2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team

2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record5–3 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachTony Benford
Assistant coaches
  • Duane Broussard
  • Jamie McNeilly
Home arenaSchollmaier Arena
Seasons
2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona State 0 – 0   – 8 – 1   .889
No. 14 Cincinnati 0 – 0   – 7 – 1   .875
No. 6 Iowa State 0 – 0   – 7 – 1   .875
Colorado 0 – 0   – 7 – 2   .778
No. 1 Kansas 0 – 0   – 7 – 2   .778
Texas Tech 0 – 0   – 7 – 2   .778
UCF 0 – 0   – 7 – 2   .778
BYU 0 – 0   – 6 – 2   .750
Oklahoma State 0 – 0   – 6 – 2   .750
Utah 0 – 0   – 6 – 2   .750
West Virginia 0 – 0   – 6 – 2   .750
Kansas State 0 – 0   – 6 – 3   .667
No. 15 Baylor 0 – 0   – 5 – 3   .625
No. 17 Houston 0 – 0   – 5 – 3   .625
TCU 0 – 0   – 5 – 4   .556
Arizona 0 – 0   – 4 – 4   .500
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner
As of December 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represents Texas Christian University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by ninth-year head coach Jamie Dixon and play their home games at Schollmaier Arena located in Fort Worth, Texas as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Horned Frogs finished the 2023–24 season 21–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. Due to a tiebreaker, as the No. 8 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Oklahoma in the second round, before losing to Houston in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the West Region, where they were defeated by Utah State in the first round.[1][2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Micah Peavy 0 G 6'8" 215 Senior Cibolo, TX Transferred to Georgetown
Emanuel Miller 2 F 6'7" 217 GS Senior Scarborough, ON Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Dallas Mavericks
Avery Anderson III 3 G 6'3" 170 GS Senior Justin, TX Graduated
Jameer Nelson Jr. 4 G 6'2" 205 Redshirt Senior Haverford, PA Graduated
Chuck O'Bannon Jr. 5 F 6'7" 220 Redshirt Senior Las Vegas, NV Graduated
Trevian Tennyson 11 G 6'4" 180 GS Senior Arlington, TX Graduated
Xavier Cork 12 F 6'9" 235 Senior Sulphur Springs, TX Graduated
JaKobe Coles 21 F 6'8" 216 Junior Denton, TX Transferred to Grand Canyon
Tyler Lundblade 22 G 6'7" 212 Redshirt Sophomore Dallas, TX Transferred to Belmont
Darius Ford 30 G 5'11" 155 Junior Fort Worth, TX Walk-on; transferred to Alabama A&M
Essam Mostafa 44 C 6'9" 250 Redshirt Senior Cairo, Egypt Transferred to Middle Tennessee
Zach Gonsoulin 55 G 6'0" 157 Sophomore Houston, TX Walk-on; transferred to UTSA

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Brendan Wenzel 0 G 6'7" 208 GS Senior San Antonio, TX Wyoming
Vasean Allette 3 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Toronto, ON Old Dominion
Frankie Collins 11 G 6'1" 185 Senior Sacramento, CA Arizona State
Trazarien White 13 F 6'7" 190 Senior Mansfield, TX UNC Wilmington
Noah Reynolds 21 G 6'3" 200 Senior Peoria, IL Green Bay
R.J. Jones 24 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Denton, TX Kansas State

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Micah Robinson
#6 SF 		Dallas, TX Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 23, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
David Punch
#12 PF 		Harker Heights, TX Harker Heights High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 21, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Malick Diallo
#40 C 		Draper, UT Wasatch Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 12, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Ashton Simmons
#23 SG 		Beaumont, TX West Brook Senior High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 11, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 TCU Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

Big 12 Coaches Points
1. Kansas 215 (9)
2. Houston 211 (5)
3. Iowa State 194 (1)
4. Baylor 185
5. Arizona 179 (1)
6. Cincinnati 140
7. Texas Tech 135
8. Kansas State 133
9. BYU 116
10. TCU 90
11. UCF 83
12. Arizona State 64
13. West Virginia 62
14. Oklahoma State 46
15. Colorado 37
16. Utah 30
Reference:[3] (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team
Player School
Caleb Love Arizona
LJ Cryer Houston
J’Wan Roberts
Tamin Lipsey Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson† Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:[3]
Second Team
Player School
Norchad Omier Baylor
Jeremy Roach
Keshon Gilbert Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr Kansas
Coleman Hawkins Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:[3]

