TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball
Introduction The '''TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball''' team represents Texas Christian University, located in Fort Worth, Texas, in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. Since 2016, the Horned Frogs have been led by TCU Lettermen's Hall of Fame member, head coach Jamie Dixon. TCU has competed in the Big 12 Conference since 2012, and previously competed in the Mountain West Conference (2005–2012), Conference USA (2001–2005), Western Athletic Conference (1996–2001) and Southwest Conference (1923–1996). The Horned Frogs play their home games on campus at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena, formerly known as Daniel–Meyer Coliseum, which reopened in December 2015 after a $72 million renovation.
History ===Early years===The Horned Frogs began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1908, when the university was located in Waco, Texas. In their first recorded game, the Frogs faced then-cross-town rival Baylor in a 6–37 loss; the Frogs notched their first recorded program win that same season versus the Waco YMCA. TCU moved its campus from Waco to Fort Worth, Texas, after a fire destroyed the central Texas' school's main building in 1910.TCU competed as an independent and as part of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association until joining Southwest Conference competition for the 1923–24 season, where the Frogs won their first-ever SWC game in a January 9, 1924, game at Rice University. During the early, independent and TIAA years, TCU was led by at least six different coaches from 1908 through 1923, and played five or fewer games or did not field teams in 7 of those 15 seasons.===1920s–1970s Southwest Conference era===The Horned Frogs were led into the Southwest Conference in 1923 by a new basketball and football coach, Fort Worth native  Matty Bell. Bell transformed the program, accruing a 71–41 (49–30 SWC) record over his six seasons at TCU and leading the Horned Frogs to second, third and fourth-place finishes during his tenure. Bell was succeeded by Francis Schmidt, who left the Arkansas Razorbacks to coach TCU basketball and football. On the gridiron, Schmidt led the Frogs to their first SWC title and the gridiron in 1932, and on the hardwood, Schmidt led the Frogs to a combined 72–24 (41–19 SWC) record over five seasons and Southwest Conference championships in 1931 and 1934.The 1931 SWC championship was the Frogs' first league title in men's basketball. Schmidt departed Fort Worth after five seasons to become the head football coach at Ohio State.Coach Schmidt's departure after the 1934 SWC championship season was followed by a 16-year drought for TCU basketball. TCU football coach Dutch Meyer fared far better leading the Frogs' football team, where he claimed two national championships, in 1935 and 1938, and three SWC football titles over his 19-year football-coaching tenure, than he did in his three seasons at the helm of TCU basketball. Meyer's basketball record from 1934 through 1937 totaled on 10–37 (5–31 SWC). Meyer was replaced by former TCU basketball and football player Mike Brumbelow, who had two SWC wins over the following four seasons, with an overall record of 22–64 (2–46 SWC). Brumbelow was quickly replaced by Hub McQuillan, who led the Frogs to middle-of-the-league finishes in the first 5 of his 7 years as head coach of TCU basketball.Buster Brannon, a former TCU player under Francis Scmidt, led Horned Frogs basketball for nearly two decades, from 