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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
ConferenceWestern 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 arenaUTRGV Fieldhouse
Seasons
2020–21 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grand Canyon 9 3   .750 17 7   .708
Utah Valley 9 4   .692 11 11   .500
New Mexico State 7 6   .538 12 8   .600
California Baptist* 6 6   .500 13 10   .565
Seattle 4 5   .444 12 11   .522
Tarleton State* 5 7   .417 10 10   .500
Dixie State* 4 10   .286 8 13   .381
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 5   .286 9 10   .474
Chicago State 0 0   0 9   .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]

Previous season

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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

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2020–21 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chris Freeman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr NW Kansas Technical College Winston-Salem, NC
F 1 Sean Rhea 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr New Mexico Junior College Houston, TX
G 2 Quinton Johnson II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Next Level Prep Oklahoma City, OK
F 3 Connor Raines 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Notre Dame High School Beacon Falls, CT
F 4 Jeff Otchere 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Stony Brook Bronx, New York
F 5 Jamal Gaines 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Universal Academy Red Oak, Texas
G 10 Nick Mora 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) GS Weslaco High School Weslaco, Texas
F 11 Marek Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Western Kentucky Plano, Texas
G 12 Rob McClain Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr United Tribes Technical College Red Lake, Minnesota
G 13 Ricky "Doc" Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Weber State Houston, Texas
G 14 Javon Levi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Shoemaker High School Killeen, Texas
G 15 Uche Dibiamaka 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Second Baptist School Adelaide, SA, Australia
G 20 Isaiah Garcia 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Weslaco High School Weslaco, Texas
F 23 Anthony Bratton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Indian Hills Community College Omaha, Nebraska
F 24 Malik Lawrence-Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Tyler Junior College Kingston, Jamaica
G 32 LaQuan Butler 6 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (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 Postponed Bert 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 State Canceled Jones 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 State W 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 State Canceled Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
February 5, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Grand Canyon Canceled Bert Ogden Arena 
Edinburg, TX
February 6, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Grand Canyon Canceled Bert 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 Baptist Canceled CBU Events Center 
Riverside, CA
February 19, 2021
6:00 pm, WAC DN
Seattle Canceled UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
February 20, 2021
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Seattle Canceled UTRGV 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 Valley L 64–73  9–6
(2–2)
UCCU Center (705)
Orem, UT
March 2, 2021
12:00 pm, WAC DN
at New Mexico State L 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 State L 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.

Source[5]

References

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  1. ^ "UTRGV names Steadman interim men's basketball head coach". February 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "WAC Announces Cancellation of Basketball Tournament". Western Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Chicago State University Athletics Suspends Men's Basketball Competition-Related Activities".
  4. ^ "Basketball Games Against New Mexico State Canceled".
  5. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTRGV Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2020.