2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team

2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball

Conference	Big 12 Conference
2015–16 record	12–21 (2–16 Big 12)
Head coach	Trent Johnson (4th year)
Assistant coach	Kwanza Johnson
Assistant coach	Brent Scott
Assistant coach	Chris Tifft
Home arena	Schollmaier Arena Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center

2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Kansas †	15	–	3	.833	33	–	5	.868
#8 West Virginia	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
#7 Oklahoma	12	–	6	.667	29	–	8	.784
Texas	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
#21 Baylor	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
#22 Iowa State	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Texas Tech	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Kansas State	5	–	13	.278	17	–	16	.515
Oklahoma State	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375
TCU	2	–	16	.111	12	–	21	.364

† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, led by head coach Trent Johnson in his fourth and final season at TCU. The Horned Frogs were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Schollmaier Arena, which reopen in December after a $72 million upgrade. Some early season, non-conference games were played in the TCU University Recreation Center and the Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center while construction on Schollmaier Arena was completed. The Horned Frogs finished the season 12–21, 2–16 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They defeated Texas Tech in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to West Virginia.

On March 14th, head coach Trent Johnson was fired.^[1] He finished at TCU with a four year record of 50–79.

Previous Season

In 2014–15, the Horned Frogs started the season 14–0, climbing to #25 in national polls. The Frogs went on to finish the 2014–15 season with a record of 18–15 (4–14, Big 12), and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament, where they fell to the Kansas Jayhawks.

Personnel

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Hill, Jr., CharlesCharles Hill, Jr.	0	G	6'2"	185	3 !Junior	Fort Worth, TX	Graduate transferred to Tarleton State
Brown, JoshJosh Brown	3	G	6'6"	209	2.5 !RS Sophomore	Dallas, TX	Walk-on; didn't return
Fields, AmricAmric Fields	4	F	6'9"	220	4 !Senior	Oklahoma City, OK	Graduated
Anderson, KyanKyan Anderson	5	G	5'11"	175	4 !Senior	Fort Worth, TX	Graduated
Gore, ChristianChristian Gore	13	G	6'2"	175	2.5 !RS Sophomore	El Paso, TX	Left program; set to graduate in December 2015
Price, HudsonHudson Price	21	G	6'6"	200	2 !Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Transferred to Charlotte
Kabadyundi, LinkLink Kabadyundi	22	C	7'1"	240	1 !Freshman	Montreal, QC	Transferred to Blinn College
Zeigler, TreyTrey Zeigler	32	G	6'5"	203	4.5 !RS Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Malique Trent	3	G	6'2"	185	RS Sophomore	Portsmouth, VA	Junior college transfer from New Mexico Junior College.
Vladimir Brodziansky	10	F	6'10"	200	Sophomore	Prievidza, Slovakia	Junior college transfer from Pratt Community College.

Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalon Miller SF	Dallas, TX	Seagoville High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 24, 2014
Jalon Miller SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
Lyrik Shreiner SG	Glendale, AZ	Fishburne Military School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 7, 2015
Lyrik Shreiner SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked Rivals: Not Ranked ESPN: Not Ranked
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: "TCU 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015. "2015 TCU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Shreiner, LyrikLyrik Shreiner	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hillcrest Academy	Phoenix, AZ
1.5 !G	1	Collins, ChaunceyChauncey Collins	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	OKC Storm Home School	Oklahoma City, OK
1.5 !G	2	Williams, MichaelMichael Williams	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Reagan	San Antonio, TX
1.5 !G	3	Trent, MaliqueMalique Trent	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Norcom New Mexico JC	Portsmouth, VA
3.5 !F	10	Brodziansky, VladimirVladimir Brodziansky	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Canarias Basketball Academy Pratt CC	Prievidza, Slovakia
3.5 !F	11	Parrish, BrandonBrandon Parrish	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Seguin	Arlington, TX
3.5 !F	15	Miller, JalonJalon Miller	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Seagoville	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	20	Dry, DaltonDalton Dry (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Fort Worth Country Day	Fort Worth, TX
3.5 !F	23	Abrom, DevontaDevonta Abrom	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Seagoville Arkansas	Dallas, TX
5.0 !C	32	Shephard, KarviarKarviar Shephard	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Prime Prep Academy	Dallas, TX
3.5 !F	33	Washburn, ChrisChris Washburn	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	South Grand Prairie UTEP	Grand Prairie, TX
3.5 !F	34	Williams, KenrichKenrich Williams	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	University New Mexico JC	Waco, TX

Head coach

Trent Johnson (Boise State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kwanza Johnson (Tulsa)
Brent Scott (Rice)
Chris Tifft (Nevada)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Roster Source: GoFrogs.com^[2]