1948 through 1967.Brannon amassed a 205–259 (104–144 SWC) record over 19 seasons and led the Frogs to four Southwest Conference championships in 1951, 1952, 1953 and 1959, and the program's first three NCAA tournament appearances in 1952, 1953 and 1959.Brannon's recorded faded in the 1960s, when the Frogs finished near the bottom of the league almost every year until Brannon's retirement from coaching in 1967.The Brannon era saw the opening of Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (now Schollmaier Arena) in 1961.Johnny Swaim, a former player for Brannon, coached the Frogs from 1967 through 1977.Swaim led the Frogs to Southwest Conference titles and the NCAA tournament in 1967, his first season at the helm, and in 1971.The Frogs' 1967 NCAA tournament appearance saw the Frogs' first-ever tournament win and the program's only appearance in what is now known as the Elite Eight. Swaim abruptly retired from coaching after the 1977 season, remaining in Fort Worth as a businessman until his death in 1995.After Swaim's retirement, Tim Somerville led the Frogs for the following two seasons, notching only a 10–43 (3–29 SWC) record.===Jamie Dixon era===On March 21, 2016, TCU hired Pitt head coach and former Horned Frogs' letterman Jamie Dixon as the Frogs' next head basketball coach. Prior to his return to Fort Worth as the 22nd head coach of TCU basketball, Dixon spent 13 years as the head coach at Pitt, won four national coach of the year awards, and ranked as the 9th winningest, active Division I head coach. Dixon's impact at TCU was immediate, where in his first season he landed Jaylen Fisher, the highest-rated recruit in TCU history, led the Frogs to their best conference record and finish, best overall record, and first postseason tournament since joining the Big 12 in 2012, and knocked off the No. 1 ranked Kansas Jayhawks in the 2017 Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City–marking the program's first-ever win over a #1 ranked team. The Horned Frogs won the 2017 NIT Championship on March 30, to cap off Dixon's first season with a 24–15 record. The Horned Frogs qualified as an at-large bid for the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, snapping a 20-year drought.TCU made the NCAA tournament in 2022.They defeated Seton Hall 69–42 in the first round winning an NCAA tournament game for the first time in 35 years.
Season-by-season results  1908–09  J.R. Langley  Independent  2–3  –  –  – 1909–10  Oscar Wise  Independent  1–4  –  –  – 1910–11  –  –  –  –  –  – 1911–12  –  –  –  –  –  – 1912–13  –  –  –  –  –  – 1913–14  Unknown  Independent  2–9  –  –  – 1914–15  Frederick Cahoon  Independent  11–12  –  –  – 1915–16  E.Y. Freeland  Independent  1–3  –  –  – 1916–17  Unknown  Independent  2–6  –  –  – 1917–18  Unknown  Independent  4–4  –  –  – 1918–19  Unknown  Independent  4–6  –  –  – 1919–20  T.D. Hackney  Independent  1–9  –  –  – 1920–21  W.L. Driver  Independent  0–3  –  –  – 1921–22  W.L. Driver  Independent  8–4  –  –  – 1922–23  John McKnight  Independent  3–13  –  –  – 1923–24  Matty Bell  Southwest Conference  16–4  15–4  2nd  – 1924–25  Matty Bell  Southwest Conference  14–5  11–3  2nd  – 1925–26  Matty Bell  Southwest Conference  13–9  7–5  3rd  – 1926–27  Matty Bell  Southwest Conference  9–8  6–4  4th  – 1927–28  Matty Bell  Southwest Conference  9–8  5–7  4th  – 1928–29  Matty Bell  Southwest Conference  10–7  5–7  4th  – 1929–30  Francis Schmidt  Southwest Conference  7–10  4–8  T-6th  – 1930–31  Francis Schmidt  Southwest Conference  18–4  9–3  1st  – 