TCU hobbled by injuries is holding open try outs

[KellySyracuse]

Can't say I've ever heard of a program so decimated by injuries where they have open tryouts. Very odd indeed. The SU women played in 2021 with about 9 people on the team and managed to make it through the season. I think there might be more to the story here.

Rash of injuries forces TCU women’s basketball to hold open tryouts​

"Citing a rash of injuries that have left it unusually shorthanded, the TCU women’s basketball announced Wednesday it was canceling two upcoming games, including one set for that evening against N0. 7 Kansas State.

The Horned Frogs, who started the season 14-0 and cracked the Associated Press Top 25 before losing four straight, also put out an open call Wednesday for full-time students interested in trying out for walk-on status with the team for the rest of the season.

The school said the cancellations “are a result of injuries within the TCU program and ensure the health and safety of the program’s student-athletes.”

 

[MSOrange]

Well that's the first article I have read that specified they were down to 6. The article I read didn't really say for sure, but it seemed like they still had 10 available and I was wondering what the big deal was.

 

[swish7]

Thats an amazing opportunity for some young woman to resurrect her athletic career and tell her grandkids that yeah, granny was a DI player.

 

[CoopSwoop]

 

[Cheriehoop]

Wow - another school, Davidson, had to cancel their season. Sad.

https://www.si.com/college/2024/03/01/davidson-womens-basketball-cancels-remainder-season-injuries?fbclid=IwAR1adSUQPNODxHH_PprEx0Pu9n4yDGx-fWvH5ImHHiYEEnRgokjkeYJeAz4

 

[upperdeck]

Why would you cancel and not just look for kids around the school to complete what few games are left? The kids still on the team deserve a shot to finish off the season.

 

[C Bomb]

Why would you cancel and not just look for kids around the school to complete what few games are left? The kids still on the team deserve a shot to finish off the season.

Davidson is small with a student body around 2000. TCU has 10000 more undergraduates, I’d venture to guess that there’s a greater likelihood of finding a couple serviceable walk ons in a much bigger pool to draw from