# 2024–25 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team

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.

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: (#) 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: ||

### 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: ||
* 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

## 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 | 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 | W 82–48 | 7–4 | 15 – Reynolds | 10 – Diallo | 5 – Reynolds | Schollmaier Arena (5,135) Fort Worth, TX |
| Big 12 regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arizona | L 81–90 | 7–5 (0–1) | 23 – Reynolds | 14 – Udeh | 7 – Reynolds | McKale Center (13,560) Tucson, AZ |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Kansas State | W 63–62 | 8–5 (1–1) | 18 – Reynolds | 12 – Udeh | 4 – Udeh | Schollmaier Arena (6,108) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 12 Houston | L 46–65 | 8–6 (1–2) | 19 – Reynolds | 5 – Tied | 1 – Tied | Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | BYU | W 71–67 | 9–6 (2–2) | 21 – Reynolds | 4 – Punch | 5 – Allette | Schollmaier Arena (4,752) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah | L 65–73 | 9–7 (2–3) | 19 – Allette | 9 – Allette | 4 – Allette | Schollmaier Arena (5,459) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 19, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 25 Baylor | W 74–71 | 10–7 (3–3) | 17 – Wenzel | 15 – Udeh | 5 – Allette | Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX |
| January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 12 Kansas | L 61–74 | 10–8 (3–4) | 14 – Reynolds | 8 – Udeh | 3 – Allette | Schollmaier Arena (6,055) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 58–85 | 10–9 (3–5) | 15 – Allette | 6 – Punch | 4 – Allette | Addition Financial Arena (8,003) Orlando, FL |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 22 Texas Tech | L 57–71 | 10–10 (3–6) | 14 – Reynolds | 6 – Tied | 3 – Reynolds | United Supermarkets Arena (14,114) Lubbock, TX |
| February 2, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Colorado | W 68–57 | 11–10 (4–6) | 19 – Punch | 7 – Udeh | 6 – Tied | Schollmaier Arena (5,029) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Virginia | W 65–60 | 12–10 (5–6) | 22 – Allette | 11 – Allette | 5 – Allette | Schollmaier Arena (4,878) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 8 Iowa State College GameDay | L 52–82 | 12–11 (5–7) | 9 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 5 – Allette | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Oklahoma State | W 73–71 | 13–11 (6–7) | 16 – Allette | 6 – Allette | 8 – Reynolds | Schollmaier Arena (5,424) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Arizona State | W 74–70 | 14–11 (7–7) | 20 – Posey | 7 – Allette | 3 – Allette | Desert Financial Arena (9,026) Tempe, AZ |
| February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 9 Texas Tech | W 69–66 | 15–11 (8–7) | 16 – Tied | 10 – White | 5 – Allette | Schollmaier Arena (6,339) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 22, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | at Cincinnati | L 63–75 | 15–12 (8–8) | 18 – Punch | 6 – Tied | 4 – Allette | Fifth Third Arena (10,648) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 25, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at West Virginia | L 55–73 | 15–13 (8–9) | 11 – White | 6 – Diallo | 4 – Allette | WVU Coliseum (10,167) Morgantown, WV |
| March 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UCF | W 89–78 | 16–13 (9–9) | 17 – Allette | 11 – Udeh | 9 – Allette | Schollmaier Arena (5,477) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Baylor | L 58–61 | 16–14 (9–10) | 16 – Reynolds | 8 – Udeh | 4 – Tied | Schollmaier Arena (6,621) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Colorado | L 56–76 | 16–15 (9–11) | 12 – Reynolds | 5 – Tied | 3 – Allette | CU Events Center (7,057) Boulder, CO |
| Big 12 tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (16) Colorado First round | L 67–69 | 16–16 | 17 – Reynolds | 11 – Udeh | 2 – Tied | T-Mobile Center (6,406) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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