1931–32  Francis Schmidt  Southwest Conference  18–4  9–3  2nd  – 1932–33  Francis Schmidt  Southwest Conference  16–4  9–3  2nd  – 1933–34  Francis Schmidt  Southwest Conference  13–2  10–2  1st  – 1934–35  Dutch Meyer  Southwest Conference  6–13  2–10  7th  – 1935–36  Dutch Meyer  Southwest Conference  3–11  2–10  7th  – 1936–37  Dutch Meyer  Southwest Conference  1–13  1–11  7th  – 1937–38  Mike Brumbelow  Southwest Conference  8–15  1–11  7th  – 1938–39  Mike Brumbelow  Southwest Conference  2–17  0–12  7th  – 1939–40  Mike Brumbelow  Southwest Conference  7–16  1–11  7th  – 1940–41  Mike Brumbelow  Southwest Conference  5–16  0–12  7th  – 1941–42  Hub McQuillan  Southwest Conference  13–10  6–6  T-3rd  – 1942–43  Hub McQuillan  Southwest Conference  18–9  5–7  4th  – 1943–44  Hub McQuillan  Southwest Conference  9–12  6–6  T-3rd  – 1944–45  Hub McQuillan  Southwest Conference  9–20  7–5  T-3rd  – 1945–46  Hub McQuillan  Southwest Conference  13–11  6–6  4th  – 1946–47  Hub McQuillan  Southwest Conference  1–22  1–11  7th  – 1947–48  Hub McQuillan  Southwest Conference  3–20  1–11  7th  – 1948–49  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  4–20  1–11  7th  – 1949–50  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  13–11  5–7  6th  – 1950–51  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  16–9  8–4  T-1st  – 1951–52  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  24–4  11–1  1st  NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 1952–53  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  16–8  9–3  1st  NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 1953–54  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  10–14  5–7  6th  – 1954–55  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  17–7  8–4  T-2nd  – 1955–56  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  4–20  2–10  7th  – 1956–57  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  14–10  6–6  T-3rd  – 1957–58  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  17–7  8–6  3rd  – 1958–59  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  20–6  12–2  1st  NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 1959–60  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  7–17  4–10  7th  – 1960–61  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  5–19  3–11  7th  – 1961–62  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  5–19  4–10  7th  – 1962–63  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  4–20  1–13  8th  – 1963–64  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  4–20  0–14  8th  – 1964–65  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  6–18  3–11  7th  – 1965–66  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  8–16  6–8  T-6th  – 1966–67  Buster Brannon  Southwest Conference  11–14  8–6  T-2nd  – 1967–68  Johnny Swaim  Southwest Conference  15–11  9–5  1st  NCAA tournament Elite Eight 1968–69  Johnny Swaim  Southwest Conference  12–12  5–9  T-6th  – 1969–70  Johnny Swaim  Southwest Conference  10–14  8–6  T-3rd  – 1970–71  Johnny Swaim  Southwest Conference  15–12  11–3  1st  NCAA tournament first round 1971–72  Johnny Swaim  Southwest Conference  15–9  9–5  T-3rd  – 1972–73  Johnny Swaim  Southwest Conference  4–21  2–12  T-7th  – 1973–74  Johnny Swaim  Southwest Conference  8–17  2–12  8th  – 1974–75  Johnny Swaim  Southwest Conference  9–16  4–10  T-6th  – 1975–76  Johnny Swaim  Southwest Conference  11–16  6–10  7th  SWC Postseason Classic (0–1) 1976–77  Johnny Swaim  Southwest Conference  3–23  0–16  9th  SWC Postseason