2020–21 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

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2020–21 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
Utrgv athletics primary logo.png
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record9–10 (2–5 WAC)
Head coach
  • Lew Hill (5th season; 12 games)
  • Jai Steadman (interim) (remainder of season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jai Steadman
  • Kenya Crandell
  • Luke Mackay
Home arena UTRGV Fieldhouse
Seasons
  2019–20
2021–22  
2020–21 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grand Canyon93 .750177  .708
Utah Valley 94 .6921111  .500
New Mexico State 76 .538128  .600
California Baptist *66 .5001310  .565
Seattle 45 .4441211  .522
Tarleton State*57 .4171010  .500
Dixie State*410 .286813  .381
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 25 .286910  .474
Chicago State 00 09  .000
* Ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
Chicago State suspended their season on December 23, 2020
2021 WAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas, with three games at Bert Ogden Arena, as members of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Lew Hill until his death on February 7, 2021. Four days later, assistant head coach Jai Steadman was announced as the interim head coach. [1]

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Previous season

The Vaqueros finished the 2019–20 season 14–16, 9–7 in WAC play to finish in third place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the WAC tournament, and face Cal State Bakersfield, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Roster

2020–21 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0Chris Freeman6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)190 lb(86 kg)Sr NW Kansas Technical College Winston-Salem, NC
F 1Sean Rhea6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)230 lb(104 kg)RS Jr New Mexico Junior College Houston, TX
G 2Quinton Johnson II6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)195 lb(88 kg)RS SoNext Level Prep Oklahoma City, OK
F 3Connor Raines6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)190 lb(86 kg)So Notre Dame High School Beacon Falls, CT
F 4Jeff Otchere6 ft 11 in(2.11 m)240 lb(109 kg)GS Stony Brook Bronx, New York
F 5Jamal Gaines6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)225 lb(102 kg)RS SoUniversal Academy Red Oak, Texas
G 10Nick Mora6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)167 lb(76 kg)GS Weslaco High School Weslaco, Texas
F 11Marek Nelson6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)200 lb(91 kg)RS Jr Western Kentucky Plano, Texas
G 12Rob McClain Jr.6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)185 lb(84 kg)Sr United Tribes Technical College Red Lake, Minnesota
G 13Ricky "Doc" Nelson6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)170 lb(77 kg)RS Jr Weber State Houston, Texas
G 14Javon Levi5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)175 lb(79 kg)Sr Shoemaker High School Killeen, Texas
G 15Uche Dibiamaka6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)195 lb(88 kg)Jr Second Baptist School Adelaide, SA, Australia
G 20Isaiah Garcia5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)160 lb(73 kg)So Weslaco High School Weslaco, Texas
F 23Anthony Bratton6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)236 lb(107 kg)Sr Indian Hills Community College Omaha, Nebraska
F 24Malik Lawrence-Anderson6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)215 lb(98 kg)Jr Tyler Junior College Kingston, Jamaica
G 32LaQuan Butler6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)170 lb(77 kg)Jr Southeastern Louisiana Lancaster, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 pm,  LHN
at No. 19  Texas L 55–91 0–1
Frank Erwin Center  (2,451)
Austin, TX
November 28, 2020*
3:00 pm,  WAC DN
UTSA W 81–64 1–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse  (0)
Edinburg, TX
December 2, 2020*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown
W 62–59 2–1
Bert Ogden Arena  (962)
Edinburg, TX
December 4, 2020*
6:00 pm, WAC DN
Our Lady of the Lake W 91–68 3–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse (0)
Edinburg, TX
December 6, 2020*
3:00 pm,  SECN
at  Texas A&M L 68–81 3–2
Reed Arena  (838)
College Station, TX
December 10, 2020*
7:00 pm, Team1Sports
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown
W 68–64 4–2
American Bank Center  (465)
Corpus Christi, TX
December 14, 2020*
6:00 pm, WAC DN
at  Incarnate Word Canceled due to COVID-19 issues McDermott Center  
San Antonio, TX
December 14, 2020*
6:00 pm, WAC DN
Texas A&M International W 89–51 5–2
UTRGV Fieldhouse (0)
Edinburg, TX
December 21, 2020*
6:00 pm, WAC DN
Sam Houston State L 66–69 5–3
UTRGV Fieldhouse (131)
Edinburg, TX
January 5, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Dallas Christian College PostponedBert Ogden Arena 
Edinburg, TX
January 7, 2021*
6:00 pm, WAC DN
St. Mary's (TX) W 96–67 6–3
UTRGV Fieldhouse (160)
Edinburg, TX
WAC regular season
January 8, 2021
 WAC DN
at  Chicago State Canceled [3] Jones Convocation Center  
Chicago, IL
January 9, 2021
 WAC DN
at Chicago StateCanceledJones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
January 15, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN
Dixie State W 82–49 7–3
(1–0)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (185)
Edinburg, TX
January 16, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN
Dixie StateW 72–65 8–3
(2–0)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (164)
Edinburg, TX
January 22, 2021
 WAC DN
at  New Mexico State Canceled [4] Pan American Center  
Las Cruces, NM
January 23, 2021
 WAC DN
at New Mexico StateCanceledPan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
February 5, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Grand Canyon CanceledBert Ogden Arena 
Edinburg, TX
February 6, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Grand CanyonCanceledBert Ogden Arena 
Edinburg, TX
February 6, 2021*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Texas Southern L 75–77 8–4
Bert Ogden Arena (473)
Edinburg, TX
February 12, 2021
8:00 pm, WAC DN
at  California Baptist Canceled CBU Events Center  
Riverside, CA
February 13, 2021
8:00 pm, WAC DN
at California BaptistCanceledCBU Events Center 
Riverside, CA
February 19, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN
Seattle CanceledUTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
February 20, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN
SeattleCanceledUTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
February 21, 2021
5:00 pm
Dallas Christian College
rescheduled from January 5
W 116–51 9–4
UTRGV Fieldhouse (55)
Edinburg, TX
February 26, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN
at  Utah Valley L 74–78 9–5
(2–1)
UCCU Center  (646)
Orem, UT
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN
at Utah ValleyL 64–73 9–6
(2–2)
UCCU Center (705)
Orem, UT
March 2, 2021
12:00 pm, WAC DN
at New Mexico StateL 51–69 9–7
(2–3)
Don Haskins Center  (0)
El Paso, TX
March 5, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN
Tarleton State L 47–65 9–8
(2–4)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (510)
Edinburg, TX
March 6, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Tarleton StateL 58–69 9–9
(2–5)
UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
WAC tournament
March 10, 2021
10:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) New Mexico State
Quarterfinals
L 61–77 9–10
Orleans Arena  
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

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