Feb. 9, 2010

Game 25 - TCU (11-13 | 3-6) vs. Utah (10-12 | 3-5)
Fort Worth, Texas • Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
Wednesday (February 10) • 7:00 p.m. Central Time
Radio - ESPN Radio 103.3 FM | Brian Estridge (pxp) • John Denton (analyst)
TV - The Mtn. Network | Dan Gutowsky (pxp) • Bob Donewald (analyst)

Game Notes - Utah in PDF Format

The Butler Did It!
• Kevin Butler is currently ranked fourth in the Mountain West Conference in offensive rebounds per game (2.8 R-G) and 13th in rebounds per game (5.0 R-G). The Duncanville, Texas, native is also ranked second on the team in rebounds per game and has recorded at least five rebounds in 11 of 24 games this season.

• The 6-4 forward recorded his first career double-double in a triple overtime victory over Texas State where Butler finished with 13 points to go along with a career-high 11 rebounds. The Duncanville, Texas, standout collected a career-high 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting to go along with five rebounds and two steals in 27 minutes of action in a home victory over Rice.

• Butler has recorded 121 total rebounds this season with 66 (54.5 percent) of them coming on the offensive glass. In addition, Butler has notched 11 rebounds on two occasions (Mid-America Christian | Texas State) and collected nine rebounds in a home victory over St. Gregory's. Butler has collected at least five points and five rebounds in 11 of 24 games this season.

• This season, Butler is averaging 24.0 minutes per game (up from 17.3 minutes a season ago), ranks fourth on the team in court time. In addition, the TCU sophomore has already surpassed his season-highs from a year ago in 10 statistical categories, including total points, total rebounds, field goals made, field goal attempts, free throws made and blocked shots.

The Green Mile
• In his first season with the Frogs, Garlon Green has recorded five double-digit scoring performances, including a career-high 18 points in 29 minutes of action against Texas State. In the triple overtime victory over the Bobcats, Green connected on 10-of-14 attempts from the free throw line to go along with eight rebounds and one assist.

• The 6-7 freshman made his first collegiate start against SMU as part of the State Farm DFW Duel where he saw action in 14 minutes in a victory over the Mustangs. Green currently ranks fifth on the team in free throws made (32) and sixth in free throw attempts (43) while connecting on 74.4 percent (32-of-43) of his charity stripe attempts.

• The Missouri City, Texas, native has played some of his best basketball against nationally-ranked opponents as he finished with 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting in 19 minutes of action on the road at 12th-ranked BYU. In addition, Green also added 10 points to go along with four rebounds and one blocked shot against 23rd-ranked Texas Tech.

King of the Hill
• Greg Hill scored a career-high 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 7-of-10 from behind the three-point line, in a road victory over the Air Force Academy on Feb. 6. The seven three-pointers for Hill tied for the fifth-most in TCU single-game history. The TCU junior is ranked third on the team in three-pointers (29) and three-point field goal attempts (91).

• In his first season with the program, Hill is ranked fourth on the team in scoring average (7.7) and total points (170) and has posted at least five points in 16 of 22 games. In addition, the TCU junior has posted eight double-digit scoring performances this season, including 17 points on the road at Wichita State and 13 points in Mountain West Conference action versus UNLV.

• Hill has recorded a double-digit scoring performance in four games when playing less than 20 minutes of court time: UNLV (13 points in 18 minutes); Air Force (12 points in 18 minutes); Houston (11 points in 19 minutes) and BYU (11 points in 20 minutes).

"X" Marks the Spot
• In his first season with the Frogs, Xavier Roberson appeared in 23 games, including seven starts, where he is averaging 4.0 points and 1.0 assists per game in 12.7 minutes per evening. Roberson is currently ranked fifth on the team in assists (22) and assists per game (1.0 A-G) and recorded a career-high six assists in a victory over St. Gregory's.

• The TCU freshman earned his first trip to the starting lineup against Northern Colorado where he collected his first career double-digit scoring performance (10 points). In his second career start, Roberson notched a career-high 11 points to go along with two rebounds in 27 minutes of action against Rice

• Roberson has started seven games this season where he is averaging 7.0 points and 18.4 minutes per game in his starting role. As a non-starter, Roberson is averaging 3.1 points and 9.9 minutes per game.

Same Game Double-Doubles
• Against UT Pan American, Moss and Buljan each recorded a double-double, which was the second time this season that TCU has achieved the feat. In a triple-overtime victory over Texas State, Moss and Butler each notched their first-ever double-doubles.

Everybody Sees Playing Time
• All 13 players dressed for the Frogs saw action in a home victory over Rice. This was the second time this season that the Frogs have played all 13 players. The Frogs played all 11 players that dressed against Utah.

