2016 – 17 TCU Horned Frogs men 's basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season , led by head coach Jamie Dixon in his first season at TCU . The Horned Frogs played their home games at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth , Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 24 – 15 , 6 – 12 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place . They defeated Oklahoma and Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Iowa State . They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Fresno State , Iowa , and Richmond to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden . At MSG , they defeated UCF to advance to the NIT finals where they beat Georgia Tech to become the 2017 NIT champions
Big 12 Tournament
2017 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team