The TCU men’s basketball team returns to Big 12 competition Wednesday night against Kansas State, dragging a four-game losing streak but staring at a set of league standings that are heavily packed below the top two spots.
Both the Horned Frogs (14-7, 3-5 in Big 12) and Wildcats (15-6, 4-4) are among eight teams within three games of one another in the league standings as the midpoint of the conference campaign approaches. All eight are in pursuit of the co-leaders, No. 2 Baylor (20-1, 7-1) and No. 3 Kansas (19-2, 7-1), and remain within striking distance of claiming one of six first-round byes at the Big 12 conference tournament, March 8-11 in Kansas City, Mo.