2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
CBI, First round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	15–18 (6–8 WAC)
Head coach	Lew Hill (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Jai Steadman; Kenya Crandell; Luke Mackay;
Captains	Nick Dixon; Lew Stallworth; Mike Hoffman;
Home arena	UTRGV Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Mexico State †	12	–	2	.857	28	–	6	.824
Utah Valley	10	–	4	.714	23	–	11	.676
Grand Canyon	9	–	5	.643	22	–	12	.647
Seattle	8	–	6	.571	20	–	14	.588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	6	–	8	.429	15	–	18	.455
Cal State Bakersfield	5	–	9	.357	12	–	18	.400
UMKC	5	–	9	.357	10	–	22	.313
Chicago State	1	–	13	.071	3	–	29	.094


† 2018 WAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by second-year head coach Lew Hill, played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 6–8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Seattle. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to New Orleans.

Previous season[edit]

The Vaqueros finished the 2016–17 season 10–22, 2–12 in WAC play to finish in seventh place. Due to Grand Canyon's ineligibility for postseason play, they received the No. 6 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to UMKC.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mike Nwabuzor	0	G	6'2"	190	Junior	Bellflower, CA	Graduate transferred to New Mexico Highlands
Solomon Yon	2	G	6'0"	175	RS Sophomore	Denver, CO	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Walter Jones	5	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Newbern, AL	Transferred to Alabama A&M
Adrean Johnson	15	F	6'9"	235	Freshman	Red Oak, TX	Transferred to Paris JC
Clarke Cooper	30	G	6'0"	155	Freshman	Houston, TX	Walk-on; transferred to New Mexico Military Institute
Gage Loy	35	F	6'9"	210	Junior	Wichita, KS	Graduate transferred to Rogers State
Antonio Green	55	G	6'2"	165	Sophomore	Tupelo, MS	Transferred to Middle Tennessee

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Terry Winn	3	F	6'7"	230	RS Junior	Monroe, LA	Transferred from UTEP. Under NCAA transfer rules, Winn will have to sit out in the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.
Johnny Crnogorac	20	C	7'1"	220	RS Junior	Sydney, Australia	Junior college transferred from SW Tennessee CC

2017 incoming recruits[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Greg Bowie II SG	San Antonio, TX	ATHLOS Leadership Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)
Greg Bowie II SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Javon Levi PG	Killeen, TX	Shoemaker High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Oct 27, 2016
Javon Levi PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 7, 2017.

Roster[edit]

2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Greg Bowie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Athlos Leadership Academy	San Antonio, TX
F	3	Terry Winn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Westwind Preparatory Academy UTEP	Monroe, LA
G	4	Nick Dixon (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Proviso West Morton College	Hillside, IL
G	10	Moe McDonald (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	IMG Academy Highland CC	McAllen, TX
F	11	Lesley Varner II	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Cedar Hill	Dallas, TX
G	12	Nick Mora (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	So	Weslaco	Weslaco, TX
G	13	Lew Stallworth (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	William S. Hart UTEP	Santa Clarita, CA
G	14	Javon Levi	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Shoemaker	Killeen, TX
C	20	Johnny Crnograc	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Marshall Academy SW Tennessee CC	Sydney, Australia
F	21	Mike Hoffman (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Nolan Catholic Lafayette	Burleson, TX
G	22	Jordan Jackson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	St. Pius X Midland College	Houston, TX
F	23	Dan Kimasa	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Tampa Bay Christian Academy	Kigali City, Rwanda
G	24	Marlon Williams (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	United	Laredo, TX
G	25	Xavier McDaniel Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Hammond	Columbia, SC
F	32	Adonis Rwabigwi	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Tampa Prep Furman	Kigali City, Rwanda

Head coach

Lew Hill (Wichita State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jai Steadman (Nebraska)
Kenya Crandell (Nebraska–Kearney)
Luke Mackay (East Carolina)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: Oct 23, 2017

