2019–20 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by fourth-year head coach Lew Hill, played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the 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, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2019–20 record14–16 (9–7 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jai Steadman
  • Kenya Crandell
  • Luke Mackay
Home arenaUTRGV Fieldhouse
2019–20 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State160 1.000  256  .806
California Baptist*106 .625  2110  .677
UTRGV97 .563  1416  .467
Kansas City87 .533  1614  .533
Seattle77 .500  1415  .483
Grand Canyon88 .500  1317  .433
Cal State Bakersfield610 .375  1219  .387
Utah Valley510 .333  1119  .367
Chicago State014 .000  425  .138
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 WAC Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Vaqueros finished the 2018–19 season 20–17, 9–7 in WAC play to finish in 4th place. In the WAC Tournament, they defeated Cal State Bakersfield in the quarterfinals,[1] before falling to top-seeded New Mexico State in the semifinals.[2] They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where they defeated Grambling State in the first round,[3] before losing to Texas Southern in the second round.[4]

Roster

2019–20 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Chris Freeman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F 1 Sean Rhea 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS So Houston, Texas
G 2 Quinton Johnson II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F 3 Connor Raines 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Beacon Falls, Connecticut
G 4 Ricky "Doc" Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
F 5 Jamal Gaines 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Red Oak, Texas
G 10 Nick Mora 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)167 lb (76 kg) RS Jr Weslaco, Texas
F 11 Lesley Varner II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cedar Hill, Texas
G 12 Rob McClain Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Red Lake, Minnesota
G 14 Javon Levi 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Killeen, Texas
G 15 Uche Dibiamaka 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Adelaide, SA, Australia
G 20 Isaiah Garcia 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Weslaco, Texas
F 21 Isaiah Fontaine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Chelsea, Massachusetts
G 22 Jordan Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) GS Houston, Texas
F 23 Anthony Bratton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)236 lb (107 kg) Jr Omaha, Nebraska
F 24 Marek Nelson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Plano, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 26, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Dakota State L 57–70  0–1
Frost Arena (1,704)
Brookings, SD
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Howard Payne W 93–42  1–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse (976)
Edinburg, TX
November 15, 2019*
5:00 pm, Team1Sports
vs. North Dakota State
Islander Invitational
L 70–76  1–2
American Bank Center (209)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 16, 2019*
4:00 pm, Team1Sports
vs. Stony Brook
Islander Invitational
L 58–69  1–3
American Bank Center (457)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 17, 2019*
4:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown
L 55–63  1–4
American Bank Center (978)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 25, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Texas A&M International W 79–52  2–4
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,005)
Edinburg, TX
November 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown
L 52–55  2–5
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,760)
Edinburg, TX
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Sam Houston State W 90–86 2OT 3–5
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,196)
Edinburg, TX
December 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Mid-America Christian W 92–50  4–5
UTRGV Fieldhouse (718)
Edinburg, TX
December 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton L 58–89  4–6
CHI Health Center Omaha (16,346)
Omaha, NE
December 15, 2019*
12:30 pm
at Omaha
Summit League/WAC Challenge
L 82–92  4–7
Baxter Arena (2,840)
Omaha, NE
December 21, 2019*
1:00 pm, FSSW+
at No. 24 Texas Tech L 58–68  4–8
United Supermarkets Arena (13,516)
Lubbock, TX
December 30, 2019*
6:00 pm, FSOK
at Oklahoma L 72–91  4–9
Lloyd Noble Center (6,755)
Norman, OK
January 2, 2020
9:00 pm, WAC DN
at California Baptist L 67–76  4–10
(0–1)
CBU Events Center (2,493)
Riverside, CA
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Kansas City W 76–64  5–10
(1–1)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (708)
Edinburg, TX
January 11, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Chicago State W 87–63  6–10
(1–2)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,085)
Edinburg, TX
January 16, 2020
9:00 pm, WAC DN
at Seattle L 74–91  6–1
(2–2)
Redhawk Center (862)
Seattle, WA
January 18, 2020
3:00 pm, WAC DN
at Utah Valley L 70–72  6–12
(2–3)
UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN
New Mexico State L 62–67  6–13
(2–4)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,618)
Edinburg, TX
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Grand Canyon L 79–87  6–14
(2–5)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,165)
Edinburg, TX
February 1, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Cal State Bakersfield W 70–59  7–14
(3–5)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,065)
Edinburg, TX
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN
at Kansas City W 73–60  8–14
(4–5)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,097)
Kansas City, MO
February 8, 2020
12:00 pm, WAC DN
at Chicago State W 75–64  9–14
(5–5)
Jones Convocation Center (378)
Chicago, IL
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Utah Valley W 80–72  10–14
(6–5)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,218)
Edinburg, TX
February 15, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN
Seattle W 79–72  11–14
(7–5)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,667)
Edinburg, TX
February 18, 2020*
12:00 pm, WAC DN
Texas–Permian Basin W 93–80  12–14
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,012)
Edinburg, TX
February 22, 2020
8:00 pm, WAC DN
at New Mexico State L 62–78  12–15
(7–6)
Pan American Center (11,680)
Las Cruces, NM
February 27, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Bakersfield L 59–79  12–16
(7–7)
Icardo Center (2,134)
Bakersfield, CA
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN
at Grand Canyon W 88–80  13–16
(8–7)
GCU Arena (7,002)
Phoenix, AZ
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm, WAC DN
California Baptist W 79–76 OT 14–16
(9–7)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,523)
Edinburg, TX
WAC Tournament
Mar 12, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Cal State Bakersfield
Quarterfinals
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[6][7]

References

  1. "#4 Men's Basketball Pulls Off First WAC Tournament Victory". University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  2. "Comeback Falls Short as #4 Men's Basketball Falls to #1 New Mexico State in WAC Tournament Semifinals". University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  3. "UTRGV Defeats Grambling State to Advance in CIT". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  4. "UTRGV Season Ends in CIT Second Round". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  5. https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/sports/college/nmsu/2020/03/12/wac-tournament-cancelled-due-coronavirus-concerns/5029177002/
  6. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  7. "2019-20 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
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