The 2018–19 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, led by head coach Jamie Dixon in his third season at TCU. The Horned Frogs competed as members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. They finished the season 23–14, 7–11 to tie for 7th place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated Oklahoma State in the first round before losing to Kansas State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated Sam Houston State, Nebraska and Creighton to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to in conference member Texas.
Previous season The Horned Frogs finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1998 as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest region, where they lost in the first round to Syracuse.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Shawn Olden 2 G 6'3" 180 Junior Tulsa, OK Left team Vladimír Brodziansky 10 F 6'11" 230 Senior Prievidza, Slovakia Graduated Dalton Dry 20 G 6'4" 190 Senior Fort Worth, TX Graduated Ahmed Hamdy 23 F 6'9" 235 Senior Alexandria, Egypt Graduated Clayton Crawford 33 F 6'3" 210 Senior Aspen, CO Graduated Kenrich Williams 34 F 6'7" 210 Senior Waco, TX Graduated Austin Sottitle 45 F 6'6" 225 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Yuat Alok 35 C 6'11" 200 Junior Auckland, New Zealand Chipola College
Recruits
Recruiting class of 2018
Recruiting class of 2019
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big 12 tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NIT tournament
Schedule Source: GoFrogs.com
Rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References