TCU basketball has an opponent in the works to play at Dickies Arena this season
The TCU men’s basketball team is working on a deal to play a game for a third consecutive season at Dickies Arena.
Utah is expected to be the opponent for an early December matchup, according to sources, but nothing has been finalized.
TCU played in the first-ever basketball game at Dickies Arena in 2019, falling to Southern Cal. TCU defeated Texas A&M at Dickies last season.
The Frogs haven’t faced Utah since both were in the Mountain West until the end of the 2010-11 season. Utah owns the all-time series 16-4, winning the last seven contests.
The Utes have a new coach in Craig Smith this season. They had a disappointing 12-13 season last year, which led to the firing of Larry Krystkowiak.
TCU is coming off its own losing season, going 12-14 in Jamie Dixon’s fifth season. But the Frogs are optimistic about their chances going into this season after overhauling the roster in the offseason.
TCU will open the season Nov. 11 against McNeese State. Other nonconference games on the schedule include playing in the inaugural SoCal Challenge with a game against Nicholls State at Schollmaier Arena on Nov. 18 followed by games against Santa Clara (Nov. 22) and Pepperdine (Nov. 24) in San Juan Capistrano, California.
TCU is also expected to play Texas A&M in a neutral-site matchup at the Toyota Center in Houston in mid-December; at Georgetown in the Big 12/Big East Battle on Dec. 18; and hosting LSU in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Jan. 29.
