Men’s Basketball: Jamie Dixon earns 200th win at TCU, Horned Frogs beat Lindenwood

The TCU men’s basketball team tipped off its season with a 98-59 victory over Lindenwood at Schollmaier Arena on Monday evening. Micah Robinson and newcomer DJ Thomas each scored 19 points to lead the TCU offense. The Horned Frogs (1-0) shot 46.9% from the field and converted 52.6% of their 3-point attempts in the win. With the victory, TCU coach Jamie Dixon moves to 200 career victories with the Horned Frogs.

Thomas, a West Virginia transfer, went 5-for-11 from the floor and 7-for-7 on free throws in his TCU debut. Brock Harding added 17 points, five assists and five rebounds on 4-of-10 shooting, while Trent Lincoln scored 12 points with three assists and three rebounds in his TCU debut. Tanner Toolson, now in the starting lineup after coming off the bench last season, totaled 10 points and three rebounds on 3-of-8 shooting in the victory.

Xavier Edmonds (nine points, five rebounds) and newcomer Ryan Hunt (five points, eight rebounds) held down the frontcourt. Ricards Aizpurs, also making his TCU debut, scored seven points on 3-of-6 shooting off the bench. Luke Bamgboye and Milos Sojic each grabbed three rebounds for the Horned Frogs, who held Lindenwood to a 40% shooting rate and a 23.8% rate from the 3-point line. TCU forced 20 turnovers on defense.