TCU finished its preseason slate Saturday with a polished 89-76 exhibition win over Wyoming in Midland, Texas, and the Horned Frogs got exactly what they wanted: another look at a lineup that appears to have some real firepower.
The story of the afternoon started with Brock Harding and Gavin Sykes. Harding was flawless, hitting all six of his shots and drilling four 3-pointers on his way to 16 points.
Sykes, one of TCU’s biggest transfer portal pickups after earning Big West Freshman of the Year honors at Long Beach State, led the team with 17 points and kept rolling after his earlier preseason surge against Ottawa, when he scored 20 points in each game. Against Wyoming, he came off the bench and went 7-of-12 from the field with two 3-pointers.
Micah Robinson added 15 points and three made 3-pointers to give TCU another double-digit scorer, while Preseason All-Big 12 forward Xavier Edmonds contributed eight points and nine rebounds. The Horned Frogs also got a look at a possible starting five, with Harding, Edmonds, Robinson, Tanner Toolson and Texas Tech transfer center Luke Bamgboye opening against the Cowboys.
That group included four returners from last season’s team that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament and posted TCU’s best Big 12 record at 11-7: Harding, Edmonds, Toolson and Robinson. Sykes, meanwhile, is in position to compete with Toolson for the starting shooting guard spot, though he could just as easily slot in as a high-impact sixth man. That bench unit also features Trent Lincoln, the No. 1-ranked junior college player from last cycle, and West Virginia transfer forward DJ Thomas.
Lincoln scored four points, and Thomas, the Allen High product, finished with six points and six rebounds.
TCU opens the regular season against Lindenwood at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at Schollmaier Arena.
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