Michigan Assistant Coach Mike Boynton Speaks On ‘Entertaining’ Matchup With TCU

Michigan men’s basketball (1-1) gets a crack at TCU (3-0) tonight at 6:30 p.m. It will be the first road game of the season for the Horned Frogs. TCU is coming off a 21-13 season in which it lost to Utah State in the regional round of the NCAA tournament.

Mike Boynton Previews ‘Entertaining’ Matchup With TCU

Michigan assistant coach Mike Boynton spoke to the media on Thursday and said TCU’s head coach is one of its biggest assets.

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“Jamie Dixon – proven coach, proven winner. He’s had success everywhere he’s been, even as his time as an assistant at Pitt. He took over and they were really good,” Boynton said. “It took a little while to get TCU going but he’s been to the tournament, I think three years in a row now.”

The Horned Frogs have been a physical team over the recent years, but Boynton said a different aspect of their game could make this matchup one to watch. 

“… The last few years they’ve been really fast,” Boynton said. “I think they’ve led the nation the last two years in transition points. The way they want to play (with) the way we want to play could lead into a very entertaining game.”

Michigan comes into the contest ranked tenth in the nation in field goal percentage at 55.26%. The Wolverines have struggled crashing the boards in their first two games, and TCU could take advantage of that as a top ten team in opponent rebounds. 

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