2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record11–6 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dustin Yoder
  • Daniel Venzant
  • Anthony Wilkins
Home arenaUTRGV Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese 6 – 0   1.000 12 – 5   .706
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 5 – 1   .833 12 – 6   .667
Nicholls 4 – 2   .667 10 – 7   .588
Lamar 4 – 2   .667 9 – 8   .529
Northwestern State 4 – 2   .667 7 – 9   .438
UT Rio Grande Valley 3 – 3   .500 11 – 6   .647
Southeastern Louisiana 3 – 3   .500 9 – 8   .529
Houston Christian 3 – 3   .500 6 – 11   .353
Incarnate Word 2 – 4   .333 9 – 8   .529
Stephen F. Austin 1 – 5   .167 8 – 9   .471
New Orleans 1 – 5   .167 3 – 14   .176
East Texas A&M* 0 – 6   .000 2 – 15   .118
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2025 Southland tournament winner
As of January 14, 2025

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)
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

2024–25 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 J.J. Howard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Mission College Prep HS San Luis Obispo, California
G 1 R.J. Nance 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Spring Valley HS Las Vegas, NV
G 2 Jaylen Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Fr Lake Highland HS Dallas, Texas
G 3 DK Thorn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) GS Pearland Dawson HS
Alcorn State 		Houston, Texas
G 4 R.T. Raimey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr Olathe North HS
College of Southern Idaho
DePaul 		Kansas City, Kansas
G 5 Howie Fleming Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Jr Male HS
Illinois State
Winthrop 		Louisville, Kentucky
G 10 Cliff Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Thomasville HS
Chipola College
Northwestern State 		Thomasville, Georgia
G 11 Justin Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 146 lb (66 kg) Fr Fort Bend Elkins HS Houston, Texas
F 12 Kwo Agwa 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Kearns HS
State College of Florida
Howard College
East Texas A&M 		Calgary, Canada
G 14 Hasan Abdul-Hakim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Gunn Academy
Santa Fe College
College of Southern Idaho 		Toronto, Canada
G 15 Fadi Mougharbel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Beirut, Lebanon
Missouri Valley College
F 21 Marshal Destremau 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) RS So Aquinas College
Southern Utah
Clarendon College 		Perth, Australia
F 23 Isaiah Barganier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Fulshear HS Fulshear, Texas
G 24 EJ Avelar 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Rober Vela HS Edinburg, Texas
G 25 Trey Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Concordia HS
Incarnate Word
Southern Illinois 		Houston, Texas
F 33 Tommy Gankhuyag 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Centerville HS
Trevecca Nazarene 		Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
F 35 Mustafo Vanjov 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr Orangeville Prep
Curry College 		Khorog, Tajikistan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2024

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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 W 76–64  10–4
(2–1) 		 22 – H. Abdul Hakim   12 – H. Abdul Hakim   4 – Tied  Lakefront Arena (644)
New Orleans, LA
January 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 75–79  10–5
(2–2) 		 14 – C. Davis   12 – H. Fleming Jr.   3 – Tied  University Center (461)
Hammond, LA
January 11, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown 		L 74–79  10–6
(2–3) 		 20 – H. Abdul-Hakim   8 – H. Fleming, Jr.   5 – H. Abdul-Hakim  American Bank Center (2,526)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 13, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Texas A&M W 57–55  11–6
(3–3) 		 16 – H. Fleming Jr.   11 – H. Fleming Jr.   4 – H. Fleming Jr.  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,286)
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 Louisiana       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.

Source[3][4]

See also

2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ a b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goutrgv.com. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2024.