The last time TCU Horned Frogs won an NCAA Tournament game gas cost 90 cents a gallon
Ninety cents.
The last time TCU’s basketball team won an NCAA Tournament game, a dollar of gas would’ve given you a gallon and 10 cents change. Beverly Hills Cop II was No. 1 at the box office and iconic music acts Guns ‘n’ Roses and Public Enemy released their debut albums. And Horned Frogs coach Jamie Dixon was a player on the team.
Welcome to 1987.
Fast forward 35 years, and 9-seed TCU (20-12, 8-10 Big 12) has a chance to end the 35-year drought with a victory over the 8-seed Seton Hall Pirates (21-10, 11-8 Big East) when the two teams square off tonight in San Diego’s Viejas Arena at 8:57 p.m.
Curious about how TCU got here, and how the team is poised to make history? Get in the March Madness spirit with some recent stories from Fort Worth Star-Telegram beat writer Drew Davison and columnist Mac Engel.
How TCU basketball overhauled its roster to reach March Madness
After Jamie Dixon had the first losing season of his coaching career last season, he got busy overhauling the Frogs’ roster by extensive use of the transfer portal. Here’s how he re-build the team and put them in position to reach the NCAA Tournament.
Jamie Dixon says TCU basketball has to ‘raise our bar’ going into NCAAs
Jamie Dixon says TCU basketball has to ‘raise our bar’ going into NCAA Tournament TCU basketball coach Jamie Dixon addresses a number of topics as the Frogs go for their first tournament win in 35 years.
Get to know Seton Hall, TCU’s first-round opponent
Get to know your opponent. Seton Hall has a strong basketball tradition, reaching its 14th NCAA Tournament this season. The Pirates’ deepest run was a runner-up finish in 1989. On Friday, they’ll meet the TCU Horned Frogs for the first time.
Here’s how we see the 9-seed Frogs faring against Seton Hall
Will TCU win its first March Madness game in 35 years? Here’s how we see the 9-seed Frogs faring against 8-seed Seton Hall.
TCU’s Chuck O’Bannon is ready to carry on his family’s March Madness legacy
TCU basketball player Chuck O’Bannon Jr. is following in his father’s and uncle’s footsteps by playing in March Madness. O’Bannon’s father and uncle were teammates on UCLA’s NCAA championship team in 1995.
There is no NCAA NIL without the famous uncle of TCU forward Chuck O’Bannon Jr.
More than 10 years ago, a lawsuit brought by former UCLA forward Ed O’Bannon’s lawsuit led to sweeping changes for NCAA student athletes, which his nephew, Chuck O’Bannon Jr., enjoys as TCU gets ready to play in the NCAA Tournament.
Assistant Tony Benford is one of the unsung heroes in TCU’s turnaround
Former North Texas coach Tony Benford has helped turn TCU into a top rebounding team in the country. Benford is credited with developing Eddie Lampkin and Xavier Cork.