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Horned Frogs Return Home for Afternoon Contest Against Colgate
Dec. 29, 2008
Game Notes - Colgate in PDF Format
Game Preview
• This will be the second meeting between the Frogs and Raiders since Colgate defeated TCU by a 69-62 score on December 29, 1973, in a contest in Rochester, New York, as part of the Kodak Classic. • The Frogs and Raiders can also be heard over the airwaves via Fox Sports Radio 1460 AM and KTCU 88.7 FM with Brian Estridge (play-by-play) and John Denton (analyst). TCU faithful can listen to the game courtesy of Yahoo Broadcasts and view the game via GameTracker on www.GoFrogs.com.
Stellar Defense Equals Victories
• During a three-game stretch - the Frogs held SMU, St. Gregory's and Colorado to 46 or fewer points, which marked the first time since the 1951-52 season that TCU held three consecutive opponents to less than 46 points after achieving the feat against Rice (30), Texas (43) and SMU (43). • The Frogs are ranked second in the MWC in scoring defense (59.3 P-G) behind San Diego State (55.6 P-G).
Hometown Hero
• The Fort Worth product has an opportunity to become the 29th player in TCU history to reach the 1000-point milestone as Langford currently sits at 949 career points with the Frogs. Langford only needs 51 points to reach the 1,000-point milestone and become the 16th player in TCU history to reach the mark in under three full seasons. • For his career - Langford has scored 1,015 points after collecting 66 points during his freshman campaign at the University of California. The 6-8 forward transferred to TCU prior to the 2005-06 campaign.
Point of Order
• Ebie has dished out three of more assists in 11 of 12 games this season and has averaged 5.14 assists per game over the last seven contests. The TCU junior is ranked 92nd in the nation in assists per game (4.42 A-G) and has improved his scoring average as he ranks fifth on the team by posting 5.9 points per game through 12 contests. New Faces, New Team • Faithful of the Purple and White have plenty of new faces to learn in the TCU lineup this season as the Frogs have added seven new players during 2008-09 campaign. • A key ingredient for Christian in signing players during the spring was finding talent from successful basketball programs. In three junior college transfers - Christian found players that helped their programs post a collective record of 137-50 (.733 winning percentage)
Good Things Come in Three's
• The Frogs have recorded at least one three-pointer in 539 of their last 540 games. Prior to that failed connection against LIU-Brooklyn - TCU made at least one three-pointer in 217 straight games dating back to the 1989-90 season when the University of Texas stopped the Frogs behind the arc on February 11, 1990. Frogs Record 400th Victory at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum • With a victory over McNeese State on November 22nd - the Frogs notched their 400th victory at the DMC. In the 48-year history of the DMC - the Frogs have posted a record of 404-236 (.631) on their home court. Over the past 11 seasons - the Frogs have posted a 144-61 (.702) overall record at home and have won at least 10 games in seven of those campaigns. Non-Conference - No Problem at Home • The Horned Frogs have captured 17 of their last 20 games at home against non-conference opponents. In their last 10 games - TCU has posted victories in nine of them with their lone setback coming against Big 12 Conference-foe Nebraska in the home opener of the 2008-09 campaign.
No Three for You
• Prior to the setback at Indiana - the Frogs have held opposing offenses to 20.2 percent (20-of-99) from behind the three-point arc during their six-game winning streak. No team connected on more than four treys during that time. • The Frogs are currently ranked 11th in the country in three-point field goal percentage defense and have held opponents to an average of 4.6 three-point field goals made per game this season.
Scouting the Raiders
• Mike Venezia is the top scoring option for the Raiders as the Colgate sophomore is averaging 11.2 points per game while connecting on 35.9 percent (37-of-103) of his field goal attempts - including 30.5 percent (18-of-59) of his three-point field goal tries. A starter in all 10 games - Venezia is averaging a team-high 32.9 minutes per evening for the Raiders. • Ben Jonson is ranked second on the team in scoring average at 8.4 points per game while ranking second in field goal percentage (50.8 percent | 32-of-63), total rebounds (42) and rebounds per game (4.2 R-G) for the Raiders. • Alex Woodhouse has made a name for himself in the low post for the Raiders as the 6-8 senior leads the Patriot League in blocked shots per game (2.4 B-G) while ranking first on the team in rebounds per game (6.2 R-G). • The Raiders are averaging 54.4 points per game - which is ranked last in the Patriot League. However - Colgate is only allowing opponents to average 63.8 points per game - which is ranked second among all conference foes.
The Man Known as "Z"
• After coming off of the bench during a three-game stretch - Buljan returned to the starting lineup against Colorado where he recorded the first double-double of his Frogs' career with a 15-point, 10-board performance. The TCU forward has recorded a double-digit scoring performance in five of the last six games - including a career-high 19 points against Indiana. • Buljan is tied for first on the Frogs in double-digit scoring games (7) and has posted two double-doubles this season (Colorado | Wichita State). Over the last three games - the TCU forward is averaging 17.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game while connecting on 71.4 percent (20-of-28) of his field goal attempts, including 87.5 percent (7-of-8) of his three-point field goal tries.
International Flavor
Bigger in Texas
Second Generation Stars
Charity Stripe Highs
• Last season - the Frogs finished seventh in the Mountain West Conference in free throw percentage, but are currently ranked third this season in that statistical category after connecting on 71.8 percent (153-of-213) of their charity stripe attempts.
Frogs Ink One on Signing Day
Big Victory Against Big 12 Conference
Six Shooters
The Shooter
• Ruzgas has notched five double-digit scoring performances - including a career-high 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Clemson and a 16-point effort in his TCU debut against Western Michigan. The TCU junior ranks third on the team in double-digit scoring efforts behind Langford (7), Buljan (7) and Moss (6). • In the conference standings - Ruzgas is ranked fourth in minutes played per game (32.75 MP-G), seventh in three-point field goal percentage (.388) and ninth in three-point field goals made per game (2.17 3FGM-G).
Tuffy Times
• Moss became the first freshman since Femi Ibikunle in 2003-04 to start his collegiate debut for the Frogs and only the third freshman this decade to earn a spot in the starting lineup in his first game (Corey Santee | 2001-02). • The TCU freshman has proven to be an offensive threat for the Frogs as Moss is ranked fourth on the team in scoring (8.8 P-G) and ranked second in double-digit scoring performances (6). Moss became the first freshman since Chudi Chinweze in 2002-03 to score 20 or more points in a game after the TCU guard collected a career-high 20 points on the road at Louisiana Tech.
Keion Me
• Mitchem scored a season-high 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting - including three treys - in a road victory at Colorado then followed up that performance with a 10-point scoring afternoon against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, which marked the first time in his career that the TCU junior collected back-to-back double-digit scoring efforts. • On the season - Mitchem is ranked fourth on the Frogs in three-point field goal percentage (.387) and sixth in scoring average (5.9 P-G). He is also ranked fourth on the team in double-digit scoring performances (3).
KB Energy
• Butler had a tremendous performance against ACC-opponent Clemson as he posted a career-high nine points - including 2-of-2 from behind the three-point line - to go along with six steals, four rebounds and two assists. His six-steal effort against the Tigers is the highest single-game tally in the Mountain West Conference this season. • The TCU rookie is ranked first on the Purple and White in steals (20) and steals per game (1.67 S-G) - which is ranked fourth in the Mountain West Conference.
Smell the Roses
Big Pappi
Overhaul on the Boards
• TCU is ranked fourth in the Mountain West Conference in rebounding defense at 31.7 boards per evening. TCU Athletics Media Relations
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