Early years The Horned Frogs began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1908, when the university was located in
Waco, Texas. In their first recorded game, the Frogs faced then-cross-town rival
Baylor in a 6–37 loss; the Frogs notched their first recorded program win that same season versus the Waco YMCA. Prior to his return to Fort Worth as the 22nd head coach of TCU basketball, Dixon spent 13 years as the head coach at Pitt, won four national coach of the year awards, and ranked as the 9th winningest, active Division I head coach. Dixon's impact at TCU was immediate, where in his
first season he landed Jaylen Fisher, the highest-rated recruit in TCU history, led the Frogs to their best conference record and finish, best overall record, and first postseason tournament since joining the
Big 12 in 2012, and knocked off the No. 1 ranked
Kansas Jayhawks in the 2017 Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City–marking the program's first-ever win over a #1 ranked team. The Horned Frogs won the
2017 NIT Championship on March 30, to cap off Dixon's first season with a 24–15 record. The Horned Frogs qualified as an at-large bid for the
2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, snapping a 20-year drought. TCU made the NCAA tournament in 2022. They defeated Seton Hall 69–42 in the first round winning an NCAA tournament game for the first time in 35 years. ==Season-by-season results==