TCU Horned Frogs basketball — program history

The TCU Horned Frogs compete in the Big 12 and hold an all-time record of 1355–1497 (.475 winning percentage) across 112 recorded seasons dating back to 1913-14.

Season-by-season results

SeasonRecordConferenceCoachAP peak
2025-2622-1111-7 (Big 12)Jamie Dixon
2024-2516-169-11 (Big 12)Jamie Dixon
2023-2421-139-9 (Big 12)Jamie DixonAP #19
2022-2322-139-9 (Big 12)Jamie DixonAP #11
2021-2221-138-10 (Big 12)Jamie Dixon
2020-2112-145-11 (Big 12)Jamie Dixon
2019-2016-167-11 (Big 12)Jamie Dixon
2018-1923-147-11 (Big 12)Jamie DixonAP #18
2017-1821-129-9 (Big 12)Jamie DixonAP #10
2016-1724-156-12 (Big 12)Jamie Dixon
2015-1612-212-16 (Big 12)Trent Johnson
2014-1518-154-14 (Big 12)Trent JohnsonAP #25
2013-149-220-18 (Big 12)Trent Johnson
2012-1311-212-16 (Big 12)Trent Johnson
2011-1218-157-7 (MWC)Jim Christian
2010-1111-221-15 (MWC)Jim Christian
2009-1013-195-11 (MWC)Jim Christian
2008-0914-175-11 (MWC)Jim Christian
2007-0814-166-10 (MWC)Neil Dougherty
2006-0713-174-12 (MWC)Neil Dougherty
2005-066-252-14 (MWC)Neil Dougherty
2004-0521-148-8 (CUSA)Neil Dougherty
2003-0412-177-9 (CUSA)Neil Dougherty
2002-039-193-13 (CUSA)Neil Dougherty
2001-0216-156-10 (CUSA)Billy Tubbs
2000-0120-119-7 (WAC)Billy Tubbs
1999-0018-148-6 (WAC)Billy Tubbs
1998-9921-117-7 (WAC)Billy TubbsAP #20
1997-9827-614-0 (WAC)Billy TubbsAP #13
1996-9722-137-9 (WAC)Billy Tubbs
1994-9516-118-6 (SWC)Billy Tubbs
1993-947-203-11 (SWC)Moe Iba
1992-936-222-12 (SWC)Moe Iba
1991-9223-119-5 (SWC)Moe Iba
1990-9118-109-7 (SWC)Moe Iba
1989-9016-139-7 (SWC)Moe Iba
1988-8917-139-7 (SWC)Moe Iba
1987-889-193-13 (SWC)Moe Iba
1986-8724-714-2 (SWC)Jim KillingsworthAP #15
1985-8622-912-4 (SWC)Jim Killingsworth
1984-8516-128-8 (SWC)Jim Killingsworth
1983-8411-174-12 (SWC)Jim Killingsworth
1982-8323-119-7 (SWC)Jim Killingsworth
1981-8216-139-7 (SWC)Jim Killingsworth
1980-8111-186-10 (SWC)Jim Killingsworth
1979-807-192-14 (SWC)Jim Killingsworth
1978-796-211-15 (SWC)Tim Somerville
1977-784-222-14 (SWC)Tim Somerville
1976-773-230-16 (SWC)Johnny Swaim
1975-7611-166-10 (SWC)Johnny Swaim
1974-759-164-10 (SWC)Johnny Swaim
1973-748-172-12 (SWC)Johnny Swaim
1972-734-212-12 (SWC)Johnny Swaim
1971-7215-99-5 (SWC)Johnny Swaim
1970-7115-1211-3 (SWC)Johnny Swaim
1969-7010-148-6 (SWC)Johnny Swaim
1968-6912-125-9 (SWC)Johnny Swaim
1967-6815-119-5 (SWC)Johnny Swaim
1966-6710-148-6 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1965-668-166-8 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1964-656-183-11 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1963-644-200-14 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1962-634-201-13 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1961-625-194-10 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1960-615-193-11 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1959-607-174-10 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1958-5920-612-2 (SWC)Buster BrannonAP #14
1957-5817-78-6 (SWC)Buster BrannonAP #16
1956-5714-106-6 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1955-564-202-10 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1954-5517-78-4 (SWC)Buster BrannonAP #20
1953-5410-145-7 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1952-5316-89-3 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1951-5224-411-1 (SWC)Buster BrannonAP #12
1950-5116-98-4 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1949-5013-115-7 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1948-494-201-11 (SWC)Buster Brannon
1947-483-201-11 (SWC)Hub McQuillan
1946-471-221-11 (SWC)Hub McQuillan
1945-4613-116-6 (SWC)Hub McQuillan
1944-459-207-5 (SWC)Hub McQuillan
1943-449-126-6 (SWC)Hub McQuillan
1942-4318-95-7 (SWC)Hub McQuillan
1941-4213-106-6 (SWC)Hub McQuillan
1940-415-160-12 (SWC)Mike Brumbelow
1939-407-161-11 (SWC)Mike Brumbelow
1938-392-170-12 (SWC)Mike Brumbelow
1937-388-151-11 (SWC)Mike Brumbelow
1936-371-131-11 (SWC)Dutch Meyer
1935-363-112-10 (SWC)Dutch Meyer
1934-356-132-10 (SWC)Dutch Meyer
1933-3413-210-2 (SWC)Francis Schmidt
1932-3316-49-3 (SWC)Francis Schmidt
1931-3218-49-3 (SWC)Francis Schmidt
1930-3118-49-3 (SWC)Francis Schmidt
1929-307-104-8 (SWC)Francis Schmidt
1928-2910-75-7 (SWC)Matty Bell
1927-289-85-7 (SWC)Matty Bell
1926-279-86-4 (SWC)Matty Bell
1925-2613-97-5 (SWC)Matty Bell
1924-2514-511-3 (SWC)Matty Bell
1923-2416-415-4 (SWC)Matty Bell
1922-233-13IndJohn McKnight
1921-228-4IndBill Driver
1920-210-3IndBill Driver
1919-201-7IndT.D. Hackney
1918-194-6IndUnknown
1917-184-4IndUnknown
1916-172-6IndUnknown
1915-161-3IndEwing Freeland
1914-1511-12IndFrederick Cahoon
1913-142-9IndUnknown

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