TCU Women's Basketball in the Media Feature Stories, interviews, Video and media exposure from the biggest Turnaround season in Power Five Conference Basketball

TCU enjoyed the largest year-over-year win improvement and win percentage increase (.399) of all Power Six conference programs, leading the country in both metrics among teams with a first-year head coach. Mark Campbell was one of only four head coaches to more than double his team’s overall win tally from 2022-23.
Mark Campbell was the only Big 12 coach to hop on SportsCenter during the 2023-24 regular season, receiving a one-on-one interview with Nicole Briscoe following TCU's comeback 66-60 home victory against UCF on Jan. 23.
TCU was forecasted. to return to the postseason for the first time in five years as early as Oct. 3 in Charlie Creme's ESPN Bracketology.
TCU was tabbed USBWA National Team of the Week for the first time ever on Dec. 27. The Horned Frogs received the honor finishing undefeated in nonconference play and notching the longest winning streak to start a season by any TCU basketball team (men's or women's).
The Horned Frogs broke seven school records in 2023-24, including single-season 3-pointers. TCU shattered its previous school record (253) on Feb. 21 in a double-digit win at BYU, needing only 26 games to top the mark.
Madison Conner trumped two-time National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark as the country's most efficient high-volume scorer in non conference play. Conner set the NCAA record for most 3-pointers in a 10-game stretch to start a season (52) along the way.
Madison Conner broke TCU's single-season record for 3-pointers in just 23 games. She became the first Horned Frog to lead the Big 12 in 3-point offense and seventh player in league history to reach triple digits in 3-pointers in a season.
TCU made multiple drives down Interstate-35 during summer workouts to take in the Dallas Wings in their run to the WNBA semifinals.
Consensus five-star transfers Jaden Owens and Sedona Prince had the Big 12 media buzzing at the conference's annual preseason tipoff in Kansas City, Missouri.
Sarah Sylvester became the first TCU student-athlete to score a point in a basketball game and volleyball match after joining the team during league play.
Mark Campbell was recognized as ESPN's Coach of the Week on Nov. 27 after leading TCU to the St. Pete Showcase Championship via victories over UTEP and Nebraska.

TCU Women's Basketball Joins SportsCenter

The Best Start to a Season in Program History

For the first time ever, TCU women's basketball ran the table in nonconference play

Inside TCU's historic 13-0 start to the season (KillerFrogs)��https://www.si.com/college/tcu/basketball/womens-basketball-breaking-down-13-0-start-with-head-coach-mark-campbell

Inside TCU women’s basketball best start in program history

(Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram) https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article282514573.html

Impact Transfers Ignite TCU's Rebuild

(Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram) https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article280651785.html

Authenticity, vision the driving force behind Mark Campbell's rebuild of TCU Women's Basketball​ 

(Jamie Plunkett, 247Sports) https://247sports.com/college/tcu/article/authenticity-vision-the-driving-force-behind-mark-campbells-rebuild-of-tcu-womens-basketball-220902399/

The UnderFrogs Steal the National Spotlight

'In Some Ways, We're Like America's Team'
Injuries, open tryouts, renewed hoop dreams: Inside TCU's season (ESPN.com) https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39519631/womens-ncaa-basketball-tcu-walk-ons-tryouts-sedona-prince
"I never thought that this would be a possibility. And now, I'm on the team. It's crazy. I'm definitely living the dream."
(The Athletic) https://theathletic.com/5245640/2024/02/02/tcu-walk-ons-womens-basketball/

An Emotional Week Culminates with an Improbable Win, Renewed Dreams

TCU Women’s Basketball Turned a Nightmare Scenario Into a Fairy Tale (Texas Monthly) https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/tcu-womens-basketball-injured-players-comeback/
TCU women’s basketball returns to action with an emotional victory over UCF (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article284609460.html
"I don't want to regret anything"
(Idaho Statesman) https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/article284882912.html
Mekhayia Moore decided she no longer needed basketball. At TCU, the game needed her
(Landscape) https://andscape.com/features/mekhayia-moore-decided-she-no-longer-needed-basketball-at-tcu-the-game-needed-her/

A New Voice for TCU Women's Basketball

“This opportunity is a dream come true“

(Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram) https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article273504405.html

Mark Campbell hired as new TCU women's basketball coach

(ESPN.com) https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35913964/mark-campbell-hired-new-tcu-women-basketball-coach

"Fort Worth just loves their Horned Frogs. The academics, the resources, the community, it checked every box and I truly believe our staff has the opportunity to go out and recruit the most high-achieving young women from around the world.”

