2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
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Greenbrier Tip-Off River champions | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 9–4 (1–1 Southland) |
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Home arena | UTRGV Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Rio Grande Valley | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Christian | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Texas A&M* | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of December 31, 2024 |
The 2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represents the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by first-year head coach Kahil Fennell and play their home games at UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Southland Conference (SLC).
Previous season
The Vaqueros finished the season 6–25, 2–18 in WAC play to finish in eleventh place, and thus did not qualify to play in the WAC Tournament.
Preseason polls
Southland Conference Poll
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 112 votes overall, the Vaqueros were picked to finish eighth in the conference.[1][2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | McNeese | 242 (21) |
2 | Stephen F. Austin | 208 |
3 | Nicholls | 205 (3) |
4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 191 |
5 | Lamar | 143 |
6 | Southeastern | 121 |
7 | Incarnate Word | 117 |
8 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 112 |
9 | Northwestern State | 90 |
10 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 54 |
10 | New Orleans | 54 |
12 | Houston Christian | 48 |
Preseason All Conference
No Vaqueros were selected to an all–conference team.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and Results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ |
at Nebraska | L 67–87 | 0–1 |
14 – Raimey | 7 – Tied | 6 – Abdul Hakim | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,305) Lincoln, NE | ||||
November 6, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS2 |
vs. No. 15 Creighton | L 86–99 | 0–2 |
26 – Abdul Hakim | 11 – Abdul Hakim | 4 – Abdul Hakim | CHI Health Center Omaha (15,969) Omaha, NE | ||||
November 10, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Champion Christian | W 110–60 | 1–2 |
23 – Raimey | 14 – Fleming Jr. | 9 – Fleming Jr. | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,033) Edinburg, TX | ||||
November 15, 2024* 12:00 p.m. |
vs. Charleston Southern Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division Semifinals |
W 86–76 | 2–2 |
24 – Abdul Hakim | 7 – Destremau | 4 – Miller | Colonial Hall (275) White Sulphur Springs, WV | ||||
November 16, 2024* 1:30 p.m. |
vs. Tennessee Tech Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division Championship |
W 83–58 | 3–2 |
15 – Abdul Hakim | 9 – Fleming Jr. | 4 – Tied | Colonial Hall (218) White Sulphur Springs, WV | ||||
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 19 Wisconsin Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game |
L 84–87 | 3–3 |
19 – Abdul Hakim | 8 – Abdul Hakim | 6 – Miller | Kohl Center (13,423) Madison, WI | ||||
November 25, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Le Moyne | W 97–77 | 4–3 |
24 – Thorn | 9 – Abdul Hakim | 7 – Abdul Hakim | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,658) Edinburg, TX | ||||
December 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | W 68–65 | 5–3 (1–0) |
20 – Thorn | 9 – Davis | 8 – Miller | UTRGV Fieldhouse (878) Edinburg, TX | ||||
December 7, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Lamar | L 52–84 | 5–4 (1–1) |
10 – Raimey | 8 – Fleming Jr. | 2 – Tied | UTRGV Fieldhouse (646) Edinburg, TX | ||||
December 14, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northern New Mexico | W 72–60 | 6–4 |
21 – Davis | 7 – Tied | 6 – Washington | UTRGV Fieldhouse (807) Edinburg, TX | ||||
December 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | W 78–73 | 7–4 |
21 – T. Miller | 11 – H. Fleming, Jr. | 7 – T. Miller | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,637) Edinburg, TX | ||||
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
College of Biblical Studies | W 106–56 | 8–4 |
42 – C. Davis | 14 – H. Fleming, Jr. | 7 – T. Miller | UTRGV Fieldhouse (314) Edinburg, TX | ||||
December 30, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Dallas Christian | W 88–44 | 9–4 |
20 – K. Raimey | 10 – Tied | 7 – J. Washington | UTRGV Fieldhouse (842) Edinbrug, TX | ||||
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at New Orleans | Lakefront Arena (–) New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
January 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southeastern | University Center (–) Hammond, LA | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown |
American Bank Center (–) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
East Texas A&M | UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | Sharp Gymnasium (–) Houston, TX | |||||||||
January 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Incarnate Word | McDermott Center (–) San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
McNeese | UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
January 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Nicholls | UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
February 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | Prather Coliseum (–) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Lamar | Neches Arena (–) Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
February 10, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Stephen F. Austin | William R. Johnson Coliseum (–) Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
February 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Incarnate Word | UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | Stopher Gymnasium (–) Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
February 24, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at McNeese | The Legacy Center (–) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Orleans | UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
March 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southeastern | UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
Southland Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 9, 2025 TBD |
TBD | The Legacy Center (–) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
See also
2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team
References
- ^ a b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goutrgv.com. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2024.