PROVO, Utah – BYU returns to the friendly confines of the Marriott Center on Saturday, March 2, when the Cougars host TCU for the first time since 2011. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT.
Saturday’s contest will be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Pete Sousa and Tim Welsh on the call. It will also be broadcast live on BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7/1160 AM and BYURadio.org/BYU Radio app with Greg Wrubell and Mark Durrant.
BYU Cougars (20-8, 8-7 Big 12)
· BYU picked up its fourth win of the season over a ranked team on Tuesday with a 76-68 victory over No. 7 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse.
· In the win over the Jayhawks, BYU hit 13 3-pointers marking the 19th time this season the Cougars have hit 10 or more 3-pointers in a game.
· BYU and TCU are two of three schools in the country with nine players on the roster who have scored 20 or more points against NCAA Division I competition during their careers.
· Jaxson Robinson has hit at least one 3-pointer in 15 straight games which is tied for the 13th longest streak in a single season in program history.
Head Coach – Mark Pope
· Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
· Division I Career Record: 184-105 (9th Season)
· Record at BYU: 107-49 (5th Season)
TCU Horned Frogs (19-9, 8-7 Big 12)
· TCU ranks first in the nation in fast break points per game (19.1/game).
· Three-time Big 12 Player of the Week Emanuel Miller is the leading scorer for the Horned Frogs as the senior is averaging 15.9 points per game. He has scored in double figures in 16 straight games including a 27-point performance against Oklahoma earlier in Big 12 play.
· Micah Peavy ranks second on the team in scoring and is one of 26 players in the country with a triple-double this season.
Head Coach – Jamie Dixon
· Alma Mater: TCU, 1987
· Division I Career Record: 486-229 (21st Season)
· Record at TCU: 158-106 (8th Season)
Series Information
· Series Record: BYU leads 16-3
· Last Meeting: BYU won 64-58, 3/10/2011
· H/A/N: 9-1/31-/4-1
