The 2016–17 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, led by head coach Jamie Dixon in his first season at TCU. The Horned Frogs played their home games at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 24–15, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Oklahoma and Kansas in the Big 12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Iowa State. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Fresno State, Iowa, and Richmond to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden. At MSG, they defeated UCF to advance to the NIT finals where they beat Georgia Tech to become the 2017 NIT champions.
Previous season The Horned Frogs finished the 2015–16 season 12–21, 2–16 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They defeated Texas Tech in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to West Virginia. Following the season, the school fired head coach Trent Johnson after four seasons at TCU. On March 21, 2016, the school hired Jamie Dixon, an alum of TCU, as head coach.
Preseason TCU was picked to finish in last place in the preseason Big 12 poll.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason Lyrik Shreiner 0 G 6'3" 190 Freshman Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Cal State Northridge Chauncey Collins 1 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Oklahoma City, OK Playing professional overseas Devonta Abron 23 F 6'8" 260 RS Senior Dallas, TX Graduated
Transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Alex Robinson 25 G 6'1" 174 Junior Arlington, TX Texas A&M
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Big 12 tournament
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Schedule Source: GoFrogs.com
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