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

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:10–22
Conf Record:2–12
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Jai Steadman
Asst Coach2:Kenya Crandell
Asst Coach3:Luke Mackay
Champion:Emerald Coast Classic Pool B champions

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

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

Departures

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

Incoming transfers

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

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. News: UTRGV re-assigns men's basketball coach Dan Hipsher. GREG. LUCA. The Monitor. 2017-02-09. en.
  2. News: Oklahoma assistant hired as UT Rio Grande Valley head coach. CBSSports.com. 2017-02-09. en.