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm		Nicholls State	L 106–111	0–1	UTRGV Fieldhouse (924) Edinburg, TX
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	W 92–74	1–1	UTRGV Fieldhouse (523) Edinburg, TX
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown	W 82–75 ^OT	2–1	American Bank Center (1,437) Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 18, 2017* 4:30 pm		at Texas State	L 58–75	2–2	Strahan Coliseum (1,467) San Marcos, TX
Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm		at North Texas	W 75–63	3–2	The Super Pit (1,892) Denton, TX
Nov 22, 2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia Tech	L 68–78	3–3	McCamish Pavilion (4,504) Atlanta, GA
Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm		Grambling State	L 76–82	3–4	UTRGV Fieldhouse (478) Edinburg, TX
Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at SMU	L 64–95	3–5	Moody Coliseum (6,326) University Park, TX
Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 9 Texas A&M	L 60–78	3–6	Reed Arena (7,121) College Station, TX
Dec 2, 2017* 2:00 pm		at Rice	W 69–67	4–6	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,548) Houston, TX
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown	W 82–78	5–6	UTRGV Fieldhouse (764) Edinburg, TX
Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm		UC Irvine	W 73–59	6–6	UTRGV Fieldhouse (602) Edinburg, TX
Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm		Texas–Arlington	L 65–86	6–7	UTRGV Fieldhouse (774) Edinburg, TX
Dec 22, 2017* 12:00 pm, FSOK		at Oklahoma State	L 83–102	6–8	Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,287) Stillwater, OK
Dec 30, 2017* 7:00 pm		Hampton	W 80–69	7–8	UTRGV Fieldhouse (546) Edinburg, TX
Jan 2, 2018* 7:00 pm		Our Lady of the Lake	W 96–75	8–8	UTRGV Fieldhouse (536) Edinburg, TX
Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm		at UMKC	W 73–61	9–8 (1–0)	Municipal Auditorium (955) Kansas City, MO
Jan 11, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 87–74	10–8 (2–0)	Icardo Center (2,603) Bakersfield, CA
Jan 13, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Grand Canyon	L 71–84	10–9 (2–1)	GCU Arena (7,222) Phoenix, AZ
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm		Utah Valley	L 76–84	10–10 (2–2)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (828) Edinburg, TX
Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm		Seattle	L 76–79 ^OT	10–11 (2–3)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,155) Edinburg, TX
Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 87–81	11–11 (3–3)	Jones Convocation Center (463) Chicago, IL
Jan 30, 2018* 7:00 pm		Wayland Baptist	W 86–50	12–11	UTRGV Fieldhouse (725) Edinburg, TX
Feb 3, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Mexico State	L 67–90	12–12 (3–4)	Pan American Center (5,115) Las Cruces, NM
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm		Grand Canyon	W 83–81	13–12 (4–4)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,038) Edinburg, TX
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	W 68–66	14–12 (5–4)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,175) Edinburg, TX
Feb 15, 2018 9:00 pm		at Seattle	L 68–85	14–13 (5–5)	Connolly Center (999) Seattle, WA
Feb 17, 2018 8:00 pm		at Utah Valley	L 72–84	14–14 (5–6)	UCCU Center (4,271) Orem, UT
Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm		UMKC	L 59–83	14–15 (5–7)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,163) Edinburg, TX
Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Chicago State	W 83–75	15–15 (6–7)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,088) Edinburg, TX
Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm		New Mexico State	L 71–86	15–16 (6–8)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,203) Edinburg, TX
WAC tournament
Mar 8, 2018 10:30 pm, ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Seattle Quarterfinals	L 60–77	15–17	Orleans Arena (1,349) Paradise, NV
CBI
Mar 14, 2018* 7:00 pm		at New Orleans First round	L 74–77	15–18	Lakefront Arena (741) New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Source^[1]^[2].

References[edit]

^ "2017–18 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTRGV Vaqueros.
^ "UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Vaqueros Home and Away". ESPN. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[1] "2017–18 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTRGV Vaqueros.

[espn-2] "UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Vaqueros Home and Away". ESPN. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

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