# 2021–22 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Jamie Dixon, and played their home games at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated Texas in the quarterfinals, before losing to Kansas in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South Region, where they defeated Seton Hall in the first round before losing to Arizona in the second round in an overtime thriller.
With their win over Seton Hall in the first round, the Horned Frogs won their first NCAA tournament game since 1987.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Horned Frogs finished the 2020–21 season 12–14, 5–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas State.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Mickey Pearson Jr. | 2 | F | 6'7" | 210 | RS Freshman | Lincoln, AL | Transferred to Ball State |
| PJ Fuller | 4 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Sophomore | Seattle, WA | Transferred to Washington |
| Taryn Todd | 11 | G | 6'5" | 180 | RS Freshman | Vaughn, ON | Transferred to New Mexico |
| Dylan Arnette | 13 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Sophomore | DeSoto, TX | Transferred to Western New Mexico |
| Terren Frank | 15 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Vanderbilt |
| Kevin Samuel | 21 | C | 6'11" | 255 | RS Junior | Codrington Village, Barbuda | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |
| RJ Nembhard | 22 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Junior | Keller, TX | Declared for the 2021 NBA draft |
| Jaedon LeDee | 23 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Junior | Houston, TX | Transferred to San Diego State |
| Owen Aschieris | 31 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | San Diego, CA | Graduate transferred |
| Kevin Easley Jr. | 34 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Sophomore | Indianapolis, IN | Transferred to Duquesne |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Micah Peavy | 0 | G | 6'7" | 215 | Sophomore | Cibolo, TX | Texas Tech |
| Emanuel Miller | 2 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Scarborough, ON | Texas A&M |
| Damion Baugh | 10 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Junior | Nashville, TN | Memphis |
| Xavier Cork | 12 | F | 6'9" | 228 | Junior | Sulphur Springs, TX | Western Carolina |
| Shahada Wells | 13 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Amarillo, TX | UT Arlington |
| JaKobe Coles | 21 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Sophomore | Denton, TX | Butler |
| Souleymane Doumbia | 25 | C | 6'11" | 235 | Junior | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Navarro College |
| Maxwell Evans | 33 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Graduate Student | Houston, TX | Vanderbilt |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2021 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruiting class of 2021.

#### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| P. J. Haggerty #29 SG | Missouri City, TX | Crosby High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 14, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| 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: "2022 TCU Commits". Rivals.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | McNeese State | W 77–61 | 1–0 | Schollmaier Arena (5,267) Fort Worth, TX |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 83–51 | 2–0 | Schollmaier Arena (4,915) Fort Worth, TX |
| November 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Nicholls SoCal Challenge campus game | W 63–50 | 3–0 | Schollmaier Arena (4,825) Fort Worth, TX |
| November 22, 2021* 9:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Santa Clara SoCal Challenge Surf Division | L 66–85 | 3–1 | The Pavilion at JSerra San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 24, 2021* 9:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Pepperdine SoCal Challenge Surf Division third place | W 73–64 | 4–1 | The Pavilion at JSerra (1,700) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 68–51 | 5–1 | Schollmaier Arena (4,813) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 71–63 | 6–1 | Schollmaier Arena (5,023) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Utah Simmons Bank Showdown | W 76–62 | 7–1 | Dickies Arena (2,231) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 11, 2021* 5:30 p.m., SECN | | vs. Texas A&M The Battleground 2K21 | W 68–64 | 8–1 | Toyota Center (3,100) Houston, TX |
| December 18, 2021* 1:10 p.m., FS1 | | at Georgetown Big East–Big 12 Battle | W 80–73 | 9–1 | Capital One Arena (5,053) Washington, D.C. |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grambling State | W 90–55 | 10–1 | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| December 29, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Southern | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues with TCU. | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues with TCU. | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| January 1, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 6 Kansas | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues with TCU. Rescheduled for March 3. | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues with TCU. Rescheduled for March 3. | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| January 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | West Virginia | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues with TCU. Rescheduled for February 21. | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues with TCU. Rescheduled for February 21. | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| January 8, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 1 Baylor | L 64–76 | 10–2 (0–1) | Schollmaier Arena (5,562) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 12, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Kansas State | W 60–57 | 11–2 (1–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (5,623) Manhattan, KS |
| January 15, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Oklahoma | W 59–58 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (2–1) | Schollmaier Arena (7,175) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 56–57 | 12–3 (2–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,400) Stillwater, OK |
| January 22, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 15 Iowa State | W 59–44 | 13–3 (3–2) | Hilton Coliseum (14,267) Ames, IA |
| January 25, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Texas | L 50–73 | 13–4 (3–3) | Schollmaier Arena (8,412) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 29, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | No. 19 LSU Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 77–68 | 14–4 | Schollmaier Arena (6,539) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 31, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Oklahoma | W 72–63 | 15–4 (4–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (5,826) Norman, OK |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Kansas State | L 63–75 | 15–5 (4–4) | Schollmaier Arena (7,581) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Oklahoma State | W 77–73 | 16–5 (5–4) | Schollmaier Arena (5,246) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 9 Texas Tech | L 69–82 | 16–6 (5–5) | United Supermarkets Arena (14,810) Lubbock, TX |
| February 15, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Iowa State | L 51–54 | 16–7 (5–6) | Schollmaier Arena (5,567) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 7 Baylor | L 62–72 | 16–8 (5–7) | Ferrell Center (10,072) Waco, TX |
| February 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Virginia | W 77–67 | 17–8 (6–7) | Schollmaier Arena (5,374) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 23, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 20 Texas | L 66–75 | 17–9 (6–8) | Frank Erwin Center (12,017) Austin, TX |
| February 26, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 9 Texas Tech | W 69–66 | 18–9 (7–8) | Schollmaier Arena (7,026) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 6 Kansas | W 74–64 | 19–9 (8–8) | Schollmaier Arena (6,566) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 6 Kansas | L 68–72 | 19–10 (8–9) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at West Virginia | L 64–70 | 19–11 (8–10) | WVU Coliseum (11,324) Morgantown, WV |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2022 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 | (5) | vs. (4) No. 22 Texas Quarterfinals | W 65–60 | 20–11 | T-Mobile Center (15,845) Kansas City, MO |
| March 11, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (5) | vs. (1) No. 6 Kansas Semifinals | L 62–75 | 20–12 | T-Mobile Center (16,557) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2022* 9:00 p.m., TruTV | (9 S) | vs. (8 S) Seton Hall First Round | W 69–42 | 21–12 | Viejas Arena (11,399) San Diego, CA |
| March 20, 2022* 8:40 p.m., TBS | (9 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 2 Arizona Second Round | L 80–85 $^{OT}$ | 21–13 | Viejas Arena (11,425) San Diego, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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