2020–21 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2020–21
Team:Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:9–10
Conf Record:2–5
Hc Year:5th
Hc Games:12 games
Head Coach2:Jai Steadman (interim)
Hc Games2:remainder of season
Asst Coach1:Jai Steadman
Asst Coach2:Kenya Crandell
Asst Coach3:Luke Mackay

The 2020–21 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas, with three games at Bert Ogden Arena, as members of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Lew Hill until his death on February 7, 2021. Four days later, assistant head coach Jai Steadman was announced as the interim head coach.[1]

Previous season

The Vaqueros finished the 2019–20 season 14–16, 9–7 in WAC play to finish in third place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the WAC tournament, and face Cal State Bakersfield, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| WAC regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| WAC tournament|-|-Source[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UTRGV names Steadman interim men's basketball head coach . 11 February 2021 .
  2. News: WAC Announces Cancellation of Basketball Tournament. Western Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020. December 21, 2020. en.
  3. News: 2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule. UTRGV Athletics. December 21, 2020. en.