Roster

2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brendan Wenzel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) GS Wyoming San Antonio, Texas
F 1 Isaiah Manning 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Mansfield Legacy High School Mansfield, Texas
G 3 Vasean Allette 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) So Old Dominion Toronto, Ontario
F 5 Micah Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy (VA) Kansas City, Missouri
G 6 Ashton Simmons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr West Brook High School Beaumont, Texas
C 8 Ernest Udeh Jr. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 263 lb (119 kg) Jr Kansas Orlando, Florida
G 11 Frankie Collins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Arizona State Sacramento, California
F 13 Trazarien White 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr UNC Wilmington Mansfield, Texas
F 15 David Punch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Harker Heights High School Harker Heights, Texas
G 21 Noah Reynolds 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Green Bay Peoria, Illinois
C 22 Adam Stewart (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Salt Lake Academy (UT) Waller, Texas
G 24 R.J. Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Kansas State Denton, Texas
G 30 Drew McElroy (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Highland Park High School Dallas, Texas
C 32 Malick Diallo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy Bamako, Mali
G 33 Trey Stuart (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Brock High School Weatherford, Texas
G 35 Cole Despie (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 168 lb (76 kg) RS So Bellarmine College Prep San Jose, California
F 41 Jace Posey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Strake Jesuit College Prep Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2024*
7:00 p.m. 		vs. No. 16 Arkansas W 66–65 
 13 – Udeh Jr.   8 – Udeh Jr.   6 – Collins  Dickies Arena (4,407)
Fort Worth, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida A&M W 83–44  1–0
  20 – Allette   12 – Udeh   7 – Reynolds  Schollmaier Arena (5,127)
Fort Worth, TX
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Gulf Coast W 67–51  2–0
  14 – Allette   9 – Wenzel   5 – Reynolds  Schollmaier Arena (5,026)
Fort Worth, TX
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State W 76–71  3–0
  17 – Reynolds   10 – Udeh   6 – Collins  Schollmaier Arena (4,815)
Fort Worth, TX
November 15, 2024*
5:00 p.m., FS1 		at Michigan L 64–76  3–1
  16 – White   7 – Punch   3 – Collins  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 19, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alcorn State
Acrisure Invitational campus site game 		W 71–48  4–1
  16 – White   7 – Punch   6 – Reynolds  Schollmaier Arena (4,707)
Fort Worth, TX
November 28, 2024*
3:00 p.m., TruTV 		vs. Santa Clara
Acrisure Invitational semifinals 		L 52–69  4–2
  15 – Collins   12 – Udeh Jr.   3 – Collins  Acrisure Arena (320)
Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2024*
1:00 p.m., TruTV 		vs. Colorado State
Acrisure Invitational 3rd place game 		L 72–76 OT 4–3
  16 – Collins   8 – Collins   5 – Collins  Acrisure Arena (835)
Thousand Palms, CA
December 5, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Xavier
Big East–Big 12 Battle 		W 76–72  5–3
  16 – Collins   7 – Collins   5 – Collins  Schollmaier Arena (5,156)
Fort Worth, TX
December 8, 2024*
11:30 a.m., ESPNU 		vs. Vanderbilt
Coast-to-Coast Challenge 		      Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
December 16, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		South Alabama       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
December 22, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Montana State       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 regular season
December 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona       McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
January 4, 2025
3:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Kansas State       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
January 6, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Houston       Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
January 11, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		BYU       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
January 19, 2025
TBA, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Baylor       Foster Pavilion 
Waco, TX
January 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Kansas       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
January 25, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UCF       Addition Financial Arena 
Orlando, FL
January 29, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Texas Tech       United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX
February 2, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Colorado       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Virginia       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
February 8, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Iowa State       Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
February 12, 2025
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Oklahoma State       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
February 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arizona State       Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
February 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas Tech       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
February 22, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		at Cincinnati       Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
February 25, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at West Virginia       WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
March 1, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Baylor       Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 8, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Colorado       CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
Big 12 tournament
March 11–15, 2025
TBA 		vs.        T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[4]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
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References

  1. ^ "2023-24 TCU Horned Frogs Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ North, Anthony. "Men's Basketball: TCU earns No. 9 seed in 2024 NCAA Tournament". Frogs O'War. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". gofrogs.com. Retrieved August 21, 2024.