At the conclusion of college careers marked by lots of postseason moments spent watching other men’s basketball teams on television, TCU’s four seniors reveled in Monday’s irony that the Horned Frogs are the lone college team from Texas or the Big 12 still competing this season.
TCU (22-15) meets Central Florida (24-11) in Tuesday’s NIT semifinals in Madison Square Garden (8 p.m., ESPN). The Frogs stand as one of eight teams still competing in the NIT or NCAA Tournament, a heady achievement in the minds of four seniors making their first postseason appearances in TCU uniforms.
“It really means a lot because, usually, we would have been done three weeks ago,” said guard Brandon Parrish, a senior from Arlington Seguin.