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2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

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2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
Emerald Coast Classic Pool B champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record10–22 (2–12 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jai Steadman
  • Kenya Crandell
  • Luke Mackay
Home arenaUTRGV Fieldhouse
Seasons
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Bakersfield 12 2   .857 25 10   .714
New Mexico State 11 3   .786 28 6   .824
Grand Canyon* 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
UMKC 8 6   .571 18 17   .514
Utah Valley 6 8   .429 17 17   .500
Seattle 5 9   .357 13 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 12   .143 10 22   .313
Chicago State 1 13   .071 6 26   .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 WAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by first-year head coach Lew Hill, played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the regular 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.

Previous season

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The Vaqueros finished the 2015–16 season 8–22, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Seattle.

On March 15, 2016, the school removed Dan Hipsher as head coach.[1] On March 31, the school hired Lew Hill as head coach.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Everett Osborne 0 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Mike Lopez 2 G 6'1" 185 Sophomore Abilene, TX Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
J. J. Thompson 3 G 6'0" 190 RS Senior Irving, TX Graduated
Shaquille Hines 24 F 6'7" 215 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Joaquin Pistokache 30 G 6'2" 175 RS Junior Mission, TX Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Ot Elmore 33 G 6'2" 175 RS Sophomore Charleston, WV Transferred to Marshall
Dakota Slaughter 35 F 6'7" 222 RS Senior Fishers, IN Graduated
Christopher Ikuenobe 44 F 6'9" 240 RS Junior Warri, Nigeria Graduate transferred to Rogers State

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Michael Nwabuzor 0 G 6'2" 190 Junior Lakewood, CA Junior college transferred from Central Arizona College.
Gage Loy 35 F 6'9" 210 Junior Wichita, KS Junior college transferred from Garden City CC

2016 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D. J. Johnson
SF
McAllen, TX McAllen Memorial High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Anthony Thomas Jr.
SF
Dallas, TX Justin F. Kimball High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Bryce Cheney
SF
Phoenix, AZ Moon Valley High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 16, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Mike Nwabuzor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Mayfair
Central Arizona College
Bellflower, CA
G 2 Solomon Yon (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Cherokee Trail
Napa Valley College
Denver, CO
G 4 Nick Dixon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Proviso West
Morton College
Hillside, IL
G 5 Walter Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sunshine Newbern, AL
F 11 Lesley Varner II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cedar Hill Dallas, TX
G 12 Nick Mora (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Fr Weslaco Weslaco, TX
G 13 Lew Stallworth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS So William S. Hart
UTEP
Santa Clarita, CA
F 15 Adrean Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Red Oak Red Oak, TX
G 20 Moe McDonald 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr IMG Academy
Highland CC
McAllen, TX
F 21 Mike Hoffman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Nolan Catholic
Lafayette
Burleson, TX
F 23 Dan Kimasa 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Tampa Bay Christian Academy Kigali City, Rwanda
G 25 Xavier McDaniel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Hammond Columbia, SC
G 30 Clarke Cooper (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Westside Houston, TX
F 32 Adonis Rwabigwi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Tampa Prep
Furman
Kigali City, Rwanda
G 33 Onuralp Demirer (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Istek Vakfi Bilge Kagan Istanbul, Turkey
F 35 Gage Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wichita North
Garden City CC
Wichita, KS
G 55 Antonio Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Tupelo Tupelo, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm
UT Tyler W 101–75 
UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
7:00 pm
at UT Martin L 80–88  0–1
Skyhawk Arena (1,094)
Martin, TN
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Memphis
Emerald Coast Classic
L 75–94  0–2
FedEx Forum (9,217)
Memphis, TN
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown
L 72–94  0–3
UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,002)
Edinburg, TX
11/20/2016*
4:00 pm, BTN+
at Iowa
Emerald Coast Classic
L 67–95  0–4
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,596)
Iowa City, IA
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at Southeast Missouri State L 72–83  0–5
Show Me Center (1,139)
Cape Girardeau, MO
11/25/2016*
12:30 pm
vs. Grambling State
Emerald Coast Classic Pool B semifinals
W 101–93  1–5
The Arena at NWFSC (380)
Niceville, FL
11/25/2016*
11:30 am
vs. St. Francis Brooklyn
Emerald Coast Classic Pool B championship
W 71–61  2–5
The Arena at NWFSC (200)
Niceville, FL
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown
L 68–84  2–6
American Bank Center (2,003)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/03/2016*
6:05 pm
at Portland State L 74–87  2–7
Peter Stott Center (408)
Portland, OR
12/05/2016*
9:00 pm
at Portland L 89–90 2OT 2–8
Chiles Center (1,562)
Portland, OR
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, SPCSN
Texas State W 72–61  3–8
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,126)
Edinburg, TX
12/12/2016*
7:00 pm, SPCSN
North Florida W 98–84  4–8
UTRGV Fieldhouse (724)
Edinburg, TX
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm, SPCSN
Lamar W 95–81  5–8
UTRGV Fieldhouse (835)
Edinburg, TX
12/17/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston L 58–83  5–9
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,856)
Houston, TX
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm, SPCSN
Wayland Baptist W 86–55  6–9
UTRGV Fieldhouse (807)
Edinburg, TX
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm, SPCSN
Our Lady of the Lake W 97–81  7–9
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,028)
Edinburg, TX
12/31/2016*
2:00 pm, SPCSN
Texas A&M–Kingsville W 96–78  8–9
UTRGV Fieldhouse (844)
Edinburg, TX
WAC regular season
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
at Chicago State W 83–64  9–9
(1–0)
Jones Convocation Center (833)
Chicago, IL
01/07/2017
7:00 pm
at UMKC L 79–83  9–10
(1–1)
Municipal Auditorium (1,539)
Kansas City, MO
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN
Cal State Bakersfield L 81–88  9–11
(1–2)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,330)
Edinburg, TX
01/14/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
Grand Canyon L 66–79  9–12
(1–3)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,614)
Edinburg, TX
01/21/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN
Chicago State W 85–77 OT 10–12
(2–3)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,308)
Edinburg, TX
01/26/2017
8:00 pm
at Utah Valley L 81–92  10–13
(2–4)
UCCU Center (1,347)
Orem, UT
01/28/2017
9:00 pm
at Seattle L 84–96  10–14
(2–5)
KeyArena (1,561)
Seattle, WA
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN
UMKC L 60–73  10–15
(2–6)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,610)
Edinburg, TX
02/09/2017
8:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 57–76  10–16
(2–7)
GCU Arena (5,897)
Phoenix, AZ
02/11/2017
9:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 53–75  10–17
(2–8)
Icardo Center (2,312)
Bakersfield, CA
02/18/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN Alt.
New Mexico State L 101–107  10–18
(2–9)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,234)
Edinburg, TX
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN Alt.
Seattle L 77–86  10–19
(2–10)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,325)
Edinburg, TX
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, SPCSN Alt.
Utah Valley L 68–88  10–20
(2–11)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,465)
Edinburg, TX
03/04/2017
8:00 pm, AggieVision
at New Mexico State L 81–107  10–21
(2–12)
Pan American Center (5,233)
Las Cruces, NM
WAC tournament
03/09/2017
9:00 pm
(6) vs. (3) UMKC
Quarterfinals
L 78–82 OT 10–22
Orleans Arena (1,854)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Source[3][4].

See also

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References

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