2022–23 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

2022–23 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record15–17 (6–12 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Buchanan
  • Dean Cooper
  • Nikita Johnson
Home arenaUTRGV Fieldhouse
Seasons
2022–23 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah Valley 15 – 3   .833 28 – 9   .757
Sam Houston 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
Southern Utah 12 – 6   .667 24 – 13   .649
Grand Canyon † 11 – 7   .611 24 – 12   .667
Seattle 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Stephen F. Austin 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Tarleton* 9 – 9   .500 17 – 17   .500
California Baptist 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Abilene Christian 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
UT Rio Grande Valley 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
UT Arlington 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344
Utah Tech* 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424
New Mexico State** 2 – 16   .111 9 – 15   .375
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
** Season cancelled on February 11, 2023.
† Conference tournament winner

The 2022–23 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by second-year head coach Matt Figger, played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas, as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in WAC Play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They were defeated by Tarleton in the first round of the WAC tournament.

Previous season

The Vaqueros finished the 2021–22 season 8–23, 3–15 in WAC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place.[1] In the WAC tournament, they were defeated by California Baptist in the first round.[2]

Roster

2022–23 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Derrius Ward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G/F 1 Justin Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G/F 2 C.J. Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 4 Will Johnston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sydney, Australia
G 5 Adante' Holiman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr McAlester, Oklahoma
F 10 Dima Zdor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Yalta, Ukraine
F 11 Ahren Freeman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Jacksonville, Florida
G 12 Noels Slivackis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Valka, Latvia
G 13 Sherman Brashear 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Rockwall, Texas
F 15 Daylen Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 20 Louie Yebra Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Edinburg, Texas
F 21 Alex Horiuk 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Chernivtsi, Ukraine
F 23 Isaiah Barganier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Fulshear, Texas
G 24 Lee Hatcher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Liberal, Kansas
F 33 John Shanu II 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
6:30 pm 		Concordia (TX) W 136–81  –
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (659)
Edinburg, TX
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 pm, Big 12 Now 		at Kansas State L 59–93  0–1
 Bramlage Coliseum (7,635)
Manhattan, KS
November 12, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southwestern Adventist W 115–33  1–1
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (678)
Edinburg, TX
November 14, 2022*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Francis (IL) W 77–51  2–1
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (453)
Edinburg, TX
November 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown 		L 75–97  2–2
 American Bank Center (1,493)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 21, 2022*
5:00 pm, LHN/ESPN+ 		Western Illinois W 78–77  3–2
 Bert Ogden Arena (6,674)
Edinburg, TX
November 22, 2022*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona
Leon Black Classic 		W 91–79  4–2
 Bert Ogden Arena (1,355)
Edinburg, TX
November 26, 2022*
3:00 pm, LHN 		at No. 4 Texas
Leon Black Classic 		L 54–91  4–3
 Gregory Gymnasium (3,500)
Austin, TX
November 30, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown 		W 89–82  5–3
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (865)
Edinburg, TX
December 3, 2022*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Illinois L 72–90  5–4
 Western Hall (603)
Macomb, IL
December 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian W 95–82  6–4
 Sharp Gymnasium (591)
Houston, TX
December 15, 2022*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southwestern Christian W 106–80  7–4
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (644)
Edinburg, TX
December 18, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Houston Christian
UTRGV South Padre Island Battle on the Beach 		W 100–90  8–4
 South Padre Island Convention Centre (676)
South Padre Island, TX
December 29, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech L 66–81  8–5
(0–1) 		Burns Arena (710)
St. George, UT
December 31, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah L 88–94 OT 8–6
(0–2) 		America First Event Center (1,204)
Cedar City, UT
January 5, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Seattle L 64–66  8–7
(0–3) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (785)
Edinburg, TX
January 7, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Valley L 61–75  8–8
(0–4) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (517)
Edinburg, TX
January 11, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian W 103–86  9–8
(1–4) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (723)
Edinburg, TX
January 14, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Chicago State W 85–82  10–8
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,121)
Edinburg, TX
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 73–85  10–9
(1–5) 		College Park Center (1,663)
Arlington, TX
January 21, 2023
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston L 64–83  10–10
(1–6) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,674)
Huntsville, TX
January 25, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 66–83  10–11
(1–7) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,180)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 28, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		California Baptist W 64–58  11–11
(2–7) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,606)
Edinburg, TX
February 1, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Sam Houston L 65–67  11–12
(2–8) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,018)
Edinburg, TX
February 4, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tarleton W 68–65  12–12
(3–8) 		Wisdom Gym (1,578)
Stephenville, TX
February 9, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington L 58–64  12–13
(3–9) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,837)
Edinburg, TX
February 11, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin L 72–82  12–14
(3–10) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,788)
Edinburg, TX
February 15, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon W 77–76  13–14
(4–10) 		GCU Arena (6,039)
Phoenix, AZ
February 18, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Mexico State W 2–0 Forfeit[3]  13–14
(5–10) 		Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
February 20, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		SAGU W 113–65  14–14
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (275)
Edinburg, TX
February 23, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Tech L 81–88  14–15
(5–11) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (886)
Edinburg, TX
February 25, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Tarleton W 99–95 OT 15–15
(6–11) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,431)
Edinburg, TX
March 1, 2023
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist L 70–88  15–16
(6–12) 		CBU Events Center (3,296)
Riverside, CA
WAC tournament
March 7, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(10) vs. (7) Tarleton
First round 		L 70–74  15–17
 Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 WAC Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Drops Heartbreaker in WAC Tournament". UTRGV Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Remaining New Mexico State 2022-23 WAC Men's Basketball Games Deemed Conference Forfeits" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTRGV Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022-23 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 15, 2023.