Regular Season

Schedule & Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/13/2015* 8:30 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 90–77	1–0	University Recreation Center (3,341) Fort Worth, TX
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW+		Houston Baptist Cancún Challenge	W 90–63	2–0	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,233) Fort Worth, TX
11/21/2015* 1:00 pm		South Dakota State Cancún Challenge	L 67–76	2–1	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,193) Fort Worth, TX
11/24/2015* 5:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Rhode Island Cancún Challenge semifinals	L 60–67	2–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2015* 5:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Illinois State Cancún Challenge 3rd place game	W 71–60	3–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, Mexico
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW		#22 SMU Battle for the Iron Skillet	L 70–75	3–3	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,672) Fort Worth, TX
12/05/2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW		Colgate	W 76–49	4–3	University Recreation Center (3,296) Fort Worth, TX
12/08/2015* 10:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	L 67–92	4–4	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,651) Seattle, WA
12/11/2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW+		Prairie View A&M	W 73–55	5–4	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,658) Fort Worth, TX
12/20/2015* 1:00 pm, FSSW		Abilene Christian	W 80–69	6–4	Schollmaier Arena (4,791) Fort Worth, TX
12/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bradley	W 53–49	7–4	Carver Arena (5,560) Peoria, IL
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW+		Delaware State	W 75–47	8–4	Schollmaier Arena (4,024) Fort Worth, TX
01/02/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNews		at Oklahoma State	L 48–69	8–5 (0–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,191) Stillwater, OK
01/04/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2		#17 West Virginia	L 87–95	8–6 (0–2)	Schollmaier Arena (4,239) Fort Worth, TX
01/09/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Texas	W 58–57	9–6 (1–2)	Schollmaier Arena (6,673) Fort Worth, TX
01/13/2016 7:15 pm, ESPNews		at #22 Baylor	L 54–82	9–7 (1–3)	Ferrell Center (5,764) Waco, TX
01/16/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN		at #1 Kansas	L 63–70	9–8 (1–4)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
01/18/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Texas Tech West Texas Championship (Saddle Trophy)	L 69–76	9–9 (1–5)	Schollmaier Arena (5,905) Fort Worth, TX
01/23/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU		#19 Iowa State	L 60–73	9–10 (1–6)	Schollmaier Arena (6,014) Fort Worth, TX
01/26/2016 7:00 pm, LHN		at Texas	L 54–71	9–11 (1–7)	Frank Erwin Center (11,282) Austin, TX
01/30/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN2		Tennessee Big 12/SEC Challenge	W 75–63	10–11	Schollmaier Arena (5,761) Fort Worth, TX
02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews		at #1 Oklahoma	L 72–95	10–12 (1–8)	Lloyd Noble Center (7,455) Norman, OK
02/06/2016 11:00 am, ESPN		#7 Kansas	L 56–75	10–13 (1–9)	Schollmaier Arena (6,516) Fort Worth, TX
02/08/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Oklahoma State	W 63–56	11–13 (2–9)	Schollmaier Arena (4,957) Fort Worth, TX
02/13/2016 11:00 am, ESPNU		at #10 West Virginia	L 42–73	11–14 (2–10)	WVU Coliseum (13,137) Morgantown, WV
02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews		Kansas State	L 49–63	11–15 (2–11)	Schollmaier Arena (4,999) Fort Worth, TX
02/20/2016 6:30 pm, ESPNU		at #13 Iowa State	L 83–92	11–16 (2–12)	Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA
02/23/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNews		at Texas Tech	L 79–83	11–17 (2–13)	United Supermarkets Arena (9,676) Lubbock, TX
02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		#19 Baylor	L 71–86	11–18 (2–14)	Schollmaier Arena (6,364) Fort Worth, TX
03/02/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW		at Kansas State	L 54–79	11–19 (2–15)	Bramlage Coliseum (11,518) Manhattan, KS
03/05/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews		#6 Oklahoma	L 67–75	11–20 (2–16)	Schollmaier Arena (6,532) Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 Tournament
03/09/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU	(10)	vs. (7) Texas Tech First round	W 67–62	12–20	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
03/10/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU	(10)	vs. (2) #9 West Virginia Quarterfinals	L 66–86	12–21	Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source: GoFrogs.com^[3]

Awards

Vladimir Brodziansky

Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (week 1)^[4]

References

↑ http://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/tcu-coach-trent-johnson-fired-after-8-big-12-wins-4-years
↑ "Men's Basketball 2015–2016 Roster". Texas Christian University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
↑ "Men's Basketball 2015–2016 Schedule". Texas Christian University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
↑ "Three Players Earn First Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors". Big 12 Conference. November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.

2015–16 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team

Previous Season

Personnel

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting

Roster

Regular Season

Schedule & Results

Awards

References

See also