L 49–53
16–16
Sprint Center (17606)Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Schedule Source: GoFrogs.com[ 8]
References
^ Straka, Dean (January 25, 2019). "Report: Former Midlothian, TCU forward Kaden Archie transferring to UTEP" . Dallas Morning News . Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
^ "After waiver was initially denied, NCAA rules SMU guard Kendric Davis eligible on appeal" . Dallas Morning News . November 22, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
^ Gardner, Michelle (July 2, 2019). "GCU lands TCU basketball transfer Jaylen Fisher" . Arizona Republic . Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
^ Davison, Drew (April 11, 2019). " 'It's my time.' TCU's Kouat Noi is 'all-in' pursuing NBA, professional dreams" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Retrieved April 12, 2019 .
^ "Men's Basketball Adds Two Freshmen and Two Transfers to 2019-2020 Roster" . UC Riverside Highlanders . Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
^ Beede, Jason (January 17, 2019). "UCF MBB announces TCU transfer Yuat Alok" . 247 Sports . Retrieved December 2, 2019 .
^ Davison, Drew (May 23, 2019). "Jamie Dixon bolsters backcourt with UTA transfer. But when will he be eligible?" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Retrieved December 3, 2019 .
^ "Men's Basketball 2019–20 Schedule" . Texas Christian University Department of Athletics.