TCU basketball has come a long way in the three seasons since coach Jamie Dixon returned to his alma mater, earning the National Invitational Tournament title in 2016-17 and garnering its first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 20 years last season.
Now the Horned Frogs, ranked 20th in the preseason Associated Press poll, are poised to take another step, albeit with a mostly unproven lineup.
TCU will begin its 108th season of men's basketball when it hosts Cal State Bakersfield on Wednesday at Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth.
It's just the second time in school history that the Horned Frogs start the season ranked in the Top 25.