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.
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NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 21–13 (8–10 Big 12) |
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| Home arena | Schollmaier Arena |
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| No. 3 Kansas † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 34 | – | 6 | .850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Baylor | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Texas Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Texas | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State* | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Oklahoma State was ineligible for both the 2022 Big 12 Tournament and the 2022 NCAA tournament due to postseason ban imposed by the NCAA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
2021 recruiting class
There were no incoming recruiting class of 2021.
2022 recruiting class
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| 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 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 So Cal 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 So Cal 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 So Cal 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.[1] | 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.[2] | 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.[3] | 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. | |||||||||||
Source[4]
References
- "TCU's Game with Texas Southern Canceled". GoFrogs.com.
- "TCU at Kansas Men's Basketball Game Postponed". Big12Sports.com.
- "West Virginia at TCU Men's Basketball Game Postponed". GoFrogs.com.
- "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". gofrogs.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
