The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (0-1, 0-0 WAC) vs. UTSA Roadrunners (1-0, 0-0 ConferenCe USA) Game #2 • Home Game #1 at UTRGV Fieldhouse Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 3 p.m. (CDT) UTRGV 2020-21 Schedule Date Opponent TV/Result Time/Record UTRGV 2020-21 Roster November (0-0) 11/25 at No. 19 Texas L 91-55 0-1 Returning Starters 2020-21 11/28 UTSA WDN 3 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG December (0-0) 14 Javon Levi PG 5-11 175 Sr. Killeen, TX 2.0 4.0 0.0 12/2 Corpus Christi WDN 7 p.m. 12/4 Our Lady of the Lake WDN 6 p.m. 15 Uche Dibiamaka SG 6-3 200 Jr. Adelaide, SA, AU 4.0 3.0 0.0 12/6 at Texas A&M SEC 2 p.m. 2 Quinton Johnson II SF 6-4 190 R-So. Oklahoma City, OK 13.0 7.0 1.0 12/10 at Corpus Christi 7 p.m. 0 Chris Freeman PF 6-6 190 Sr. Winston-Salem, NC 10.0 5.0 0.0 12/14 at Incarnate Word 7 p.m. 12/21 Sam Houston State WDN 6 p.m. 1 Sean Rhea C 6-8 230 R-Jr. Houston, TX 6.0 2.0 0.0 January (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 1/5 Dallas Christian WDN 6 p.m. Off the Bench 2020-21 1/8 at Chicago State* WDN 2 p.m. 1/9 at Chicago State* WDN 2 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 1/15 Dixie State* WDN 6 p.m. 3 Connor Raines F 6-6 190 So. Beacon Falls, CT 2.0 2.0 0.0 1/16 Dixie State* WDN 6 p.m. 4 Jeff Otchere C 6-11 240 Gr. Bronx, NY N/A N/A N/A 1/22 at New Mexico State* WDN TBD 1/23 at New Mexico State* WDN TBD 5 Jamal Gaines F 6-8 215 R-So. Red Oak, TX 2.0 1.0 0.0 February (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 10 Nick Mora G 6-1 167 Gr. Weslaco, TX 0.0 0.0 0.0 2/5 Grand Canyon* ESPN+ 7 p.m. 11 Marek Nelson F 6-7 190 R-Jr. Plano, TX N/A N/A N/A 2/6 Grand Canyon* WDN 7 p.m. 2/12 at California Baptist* WDN 8 p.m. 12 Rob McClain Jr. F 6-5 185 Sr. Red Lake, MN 0.0 0.0 0.0 2/13 at California Baptist* WDN 8 p.m. 13 Ricky “Doc” Nelson G 6-1 170 R-Jr. Houston, TX 0.0 1.0 0.0 2/19 Seattle U* WDN 6 p.m. 20 Isaiah Garcia G 5-10 160 So. Weslaco, TX 0.0 0.0 0.0 2/20 Seattle U* WDN 7 p.m. 2/26 at Utah Valley* WDN 7 p.m. 23 Anthony Bratton F 6-8 236 Sr. Omaha, NE 2.0 1.0 0.0 2/27 at Utah Valley* WDN 7 p.m. 24 Malik Lawrence-Anderson F 6-6 215 Jr. Kingston, JAM 4.0 7.0 1.0 March (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 32 LaQuan Butler G 6-0 170 Jr. Lancaster, TX 10.0 1.0 2.0 3/5 Tarleton State WDN 6 p.m. 3/6 Tarleton State WDN 7 p.m. Western Athletic Conference Tournament (Las Vegas) Head Coach Lew Hill (Fifth Season, Wichita State) 3/11 Quarterfinals ESPN+ 2/4:30/8/10:30 p.m. Assistant Coaches Jai Steadman (Seventh Season, Nebraska) 3/12 Semifinals ESPN+ 8/10:30 p.m. 3/13 Championship ESPNU 9 p.m. Kenya Crandell (Fifth Season, Nebraska-Kearney) NCAA Tournament Luke Mackay (Fifth Season, East Carolina) 3/16 First Four (If Nec.) truTV 5:30/8 p.m. Special Assistants to the Head Coach Patrick Nee (First Season, Central Oklahoma) 3/18 Second Round