(Missy Hendrick, Locked on Women's Sports) https://www.thenexthoops.com/podcast/locked-on-wbb/locked-on-womens-basketball-starting-new-at-tcu/

Why Mark Campbell has what it takes to turn around TCU’s women’s basketball program

(Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram) https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/texas-christian-university/article275043721.html

“You learn what your culture is when adversity hits”

("TCU Innovates" podcast with TCU Chancellor Dr. Victor J. Boschini Jr.) https://tcuinnovates.tcu.edu/episode-1/

Mark Campbell may win a national title, but he will never have a more impressive win than UCF

(Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball) https://www.texasfootball.com/article/2024/01/29/tcu-wbb-will-never-have-a-more-impressive-win-than-it-did-vs-ucf?ref=article_preview_title

What the Pros are Saying About TCU Women's Basketball

The TCU Women's Basketball coaching staff has mentored 11 WNBA draft picks over the last decade

Head coach Mark Campbell mentored two-time Wooden Award winner Sabrina Ionescu into the No. 1 overall selection in the 2020 WNBA Draft.
Campbell and assistant coaches Xavi Lopez and Nia Jackson were members of the first coaching staff in college basketball history to produce the top-two overall picks in a WNBA Draft in 2020 in Sabrina Ionescu and Satou Sabally.

Campbell's “Big Three” of Sabrina Ionescu, Satou Sabally and Ruthy Hebard marked the seventh time a trio of players from the same team were selected in the top 10 of the same WNBA Draft

Hebard reunited with Campbell at TCU as an assistant coach on his inaugural staff in 2023-24.

The only coaching staff to produce four WNBA first round picks from 2019-22

Sabally was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft.
"Coach Campbell has been successful in every program he has touched."
Cazorla starred at point guard as a senior on an Oregon squad that Campbell and Lopez helped lead to its first-ever Final Four in 2018-19.

A WNBA influence in fort worth

TCU was one of just six programs with an active WNBA player on its coaching staff in 2023-24

“You’ve got young ladies that have dreams of getting to play in the WNBA, and to have someone that is literally currently doing it, to have them on your staff and to share their experiences and their wisdom, to compete against them and to see what that looks like, you can’t replicate that.” (Cameron Ruby, The Next) https://www.thenexthoops.com/ncaaw/big-12/ruthy-hebard-named-tcu-womens-basketball-assistant-coach/
"I'm trying to be the best coach and the best mom."
Hebard’s typical days start with Pilates at 6:30 a.m. before she heads to the office for a lift, cardio and maybe an on-court workout. She gets all that done before the team practices around 9:30. There’s some office work, then she heads home to spend time with Xzavier around 2 p.m. before he goes to bed at 9. Then she goes back to work, watching film or games and working on scouting reports. (Kareem Copeland, The Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/01/24/wnba-players-assistant-coaches/

Year Five in the WNBA

(Minneapolis Star Tribune) https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-lynx-wnba-training-camp-roster-ruthy-hebard/600344121/

COLLEGE BASKETBALL'S LEADING INFLUENCERS

Sedona Prince

Sedona Prince ranked sixth among all college women's basketball players in NIL valuation ($530,000) throughout the 2023-24 season. The 6-7 center was the first player to sign with TCU following Mark Campbell's hire as the eighth head coach in program history in 2023.

'Coming Home'

(Alexa Philippou, ESPN.com) Ex-Oregon forward Sedona Prince opts to transfer to TCU. https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/36121559/ex-oregon-forward-sedona-prince-opts-transfer-tcu

SEDONA PRINCE WANTS TO ‘HAVE FUN’ AGAIN WITH TCU TRANSFER

(Just Women's Sports) https://justwomenssports.com/reads/sedona-prince-ncaa-womens-basketball-tcu-transfer-oregon-2023/

The only player in the country to average 20 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks per game in 2023-24

My biggest definition of success is that I was proud of myself and I gave it my all.

(The Cut) https://www.thecut.com/2023/09/sedona-prince-basketball-college-interview.html