Game Day Showdown: Kansas vs. TCU Athletics Unveiled!

FORT WORTH – TCU aims to overcome both the elements and the Jayhawks as it travels north for a midweek Big 12 clash.
 
The 11^th-ranked Horned Frogs will compete against Kansas at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse. The matchup was originally supposed to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday but was deferred due to the winter conditions affecting the Great Plains area.
 
With a record of 15-1 overall and 3-0 at the start of conference play, TCU is experiencing its most successful beginning to a season and a Big 12 campaign in program history. The Frogs have secured victories in seven of their last eight conference matchups going back to February 2024.
 
The game on Wednesday will mark the 28^th all-time confrontation between TCU and Kansas, with TCU currently leading the all-time series against the Jayhawks 16-12.
 
The Game
Teams: No. 11 TCU (15-1, 3-0 Big 12) vs. Kansas (11-3, 1-2 Big 12)
Date: 2 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Jan. 8
Location: Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan.
 
Game Coverage
Television
ESPN+

• Josh Klingler, Play-by-Play
• Brenda VanLengen, Analyst

Radio
88.7 KTCU FM

• Chris Blake, Play-by-Play 

Opening Tip

• TCU has achieved its finest start to a season and in Big 12 play in program history.
• TCU has triumphed in three of its last four away Big 12 encounters dating back to February 2024.
• The Horned Frogs boast an 8-2 record over their last 10 conference contests.
• TCU is on the hunt for its second four-game Big 12 winning streak under head coach Mark Campbell.
• TCU holds a 16-12 all-time record against the Jayhawks, marking their best performance against original Big 12 members.
• TCU’s all-time record in Allen Fieldhouse is 5-6.
• In last season’s match with the Jayhawks, TCU achieved a Campbell-era record of 92 percent assist rate (23-25). Agnes Emma-Nnopu, Aaliyah Roberson and Una Jovanovic all scored in double digits in the program’s third contest back after injury-forced open tryouts.

Frog Focus

• On Monday, TCU acquired its second top 10 ranking in The Associated Press poll this season and in program history. The Frogs have been the top-ranked Big 12 team for five consecutive weeks.
• The Horned Frogs have extended their record for consecutive AP Top 15 rankings to six polls.
• Following Saturday’s victory over Cincinnati, TCU is placed eighth in the NCAA NET rankings. Only Kansas State ranks higher at seventh among Big 12 teams compared to the Horned Frogs.
• TCU is among three teams ranked in the top 20 nationally for scoring offense (20th, 82.6 ppg), scoring defense (11th, 52.9), field goal percentage (18th, .478), and field goal percentage defense (12th, 3.46).
• Alongside UConn and K-State, TCU is one of three squads sitting in the top five nationally in assists (3rd, 326), assist-to-turnover ratio (4th, 1.81), and assists per game (5th, 20.4).
• The Horned Frogs achieved 20 assists for the 10th time this season against Cincinnati, concluding with 21.
• Under Mark Campbell, TCU has recorded an assist rate of 75 percent or higher on 15 occasions.
• Against the Bearcats, TCU connected on 9-18 from beyond the arc, marking the 30th incident in the Campbell era where the team has hit nine or more shots from long range.
• Over the past two seasons, TCU has made at least 12 three-pointers in 16 games, ranking third among all D1 programs.
• The Horned Frogs are fourth in the nation for total three-pointers made over the last two seasons, with 476. TCU is also one of only 11 teams overall and three at the Power Conference tier, alongside Iowa and Utah, averaging at least nine 3-pointers per game during that period.
• TCU has kept 13 of 15 opponents below their season scoring averages.
• The Horned Frogs rank 10th nationally in scoring margin (+29.6).
• Hailey Van Lith, Madison Conner, and Sedona Prince form the nation’s fourth-highest scoring trio, averaging 52 points per game. They establish TCU as one of only four teams with three players averaging at least 16.5 points per game.
• Van Lith, Prince, and Conner have collectively scored 50 or more points in the same game on nine occasions.
• In Saturday’s triumph, Conner and Prince combined for 50 points, their highest joint total in a Big 12 game, marking the 14th instance TCU has seen two players score at least 20 points in a Big 12 contest.
• Conner recorded 29 points and successfully converted 6-9 attempts from beyond the arc against Cincinnati. She leads the NCAA with 13 games having five or more 3-pointers over the previous two seasons.
• Conner ranks fourth nationally in three-point shooting percentage (.454) among players with at least 40 conversions.
• She also stands second in the country in total made three-pointers (64) and three-pointers per game (4.0).
• Conner has achieved 50 percent shooting (24-48) from behind the arc over her last five games.
• In Big 12 contests, Prince is averaging 18.8 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks per game.
• She continues to lead the D1 ranks in blocks per game (3.6).
• Prince has scored at least 20 points in five of her eight career Big 12 regular season games.
• Among D1 seniors and graduate players, Prince ranks second in C-RAM rating (13.8), which assesses a player’s comprehensive statistical performance.
• She is one of only two D1 players averaging 17 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks per game.
• Van Lith is the sole D1 player averaging at least 17 points, six assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game.
• Against top 100 teams in the NCAA NET rankings, Van Lith is distributing 6.6 assists per game.
• She ranks fourth among all D1 players in total assists (97).
• Van Lith is only 87 assists away from setting TCU’s single-season record for assists.
• Agnes Emma-Nnopu ranks third among all Big 12 guards 5-11-or-shorter in rebounds per game (6.2).
• Aaliyah Roberson has emerged as a contributor off the bench, shooting 11-20 (55 percent) from the field in her last four games. She stands second among Big 12 forwards in effective field goal percentage (.644).

A Win Over the Jayhawks Would…

• Grant TCU its eighth Big 12 victory in its last nine attempts.
• Provide TCU its fourth conference road triumph in their last five Big 12 away games.
• Give TCU its fifth four-game winning streak in Big 12 play since joining the league 13 seasons ago.
• Send TCU to its fourth-ever 4-0 start to conference play and the first since 2005-06.
• Signify the Horned Frogs’ sixth victory ever in Allen Fieldhouse.
• Count towards TCU’s 80th all-time Big 12 win.
• Mark only the fourth time TCU has secured consecutive road victories in Big 12 play.
• Become TCU’s 20th all-time road win as a ranked program and fourth in Big 12 contests.
• Register the Horned Frogs’ 31st all-time Big 12 road victory.
• Enhance TCU’s record as a ranked team to 15-3 in the Campbell era.
• Elevate TCU’s record against Big 12 adversaries as a ranked team to 8-9.
• Advancement TCU to its 10th Big 12 victory under Campbell.

Series Notes: Kansas

• TCU eliminated Kansas from the opening round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and, consequently, the NCAA Tournament, with a 57-52 victory over the Jayhawks on March 9, 2023.
• Zahna Medley achieved the second-most assists in a game in program history with her 12-assist effort at Kansas on March 5, 2013.
• Agnes Emma-Nnopu recorded 18 points and a team-high eight rebounds in last season’s 81-74 defeat against Kansas on February 3. Aaliyah Roberson and Una Jovanovic both added 10 points.
• Last season, TCU held a 61-57 lead entering the final quarter against the Jayhawks. This remains the only game in the Mark Campbell era that TCU has lost when leading after three quarters, with just six healthy scholarship players available for that matchup.
• TCU’s 23 assists against Kansas last season are a single-game Big 12 record for the Campbell era.