TCU back in NCAA, motivated by OT loss to top seed last year
TCU forward Chuck O'Bannon Jr. (5) celebrates with guard Mike Miles Jr. (1) after making a basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas State in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Charlie Riedel]
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU forward Chuck O’Bannon says the team has been motivated all season after coming so close to upsetting a No. 1 seed and getting to the Sweet 16 in last year’s NCAA Tournament. The Horned Frogs are now making consecutive March Madness appearances for the first time in 70 years. They play Friday night in Denver against a First Four winner. TCU last year beat Seton Hall to get its first NCAA Tournament win since current coach Jamie Dixon was a guard playing for the 1987 team. The Frogs then overcame a nine-point deficit in the final eight minutes of regulation against Arizona before falling 85-80 in overtime.
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TCU guard Mike Miles Jr. (1) shoots in front of Oklahoma forward Tanner Groves, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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TCU's Chuck O'Bannon Jr. (5) shoots the over Texas Tech's Robert Jennings (4) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Chase Seabolt)
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TCU head coach Jamie Dixon talk to center Souleymane Doumbia (25) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas in the semifinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Friday, March 10, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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