TCU hopes defense ? along with some free throws ? returns against Oklahoma State
TCU men?s basketball returns to Big 12 Conference play Tuesday night against Oklahoma State in Stillwater.
It?s the first of two meetings in a span of 17 days for the teams tied at 3-5 in the league. In the rough and tumble Big 12, the game looms as a potential pivot point in the standings with the second half of league play remaining.
The Horned Frogs (15-6) probably can?t wait to get back on the court to get the bad taste of a nonconference loss at Vanderbilt out of their mouths. Perhaps on Tuesday, the Frogs will even get to shoot a free throw. The Cowboys (13-8) are also coming off a one-point, nonconference loss at Arkansas.
0 Free throw attempts by TCU in its loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday. It?s the first time that has happened for the Horned Frogs since at least the 1996-97 season. It came a game after the Frogs shot 33 free throws. Only two other Division I teams have played a game without a free throw attempt this season.
True, TCU never went to the free-throw line on Saturday. It?s the first time the Frogs have played a game without a free-throw attempt since at least the 1996-97 season, according to TCU. The Frogs are only the second Big 12 team to not attempt a free throw in a game. The other was Colorado at Missouri in 2008. Only two other teams Division I teams have played a game this season without a free-throw attempt.
TCU coach Jamie Dixon, while baffled by the oddity, was more intent on pointing a finger at his team?s defense.
?It?s a first. You?d like to say it?s someone?s fault but we had a lot to do with that,? he said. ?We had no presence inside defensively. I don?t know if we were worried about our fouls being down a body.?
The Frogs were without forward Ahmed Hamdy because of an illness. They expect him to be back Tuesday. After playing one of their better defensive games of the season in the upset of then No. 7 West Virginia on Jan. 22, the Frogs reverted back to some familiar softness. One thing that was missing compared to the win against WVU was a lack of communication between teammates, said senior Kenrich Williams, who led the Frogs with 17 points.
TCU men?s basketball returns to Big 12 Conference play Tuesday night against Oklahoma State in Stillwater.
It?s the first of two meetings in a span of 17 days for the teams tied at 3-5 in the league. In the rough and tumble Big 12, the game looms as a potential pivot point in the standings with the second half of league play remaining.
The Horned Frogs (15-6) probably can?t wait to get back on the court to get the bad taste of a nonconference loss at Vanderbilt out of their mouths. Perhaps on Tuesday, the Frogs will even get to shoot a free throw. The Cowboys (13-8) are also coming off a one-point, nonconference loss at Arkansas.
0 Free throw attempts by TCU in its loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday. It?s the first time that has happened for the Horned Frogs since at least the 1996-97 season. It came a game after the Frogs shot 33 free throws. Only two other Division I teams have played a game without a free throw attempt this season.
True, TCU never went to the free-throw line on Saturday. It?s the first time the Frogs have played a game without a free-throw attempt since at least the 1996-97 season, according to TCU. The Frogs are only the second Big 12 team to not attempt a free throw in a game. The other was Colorado at Missouri in 2008. Only two other teams Division I teams have played a game this season without a free-throw attempt.
TCU coach Jamie Dixon, while baffled by the oddity, was more intent on pointing a finger at his team?s defense.
?It?s a first. You?d like to say it?s someone?s fault but we had a lot to do with that,? he said. ?We had no presence inside defensively. I don?t know if we were worried about our fouls being down a body.?
The Frogs were without forward Ahmed Hamdy because of an illness. They expect him to be back Tuesday. After playing one of their better defensive games of the season in the upset of then No. 7 West Virginia on Jan. 22, the Frogs reverted back to some familiar softness. One thing that was missing compared to the win against WVU was a lack of communication between teammates, said senior Kenrich Williams, who led the Frogs with 17 points.
