Women's Basketball: TCU is Cleaning Up in the Transfer Portal

New head coach Mark Campbell has added six touted transfers to his new Horned Frog lineup.

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Just months after the Horned Frogs finished their 2022-23 campaign with an 8-23 overall record and subsequently firing head coach Raegan Pebley, TCU women's basketball's future looks as bright as ever. 

Mark Campbell, former Sacramento State head coach and Oregon assistant coach, was Athletic Director Jeremiah Donati's pick to fill the head coach vacancy left by Pebley's forced departure, and he has taken no time to reload a roster that desperately needed reloading. 

His first splash made national news when he signed Oregon transfer Sedona Prince, who withdrew her name from the WNBA Draft to join the Frogs. The 6'7" Prince was one of the country's top available transfers due to her combination of size and skill; a combination of traits that helped Oregon make the NCAA Tournament in both seasons in which she played. 

Campbell then signed Jaden Owens, a former consensus five-star All-American out of Plano West High School. Owens started her career at UCLA, playing for one season before transferring to Baylor. The 5'7 guard broke out last season with the Bears, averaging career highs in points (8 ppg), rebounds (3.3 RPG), assists (5.8), steals (1.8 SPG), and blocks (0.4 BPG). She scored a career-high 22 points in a Baylor loss to No. 22 Michigan. She shot 9/13 from the field and dished out four assists. 

Sydney Harris, a 6'1" forward from Central Michigan, could be considered the biggest get for Campbell and his staff so far. Often times last season, TCU could not rely on a single player to consistently get buckets. Harris can be that player. Last season, she was named Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, averaging 17.4 points per game for the Chippewas. Her shooting splits were solid (38.7/34.8/86.4), especially for a freshman. Harris' best game came against NIU in a double overtime loss where she scored a career-high 31 points. She finished with at least 20 points on 12 occasions last season for CMU.

Agnes Emma-Nnopu transferred to TCU from Stanford, and while her stats don't pop off the page (3.2/2.1/0.5 2022-23), her experience will be crucial. She played in 82 games for Stanford, one of them being a national championship victory in 2021. Emma-Nnopu is a proven winner and also touts a reliable three-point jumper. She is a 39% career three-point shooter but shot a career-high 42.6% on 1.4 attempts last season. 

Madison Conner, a guard from Arizona, has improved every season and will have a chance to step into a bigger role with the Frogs. Last season, Conner averaged a career-high 5.8 points per game. Her percentages are not all that impressive, but she is another veteran player who brings tournament experience to a TCU team that had none. 

Campbell and his staff brought in the sixth and final transfer, Una Jovanovic, from Cal State Fullerton. Jovanovic was awesome at Fullerton last season, as she earned Big West's Player of the Week twice and was named to All-Big West Second Team. Jovanovic jumped from 3.1 points per game during her freshman season to 14.6 points per game in her sophomore season. In addition to her scoring, she also brings rebounding and playmaking to the table. She scored in double digits in 24 of the 30 games she played in last season, so consistency is certainly there. 

The Horned Frogs will have a chance to have one of the most miraculous turnarounds in women's basketball if all of these pieces can fall into place. The talent is there for TCU thanks to the hard work of new head coach Mark Campbell. 

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