To make its dream of an NIT championship a reality, TCU must find a way to overcome college basketball’s tallest challenge. Literally.
The Horned Frogs (22-15) face Central Florida (24-11) in Tuesday’s semifinal matchup at Madison Square Garden in New York (8:30 p.m., ESPN). The Knights’ defense is anchored by Tacko Fall, a 7-foot-6 sophomore who is the tallest player in major-college basketball and the American Athletic Conference defensive player of the year.
Fall has averaged 11.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game this season. He stands seven inches taller than TCU forward Vladimir Brodziansky, a 6-11 junior who leads the team in scoring (13.