For the first time in almost two decades, a TCU men’s basketball team will head into the closing stretch of its season while hearing chatter about its potential to be an at-large participant in the NCAA Tournament.
First-year coach Jamie Dixon welcomes the attention. But he acknowledged Thursday that the recent three-game winning streak by the Horned Frogs (17-7, 6-5 in Big 12) that has triggered attention from college basketball analysts has required some internal attention within the Frogs’ locker room.
“We’ve talked about addressing success,” said Dixon, whose team has leaned primarily on its underdog status as a motivational tool while improving on last year’s 12-21 record that led to the ouster of former coach Trent Johnson.