2020–21 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
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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]
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–10 (2–5 WAC) |
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| Home arena | UTRGV Fieldhouse |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon † | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist* | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State* | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dixie State* | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period Chicago State suspended their season on December 23, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 WAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, LHN |
at No. 19 Texas | L 55–91 | 0–1 |
Frank Erwin Center (2,451) Austin, TX | |||||||
| November 28, 2020* 3:00 pm, WAC DN |
UTSA | W 81–64 | 1–1 |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (0) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| December 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown |
W 62–59 | 2–1 |
Bert Ogden Arena (962) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| December 4, 2020* 6:00 pm, WAC DN |
Our Lady of the Lake | W 91–68 | 3–1 |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (0) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| December 6, 2020* 3:00 pm, SECN |
at Texas A&M | L 68–81 | 3–2 |
Reed Arena (838) College Station, TX | |||||||
| December 10, 2020* 7:00 pm, Team1Sports |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown |
W 68–64 | 4–2 |
American Bank Center (465) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
| December 14, 2020* 6:00 pm, WAC DN |
at Incarnate Word | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | ||||||||
| December 14, 2020* 6:00 pm, WAC DN |
Texas A&M International | W 89–51 | 5–2 |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (0) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| December 21, 2020* 6:00 pm, WAC DN |
Sam Houston State | L 66–69 | 5–3 |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (131) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| January 5, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
Dallas Christian College | Postponed | Bert Ogden Arena Edinburg, TX | ||||||||
| January 7, 2021* 6:00 pm, WAC DN |
St. Mary's (TX) | W 96–67 | 6–3 |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (160) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| WAC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 8, 2021 WAC DN |
at Chicago State | Canceled[3] | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | ||||||||
| January 9, 2021 WAC DN |
at Chicago State | Canceled | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL | ||||||||
| January 15, 2021 6:00 pm, WAC DN |
Dixie State | W 82–49 | 7–3 (1–0) |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (185) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| January 16, 2021 6:00 pm, WAC DN |
Dixie State | W 72–65 | 8–3 (2–0) |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (164) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| January 22, 2021 WAC DN |
at New Mexico State | Canceled[4] | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM | ||||||||
| January 23, 2021 WAC DN |
at New Mexico State | Canceled | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM | ||||||||
| February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
Grand Canyon | Canceled | Bert Ogden Arena Edinburg, TX | ||||||||
| February 6, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
Grand Canyon | Canceled | Bert Ogden Arena Edinburg, TX | ||||||||
| February 6, 2021* 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
Texas Southern | L 75–77 | 8–4 |
Bert Ogden Arena (473) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| February 12, 2021 8:00 pm, WAC DN |
at California Baptist | Canceled | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA | ||||||||
| February 13, 2021 8:00 pm, WAC DN |
at California Baptist | Canceled | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA | ||||||||
| February 19, 2021 6:00 pm, WAC DN |
Seattle | Canceled | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | ||||||||
| February 20, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
Seattle | Canceled | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | ||||||||
| February 21, 2021 5:00 pm |
Dallas Christian College rescheduled from January 5 |
W 116–51 | 9–4 |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (55) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| February 26, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
at Utah Valley | L 74–78 | 9–5 (2–1) |
UCCU Center (646) Orem, UT | |||||||
| February 27, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
at Utah Valley | L 64–73 | 9–6 (2–2) |
UCCU Center (705) Orem, UT | |||||||
| March 2, 2021 12:00 pm, WAC DN |
at New Mexico State | L 51–69 | 9–7 (2–3) |
Don Haskins Center (0) El Paso, TX | |||||||
| March 5, 2021 6:00 pm, WAC DN |
Tarleton State | L 47–65 | 9–8 (2–4) |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (510) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| March 6, 2021 7:00 pm, WAC DN |
Tarleton State | L 58–69 | 9–9 (2–5) |
UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 10, 2021 10:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(6) | vs. (3) New Mexico State Quarterfinals |
L 61–77 | 9–10 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | ||||||
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