While several TCU football players continue battling on the gridiron, multiple Horned Frog alums will tip off the new NBA season this week including veteran guard Kenrich Williams, second-year shooter Desmond Bane and rookie R.J. Nembhard. In this week’s edition of Frogs in the Pros, we take a break from the NFL and look at TCU’s hoopers in the NBA.
R.J. Nembhard — Cleveland Cavaliers
The former Horned Frog guard signed a two-way contract with the Cavaliers, meaning he’ll move back and forth between the NBA team and its G-League affiliate, the Cleveland Charge. Nembhard wasn’t selected in the 2021 NBA Draft, but he showed consistent ability to score the basketball, averaging 15.