Classic (0–1) 1977–78  Tim Somerville  Southwest Conference  4–22  2–14  T-8th  SWC Postseason Classic (0–1) 1978–79  Tim Somerville  Southwest Conference  6–21  1–15  9th  SWC Postseason Classic (0–1) 1979–80  Jim Killingsworth  Southwest Conference  7–19  2–14  9th  SWC Postseason Classic (0–1) 1980–81  Jim Killingsworth  Southwest Conference  11–18  6–10  8th  SWC Postseason Classic (1–1) 1981–82  Jim Killingsworth  Southwest Conference  16–13  9–7  T-4th  SWC Postseason Classic (2–1) 1982–83  Jim Killingsworth  Southwest Conference  23–11  9–7  T-4th  SWC Postseason Classic (1–1)National Invitation Tournament (2–1) 1983–84 Jim Killingsworth  Southwest Conference  11–17  4–12  T-7th  SWC Postseason Classic (0–1) 1984–85  Jim Killingsworth  Southwest Conference  16–12  8–8  T-6th  SWC Postseason Classic (0–1) 1985–86  Jim Killingsworth  Southwest Conference  22–9  12–4  T-1st  SWC Postseason Classic (1–1)National Invitation Tournament (1–1) 1986–87  Jim Killingsworth  Southwest Conference  24–7  14–2  1st  SWC Postseason Classic (0–1)NCAA tournament second round 1987–88  Moe Iba  Southwest Conference  9–19  3–13  T-8th  SWC Postseason Classic (0–1) 1988–89  Moe Iba  Southwest Conference  17–13  9–7  3rd  SWC Postseason Classic (1–1) 1989–90  Moe Iba  Southwest Conference  16–13  9–7  4th  SWC Postseason Classic (0–1) 1990–91  Moe Iba  Southwest Conference  18–10  9–7  T-4th  SWC Postseason Classic (0–1) 1991–92  Moe Iba  Southwest Conference  23–11  9–5  3rd  SWC Postseason Classic (1–1)National Invitation Tournament (1–1) 1992–93  Moe Iba  Southwest Conference  6–22  2–12  8th  SWC Postseason Classic (1–1) 1993–94  Moe Iba  Southwest Conference  7–20  3–11  T-7th  SWC Postseason Classic (0–1) 1994–95  Billy Tubbs  Southwest Conference  16–11  8–6  T-3rd  SWC Postseason Classic (0–1) 1995–96  Billy Tubbs  Southwest Conference  16–14  6–8  4th  SWC Postseason Classic (1–1) 1996–97  Billy Tubbs  Western Athletic Conference  22–13  7–9  2nd (Mountain)  WAC tournament (3–1)National Invitation Tournament (1–1) 1997–98  Billy Tubbs  Western Athletic Conference  27–6  14–0  1st (Pacific)  WAC tournament (1–1)NCAA tournament first round 1998–99  Billy Tubbs  Western Athletic Conference  21–11  7–7  4th (Mountain)  WAC tournament (0–1)National Invitation Tournament (2–1) 1999–00  Billy Tubbs  Western Athletic Conference  18–14  8–6  4th  WAC tournament (1–1) 2000–01  Billy Tubbs  Western Athletic Conference  20–11  9–7  4th  WAC tournament (0–1) 2001–02  Billy Tubbs  Conference USA  16–15  6–10  T-4th (National)  C-USA tournament (0–1) 2002–03  Neil Dougherty  Conference USA  9–19  3–13  7th (National)  – 2003–04  Neil Dougherty  Conference USA  12–17  7–9  9th  C-USA tournament (1–1) 2004–05  Neil Dougherty  Conference USA  21–14  8–8  8th  C-USA tournament (1–1)National Invitation Tournament (2–1) 2005–06  Neil Dougherty  Mountain West Conference  6–25  2–14  9th  MWC tournament (0–1) 2006–07  Neil Dougherty  Mountain West Conference  13–17  4–12  9th  MWC tournament (1–1) 2007–08  Neil Dougherty  Mountain West Conference  14–16  6–10  7th  MWC tournament (0–1) 2008–09  Jim Christian  Mountain West Conference  14–17  5–11  7th  MWC tournament (0–1) 2009–10  Jim Christian  Mountain West Conference  13–19  5–11  7th  MWC tournament (0–1) 2010–11  Jim Christian  Mountain West Conference  11–22  1–15  9th  MWC tournament (1–1) 2011–12  Jim Christian  Mountain West Conference  18–15  7–7  5th  MWC tournament (0–1)College Basketball Invitational (1–1) 2012–13  Trent Johnson  Big 12 Conference  11–21  2–16  10th  Big 12 tournament (0–1) 2013–14  Trent Johnson  Big 12 Conference  9–22  0–18  10th  Big 12 tournament (0–1) 2014–15  Trent Johnson  Big 12 Conference  18–15  4–14  9th  Big 12tournament (1–1) 2015–16  Trent Johnson  Big 12 Conference  12–21  2–16  10th  Big 12 tournament (1–1) 2016–17  Jamie Dixon  Big 12 Conference  24–15  6–12  T-7th  Big 12 tournament (2–1)National Invitation Tournament Champions (5–0) 2017–18  Jamie Dixon  Big 12 Conference  21–12  9–9  5th  Big 12 tournament (0–1)NCAA tournament (0–1) 2018–19  Jamie Dixon  Big 12 Conference  23–14  7–11  T-7th  Big 12 tournament (1–1)National Invitation Tournament (3–1) 2019–20  Jamie Dixon  Big 12 Conference  16–16  7–11  T-7th  Big 12 tournament (0–1) 2020–21  Jamie Dixon  Big 12 Conference  12–14  5–11  8th  Big 12 tournament (0–1) 2021–22  Jamie Dixon  Big 12 Conference  21–13  8–10  T-5th  Big 12 tournament (1–1)NCAA tournament (1–1) 2022–23  Jamie Dixon  Big 12 Conference  22–13  9–9  T-5th  Big 12 tournament (1–1)NCAA tournament (1–1) '''Legend:'''
Postseason ===NCAA tournament===The Horned Frogs have appeared in ten NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 7–10. ''The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1978 edition.'' 1952    Sweet SixteenRegional 3rd-place game  Kansas  L 64–68'''W''' 61–44 1953     Sweet SixteenRegional 3rd-place game    L 54–71'''W''' 58–56 1959     Sweet SixteenRegional 3rd-place game    L 73–77'''W''' 71–65 1968     Sweet SixteenElite Eight  Houston  '''W''' 77–72L 68–103 1971     First round  Notre Dame  L 94–102 1987  #4   First roundSecond round  #13 Marshall#5 Notre Dame  '''W''' 76–60L 57–58 1998  #5   First round  #12 Florida State  L 87–96 2018  #6   First round  #11 Syracuse  L 52–57 2022  #9   First roundSecond round  #8 Seton Hall#1 Arizona  '''W''' 69–42 L 80–85 OT 2023  #6   First roundSecond round  #11 Arizona State#3 Gonzaga  '''W''' 72–70 L 81–84===NIT===The Horned Frogs have appeared in eight National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 17–7.They were NIT champions in 2017.1983  First roundSecond roundQuarterfinals    '''W''' 64–62'''W''' 78–76L 57–67 1986  First roundSecond round    '''W''' 76–69L 75–77 1992  First roundSecond round    '''W''' 73–61L 51–67 1997  First roundSecond round    '''W''' 85–62L 72–82 1999  First roundSecond roundQuarterfinals    '''W''' 72–71'''W''' 101–89L 68–77 2005  First roundSecond roundQuarterfinals    '''W''' 60–58'''W''' 78–68L 73–85 2017  First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship  Fresno StateIowaRichmondUCFGeorgia Tech  '''W''' 66–59'''W''' 94–92OT'''W''' 86–68'''W''' 68–53'''W''' 88–56 2019  First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals Sam Houston StateNebraskaCreightonTexas  '''W''' 80–76'''W''' 88–72'''W''' 71–58L 44–58===CBI===The Horned Frogs have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 1–1.2012  First roundQuarterfinals  MilwaukeeOregon State  '''W''' 83–73L 81–101
Retired numbers TCU has retired five numbers. '''TCU Horned Frogs retired jerseys''' No.PlayerPos.CareerNo. ret.Ref. '''24'''  Darrell Browder  G  1979–1983    '''28'''  Dick O'Neal  PF 1954–1957    '''34'''   Kenrich Williams  SG/SF 2014–20182024 '''40'''  Kurt Thomas PF  1990–1995  2017  '''54'''  James Cash Jr.   C  1966–1969   ;Notes
NBA/ABA players *Desmond Bane*Scott Brooks*Goo Kennedy*George McLeod* Lee Nailon, NBA player and 2007 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP*R.J. Nembhard*Dennis Nutt*Reggie Smith*Kurt Thomas*Gary Turner*Kenrich Williams
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