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Back in time: Lethal Weapon, Cosby and U2 were on top the last time TCU won in tournament

By Stefan Stevenson
Former TCU players Carven Holcombe, Tony Papa, and Jamie Dixon, seen here against Texas A&M in a Southwest Conference tournament game on March 6, 1987, won the Horned Frogs' last NCAA tournament game six days later in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Former TCU players Carven Holcombe, Tony Papa, and Jamie Dixon, seen here against Texas A&M in a Southwest Conference tournament game on March 6, 1987, won the Horned Frogs' last NCAA tournament game six days later in Charlotte, North Carolina. TCU Athletics TCU Athletics

The last time TCU won an NCAA tournament game Ronald Reagan was the president and tweeting was left to birds.

It was March 12, 1987 when the Horned Frogs beat Marshall 76-60 in the first round at the Charlotte Coliseum in North Carolina.

TCU coach Jamie Dixon as a Horned Frogs' player in 1987
TCU coach Jamie Dixon as a Horned Frogs' player in 1987 TCU Athletics TCU Athletics


TCU's current head coach Jamie Dixon was one of three Frogs in double digits. Dixon had 11 points, four rebounds and four assists. He and leading scorer Carven Holcombe (30 points on 14 of 17 shooting) played all 40 minutes.

No. 4 seed TCU lost in the next round 58-57 to No. 5 Notre Dame and the Frogs didn't make it back to the tournament for 12 years.

The No. 6 seeded Frogs, who are in the NCAA tournament for the first time in 20 years, open against No. 11 Syracuse at 8:40 p.m. Friday in Detroit.

Bono and U2 toured the world, including here at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., after releasing The Joshua Tree on March, 1987, three days before TCU last won an NCAA tournament game.
Bono and U2 toured the world, including here at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., after releasing The Joshua Tree on March, 1987, three days before TCU last won an NCAA tournament game. Kansas City Star Kansas City Star


License to Ill was the top album. U2's The Joshua Tree would soon dominate the charts after being released on March 9, three days before TCU's last NCAA win.

Lethal Weapon was the No. 1 movie. Platoon, Nightmare On Elmsteet 3 and Hoosiers were all hits that spring. The Cosby Show

Leathal Weapon, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover was the top film at the box office in March 1987, the last time TCU won an NCAA tournament game.
Leathal Weapon, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover was the top film at the box office in March 1987, the last time TCU won an NCAA tournament game. IMDB IMDB

Where The Streets Have No Name (Official Video) by U2 on VEVO.

This story was originally published March 16, 2018 at 8:04 PM with the headline "Back in time: Lethal Weapon, Cosby and U2 were on top the last time TCU won in tournament."

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