The Baker's Dozen
• Sophomore Logan Lancon is just one of 13 student-athletes majoring in engineering at TCU. The 6-6 forward was selected as an Academic All-Mountain West Conference during the 2008-09 season. This season, Lancon has appeared in nine games where he is averaging 0.6 points and 0.7 rebounds in 4.0 minutes of action.

International Flavor
• The Frogs have five international players on the roster this season in Zvonko Buljan (Croatia), Edvinas Ruzgas (Lithuania), Marin Bavcevic (Croatia), Cheick Kone (Africa) and Nikola Cerina (Serbia). This is the most international players that TCU has ever had on its roster at one time. In each of the last six seasons, the Frogs have had at least two international players on the roster.

• The Frogs are currently tied for third among all NCAA Division I programs in most international players on their roster with five. TCU is tied with Gonzaga, Hawai'i, Valparaiso, Stetson and St Mary's (Calif.) while New Mexico State and Northeastern both lead the country with six international players on its rosters.

• Buljan and Bavcevic are both from Split, Croatia, and were members of the same junior team their prep careers. Bavcevic's father, Niksa, is the head coach of TROGIR ZP basketball team in Croatia's A1 League.

• Cheick Kone is only the second player from the continent of Africa to join the TCU men's basketball team. The first player from Africa to play for the Frogs was Femi Ibikunle (2004-07), who was a native of Lagos, Nigeria.

• Even though the Frogs have five international players on the roster, four of them attended school in the United States before joining the TCU men's basketball team. Buljan went to junior college at Vincennes University in Indiana while Kone attended Howard College in Texas. Ruzgas went to high school in Virginia before playing junior college ball down the road from TCU in Weatherford. Bavcevic went to high school in North Carolina before attending TCU.

• The Frogs have the most international players on their roster among all Mountain West Conference programs. Wyoming has four international players followed by UNLV (2), Utah (2), BYU (2) while Colorado State and San Diego State each have one. In all, there are 17 international players in the Mountain West Conference.

I've Seen You Before
• The Frogs have two sets of teammates that have played together before joining the TCU men's basketball team. Ronnie Moss and Greg Hill both attended Bridgton Academy in Maine where they guided their prep school team to the Northeastern Prep School Championship during the 2006-07 campaign. Buljan and Bavcevic were both teammates during junior league in Croatia.

Good Things Come in Three's
• The Frogs have made at least one three-pointer in 364 consecutive games dating back to the 1997-98 campaign. The last time that TCU failed to connect on a three-pointer came against LIU-Brooklyn on November 22, 1997.

• The Frogs have connected on at least one three-pointer in 581 of their last 582 games. Prior to a failed connection against LIU-Brooklyn, TCU made at least one three-pointer in 217 consecutive games dating back to the 1989-90 season when the University of Texas held the Frogs without a three-pointer on February 11, 1990.

On A Trey
• This season, the Frogs are ranked 43rd in the country in three-pointers per game (7.8 3FGM-G) and third in the Mountain West Conference. The Frogs are also ranked first in the Mountain West Conference in three-point field goal attempts per game, averaging 23.2 three-pointers per evening.

• The Frogs have attempted at least 30 three-pointers on four occasions this season (St. Gregory's | MACU | Colgate | New Mexico). In addition, the Frogs have the highest single-game mark in the Mountain West Conference this season with 33 three-point field goal attempts against St. Gregory's. The Frogs have connected on at least seven three-pointers in 15 of 24 games.

See You in the 2010-11 Season
• The Frogs will have two new additions for the 2010-11 campaign in transfer Hank Thorns and early signee Amric Fields.

• Thorns will sit out the 2009-10 campaign due to NCAA Transfer Rules after coming to the Frogs' program from Virginia Tech. A two-year lettermen for the Hokies, Thorns dished out a Virginia Tech freshman record 113 assists during the 2007-08 season, which was a mark previously held by Bimbo Coles. During his rookie season, the 5-9 point guard ranked sixth in the ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio and 10th in assists per game then guided the Hokies to an appearance in the semifinals of the 2009 NIT.

• A product of Putnam City West High School, Fields ranks as one of the best interior players in the State of Oklahoma after averaging 14.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocked shots per game during his junior campaign. The 6-9 center was selected as the Metro Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and secured all-conference accolades last season. The newly-inked TCU Frog also garnered All-District 8 recognition last season.

He's Seen it Hall
• TCU Director of Sports Medicine Chris Hall has spent 27 seasons on the bench for the Frogs, including 25 seasons as their full-time athletic trainer and two seasons as a student trainer. During his time, the Frogs have posted a 455-390 (.538) overall record.

Extra Frames
• The Frogs have posted an all-time record of 44-59 (.427) in overtime games and 33-27 (.550) in overtime games at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum. TCU is a combined 4-0 in games that last past two overtimes in its history.

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