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.

2021–22 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record21–13 (8–10 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSchollmaier Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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2021 recruiting class

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There were no incoming recruiting class of 2021.

2022 recruiting class

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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.

Roster

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2021–22 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Micah Peavy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Texas Tech Cibolo, Texas
G 1 Mike Miles Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lancaster High School Highland Hills, Texas
F 2 Emanuel Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Texas A&M Scarborough, Ontario
G 3 Francisco Farabello 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr NBA Global Academy Cañada de Gómez, Argentina
C 4 Eddie Lampkin Jr. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) So Morton Ranch High School Houston, Texas
F 5 Chuck O'Bannon Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr USC Las Vegas, Nevada
G 10 Damion Baugh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Memphis Nashville, Tennessee
G 11 Darius Ford (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 142 lb (64 kg) Fr Paul Laurence Dunbar YMLA Fort Worth, Texas
F 12 Xavier Cork 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Western Carolina Sulphur Springs, Texas
G 13 Shahada Wells 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr UT Arlington Amarillo, Texas
G 14 Brandon Childress (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Vista Ridge High School Little Rock, Arkansas
F 21 JaKobe Coles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Butler Denton, Texas
C 25 Souleymane Doumbia 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Navarro College Abidjan, Ivory Coast
G 30 Harrison Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Impact Basketball Academy Auckland, New Zealand
G 33 Maxwell Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Vanderbilt Houston, Texas
G 35 Cole Despie (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bellarmine College Prep San Jose, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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.[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.

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