Two season ago, TCU was plagued with injuries. Head coach Mark Campbell had to hold open tryouts in the middle of the season and selected three students to become walk-ons for the remainder of the year.
The Horned Frogs went 8-23 overall and 1-17 in Big 12 play during the 2023-24 season.
Fast forward to present day and you’d never know it. By no means is this a team that’s struggling.
The talent that made its way to Fort Worth, Texas, has propelled this program well into the top 25. Out of the 14 players on this roster, 10 arrived at TCU via the transfer portal at some point in their career.
In an era defined by roster movement, Campbell has mastered the art of rebuilding on the fly. All of this led to the perfect new beginning for the head coach.
“Our theme this summer was a blue collar summer and we got 10 new players,” Campbell said at Big 12 Media Day. “So we got a whole new group and you got to start over from scratch, from ground zero. And this group has done that.”
All five starters started their careers somewhere other than TCU
Donovyn Hunter started in 21 games last season, joining the roster in 2024 after playing one season at Oregon State. Maddie Scherr, the Kentucky transfer who was on the roster last season, missed the an entire year with a back injury.
The other three are truly in their first season as a Horned Frog. Mark Campbell added Marta Suarez from Cal and Clara Silva from Kentucky. But the real eye-opener was when Notre Dame’s Olivia Miles made her decision.
Miles, who was projected to go No. 2 overall in the WNBA draft, decided to enter the transfer portal and return for one more year of college basketball. For Miles, the offense that Campbell and TCU run just made sense.
“Pick and roll university,” Miles said. “He’s able to spread the floor and put great shooters around the perimeter… It’s hard to not want to play in that sort of system and it’s very pro-like, which is something that I really, really wanted out of this experience.”
And that is what she’s seen so far. Four games in and the Horned Frogs are undefeated, including a big upset win on the road over No. 10 NC State, 69-59.
It was the kind of win that signals legitimacy, not luck.
“This was a huge win on our journey together,” Campbell said. “And it takes moments like these and games like these for your team to grow.”
Back in the top-10 📈
The earliest AP Top 10 ranking in program history!#GoFrogs pic.twitter.com/RCKXWBsQWM
— TCU Women’s Basketball (@tcuwbb) November 17, 2025
This roster is also one of the biggest teams in the country. TCU has 11 players taller than 6-feet, including three listed at 6-foot-7 and one at 6-foot-8.
That size has already become a defining edge, allowing the Horned Frogs to dominate the glass and disrupt opponents defensively.
What makes this rise even more impressive is how quickly the chemistry has formed. Despite coming from different systems and conferences, the players have embraced their roles and blended their strengths. It’s a testament to the culture Campbell has built.
The turnaround is no longer a surprise. It’s a statement. TCU isn’t just healthier or deeper than before. It’s better, and, for the first time in a long time, built to compete with the nation’s best.
