2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team

2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball
2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	6–4 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Jamie Dixon (9th season);
Associate head coach	Tony Benford
Assistant coaches	Duane Broussard; Jamie McNeilly;
Home arena	Schollmaier Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Iowa State	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
No. 19 Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	9	–	1	.900
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
BYU	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Colorado	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
UCF	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
No. 8 Kansas	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
No. 15 Houston	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Utah	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Baylor	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
TCU	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Arizona	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 21, 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	Senior	Haverford, PA	Graduated
Chuck O'Bannon Jr.	5	F	6'7"	220	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	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	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
Micah Robinson #6 SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
David Punch #12 PF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Malick Diallo #40 C	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Ashton Simmons #23 SG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: 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	Houston
Tamin Lipsey	Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson†	Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[3]

Second Team

Player	School
Norchad Omier	Baylor
Jeremy Roach	Baylor
Keshon Gilbert	Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr	Kansas
Coleman Hawkins	Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[3]

Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

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

Jamie Dixon (TCU)

Assistant coach(es)

Tony Benford (Texas Tech)
Duane Broussard (Bradley)
Jamie McNeilly (New Orleans)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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	L 74–83	5–4	11 – Tied	7 – Punch	7 – Collins	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Alabama	W 58–49	6–4	14 – Allette	11 – Udeh Jr.	4 – Reynolds	Schollmaier Arena (4,781) 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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "2023-24 TCU Horned Frogs Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ North, Anthony. "Men's Basketball: TCU earns No. 9 seed in 2024 NCAA Tournament". Frogs O'War. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ ^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.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". gofrogs.com. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

[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.

[Big_12_Preseason_Poll/Honors-3] "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.

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