KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After talking up the TCU men’s basketball program for six years, Jamie Dixon has no intention of tapping the brakes now. “We’re good,”...
Wednesday. “We believe we’re good. But our league’s really good. So we need to do the things that good teams do. ...
“We’re not trying to shoot down expectations. We’re not trying to lower them. This is a place we needed to raise expectations. There were none. There was no bar. We’re not going to stop now.” TCU was one non-call away from an upset of Arizona in the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season and returns all five starters led by Big 12 preseason player of the year Mike Miles Jr. The Horned Frogs were rewarded with the No. 14 ranking in theThe ranking also helped the Big 12′s Texas contingent achieve a first that illustrates the rise of basketball in the state. All four Big 12 schools were ranked in the preseason for the first time — No. 5 Baylor, No. 12 Texas and No.
“The Texas schools that are ranked are mostly a byproduct of the incredible high school and AAU talent in the state,” ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla said. “It’s been coming for years. Now the Big 12 not only has a talented recruiting base like football but they have Hall of Fame level coaches in the No. 1 basketball league in the country.
“We’re blessed that we have schools that have put money into resources and facilities where great players want to go to school,” Drew said. “Couldn’t be more proud of just how far the state’s come in the last 20 years basketball-wise. We have several teams that are ranked. You could have multiple teams in a Final Four from a state.”coach Chris Beard grew up playing high school basketball at Irving for Mike Kunstadt and in the Woodlands outside of Houston.
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