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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU head coach Jamie Dixon instructs his team from the sidelines during the 2017 NIT Championship against Georgia Tech at Madison Square Garden on Mar. 30, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech center Ben Lammers (center) grabs a rebound over TCU defenders Vladimir Brodziansky (far left) and Alex Robinson during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech guard Josh Okogie goes up for a shot against TCU forward Vladimir Brodziansky during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU forward JD Miller slams home for two points during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship against Georgia Tech at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech guard Tadric Jackson drives towards the basket while being checked by TCU guard Michael Williams (2) during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech guard Tadric Jackson drives baseline on TCU guard Michael Williams (far right) during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU forward Vladimir Brodziansky posts up on Georgia Tech forward Sylvester Ogbonda during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU head coach Jamie Dixon on the sidelines during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship against Georgia Tech at Madison Square Garden on Mar. 30, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech guard Tadric Jackson attempts a dunk during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship against TCU at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU head coach Jamie Dixon talks with one of the officials during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech forward Quinton Stephens attempts a layup during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship against TCU at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU guard Kenrich Williams boxes out a player from Georgia Tech during the first half on the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU guard Desmond Bane (1) fights for the loose ball with Georgia Tech forward Quinton Stephens during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech center Ben Lammers has the ball tied up by TCU forward Vladimir Brodziansky during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech forward Quinton Stephens takes a jumper while being checked by TCU guard Kenrich Williams during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech center Ben Lammers attempts a shot over TCU forward JD Miller during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. on Mar. 30, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU forward Vladimir Brodziansky attempts a jump hook over Georgia Tech center Ben Lammers during the first half of the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU guard Alex Robinson (right) gets a hug from injured guard Jaylen Fisher during the second half of the 2017 NIT Championship against Georgia Tech at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU guard Michael Williams (right) hugs an assistant coach on the bench during the second half of the 2017 NIT Championship against Georgia Tech at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner looks on from the sidelines during the second half of the 2017 NIT Championship vs. TCU at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU guard Desmond Bane soars in for a layup over Georgia Tech center Ben Lammers during the second half of the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU guard Brandon Parrish (center) is overcome with emotion after the Horned Frogs' win over Georgia Tech in the 2017 NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden on Mar. 30, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU guard Alex Robinson (left) receives a trophy after being named to the NIT All Tournament Team after the Horned Frogs won the 2017 NIT Championship game against Georgia Tech at Madison Square Garden on Mar. 30, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU guard Brandon Parrish holds up the NIT championship trophy during the celebration of the Horned Frogs' victory over Georgia Tech in the final at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
Members of the TCU cheerleading squad celebrate during the postgame festivities after TCU defeated Georgia Tech to win the NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU forward Karviar Shepherd celebrates after the Horned Frogs' win over Georgia Tech in the 2017 NIT Championship final at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. on Mar. 30, 2017. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
Members of the TCU cheerleading squad pose for a picture during the postgame festivities after TCU defeated Georgia Tech to win the NIT Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU head coach Jamie Dixon cuts the net during the postgame celebration after the Horned Frogs' win over Georgia Tech in the 2017 NIT Championship final at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST) -
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2017 NIT Championship: TCU vs. Georgia Tech
TCU head coach Jamie Dixon holds the net aloft during the postgame celebration after the Horned Frogs defeated Georgia Tech in the 2017 NIT Championship final at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. (Photo by Robert Cole/ALOST)
In his freshman season, Brandon Parrish was part of a TCU team that went 0-18 in conference play. After that nightmarish campaign in the Big 12, being part of a team that could call itself a champion while in college seemed like the longest of long shots.
Then again, New York City has a way of making near-impossible dreams come to life.
Parrish, one of the senior leaders on the squad, as well as the rest of the Horned Frogs can now indeed call themselves “champions,” that after dispatching Georgia Tech 88-56 to take home the school’s first ever postseason championship on Thursday night. Guard Kenrich Williams, who missed all of last season with a knee injury, capped off his comeback from that setback with 25 points and 12 rebounds in the title game, earning him the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player award. Williams, along with point guard Alex Robinson (10 points, 11 assists) spearheaded the team’s early charge out of the gate against the Yellow Jackets, building a 20-3 lead and not looking back. TCU’s 24 wins this season are now tied for the second-most wins in a single season in school history.
For head coach Jamie Dixon, a TCU alum, closing out the season with a championship – albeit the NIT instead of the NCAA – is more than a satisfactory way to end his first season as head man in Fort Worth. With many of the team’s core coming back for 2017-18, the Horned Frogs appear set to make a serious run at the NCAA Tournament, which they haven’t participated in since 1998.
As always, our photographer, Robert Cole, was courtside at The World’s Most Famous Arena to provide us and our viewers amazing closeups of the action. There are 29 photos in this gallery and, after clicking on the first photo to enlarge the picture, make sure to press the left and right arrow buttons to scroll through the rest of the pictures.
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