KU Jayhawks vs. TCU Horned Frogs basketball: Probable starters, tipoff, TV, notes
Kansas will travel to TCU to meet the Horned Frogs on Wednesday in a Big 12 men’s basketball battle at Schollmaier Arena.
Here’s everything you need to know before tipoff...
Kansas-TCU game details
When: 6 p.m., Wednesday
Where: Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth, Texas
TV: ESPN2
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM) in Wichita
PROBABLE STARTERS
P | No. | Kansas | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 40 | Flory Bidunga | 6-9 | Fr. | 6.2 |
C | 1 | Hunter Dickinson | 7-2 | Sr. | 15.8 |
G | 5 | Zeke Mayo | 6-4 | Sr. | 15.0 |
G | 3 | Dajuan Harris | 6-2 | Sr. | 10.1 |
G | 0 | Shakeel Moore | 6-1 | Sr. | 4.1 |
P | No. | TCU | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 15 | David Punch | 6-7 | Fr. | 5.4 |
C | 8 | Ernest Udeh | 6-11 | Jr. | 7.9 |
G | 5 | Micah Robinson | 6-6 | Fr. | 5.9 |
G | 21 | Noah Reynolds | 6-3 | Sr. | 12.5 |
G | 3 | Vasean Allette | 6-2 | Soph. | 11.5 |
About No. 12 Kansas (13-4, 4-2)
KU leads the all-time series 26-4 and has won the last two meetings. ... The Jayhawks are 10-2 all-time in Fort Worth meetings, 8-2 in Schollmaier Arena. … Bill Self is 24-4 versus TCU at Kansas. KU has won four of five, 12 of the last 14 and 23 of the last 26 matchups against the Horned Frogs dating back to Feb. 23, 2013. ... KU has won nine of its last 10 in Fort Worth. The last win by TCU in Fort Worth came on March 1, 2022 (74-64) ... Bill Self is 601-147 while at Kansas and 808-252 all-time including stops at Oral Roberts, Tulsa and Illinois. …
Senior guard Zeke Mayo has scored 20 or more points six times this season and 35 times in his career. Mayo has hit at least three 3s in seven games this season. … Senior center Hunter Dickinson is first in the Big 12 in double-doubles with nine, which is eighth nationally. He is also first in the Big 12 and 11th nationally in rebounds per game (10.2). Dickinson has scored 20 or more points five times this season and 53 times overall. Dickinson has led KU in scoring five times this season and 25 times in his KU career. ...
Senior guard Dajuan Harris has scored 10 or more points 10 times this season and 49 times in his career. He has had five or more assists 13 times this season and 87 times in his career. … Harris has 1,067 career points and is two points from tying Udoka Azubuike for 51st in scoring in program history. … The Jayhawks are 5-0 when scoring 80 or more points. … The Jayhawks have shot 50.0% or better in eight games. The Jayhawks are 8-0 in those games. … Kansas’ win over Kansas State Saturday marked the Jayhawks’ fifth win on a Saturday this season against no losses.
About TCU (10-7, 3-3)
TCU in Big 12 play has defeated Kansas State (63-62) and BYU (71-67) at home and on Sunday defeated then-No. 25 Baylor on the road (74-71). TCU has lost one home game at Schollmaier Arena to Utah (73-65) and dropped a pair of road games to Arizona (90-81) and Houston (65-46). … TCU last defeated top 25 teams in consecutive games last season, at No. 15 Baylor and vs. No. 15 Texas Tech. ... TCU is 5-0 in games decided by five or fewer points. ...
Jamie Dixon is two wins away from 500 as a head coach. His 170 wins at TCU rank second all-time. … Under Dixon in Schollmaier Arena, TCU is 111-39 overall and 41-33 in Big 12 games. … Jamie Dixon is 3-14 vs. KU … TCU is 9-1 at home this season following a loss to Utah. TCU last started 10-0 at home during the 2014-15 season. … TCU is 1-1 against AP Top 25 teams. …
Former KU big man Ernest Udeh, who is averaging 7.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks, is TCU’s only returning scholarship player. He scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in Sunday’s win at Baylor. His blocked shot on BU’s final possession protected a three-point margin of victory. … Vasean Allette and Noah Reynolds both have scored in double-figures in seven straight games. … TCU’s newcomers include six transfers and four freshmen. … Senior guard Frankie Collins was ruled out for the season on Dec. 13, with a broken left foot. …
Trazarien White has made a 3-pointer in each of the last 11 games and is averaging 9.5 points per game. … Brendan Wenzel is TCU’s top 3-point threat at 45.6%. His 3-pointer with five seconds left was the difference in Sunday’s win at BU. … Last season, TCU qualified for the NCAA Tournament for a program-best, third-straight season. … Dixon is one of just nine active head coaches who have made at least 15 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
This story was originally published January 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