CBS/TNT/TBS/truTV TBD 3/20 Third Round CBS/TNT/TBS/truTV TBD Chris Lowe (First Season, UMass) 3/25 Sweet 16 CBS/TBS TBD Athletic Trainer Steven Kraus (Fourth Season, FIU) 3/27 Elite 8 CBS/TBS TBD Strength & Conditioning Coach Lucas Monroe (Sixth Season, Central Missouri) April (0-0) 4/3 Final Four CBS TBD 4/5 Championship CBS TBD Pronunciations Home games in bold All times CT *Western Athletic Conference game LaQuan Butler [luh-KWAHN] Uche DibiamaKa [OO-chay] [dih-bee-ah-MAH-kah] Jeff Otchere [oh-CHERRY] MareK Nelson [MEH-rick] MaliK Lawrence-Anderson [mah-LEEK] Javon Levi [juh-VAUGHN] [LEAVE-eye] Sean Rhea [SHAWN] [RAY] Jai Steadman [JAY] [STED-min] Year-by-Year Records Under Coach Hill Record Home Road Neutral WAC Home Road WAC Tournament NCAA NIT CBI CIT RPI/NET SOS 2016-17 10-22 7-7 1-14 2-1 2-11 1-6 1-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 319 217 2017-18 15-18 9-7 6-10 0-1 6-8 3-4 3-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 234 237 2018-19 20-17 11-9 9-7 1-1 9-7 3-5 6-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 185 105 2019-20 14-16 11-3 3-11 0-2 9-7 6-2 3-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 260 202 2020-21 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Total 59-72 38-26 19-43 3-5 26-33 13-17 13-16 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 Streaks L1 W5 L1 L3 W2 W4 W1 L2 N/A N/A L1 L1 Upcoming Games Date Day Opponent Site Time (CT) Broadcast Nov. 28 Sat. UTSA UTRGV Fieldhouse 3 p.m. WAC Digital NetworK Dec. 2 Wed. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Bert Ogden Arena 7 p.m. WAC Digital NetworK Dec. 4 Fri. Our Lady of the LaKe UTRGV Fieldhouse 6 p.m. WAC Digital NetworK Dec. 6 Sun. Texas A&M Reed Arena 2 p.m. SEC Network | KURV 710 AM | KBUC 102.1 FM Dec. 10 Thu. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi American Bank Center 7 p.m. Islanders Digital Network UTRGV 2020-21 Game Notes 1 How the 2020-21 Squad Was Built Returning Players (13) Transfers (2) Junior College Transfers (1) Anthony Bratton LaQuan Butler Malik Lawrence-Anderson Uche Dibiamaka Jeff Otchere Chris Freeman Jamal Gaines Isaiah Garcia Quinton Johnson II Javon Levi Rob McClain Jr. Nick Mora Marek Nelson Ricky “Doc” Nelson Connor Raines Sean Rhea The 2020-21 Squad by Class Graduate Students (2) Seniors (4) Juniors (6) Sophomores (4) Freshmen (0) Nick Mora Anthony Bratton LaQuan Butler Jamal Gaines Jeff Otchere Chris Freeman Uche Dibiamaka Isaiah Garcia Javon Levi Malik Lawrence-Anderson Quinton Johnson II Rob McClain Jr. Marek Nelson Connor Raines Ricky “Doc” Nelson Sean Rhea The 2020-21 Squad by Home State/Country Texas (8) Australia (1) Connecticut (1) Jamaica (1) Minnesota (1) LaQuan Butler Uche Dibiamaka Connor Raines Malik Lawrence-Anderson Rob McClain Jr. Jamal Gaines Isaiah Garcia NebrasKa (1) New YorK (1) North Carloina (1) Oklahoma (1) Javon Levi Anthony Bratton Jeff Otchere Chris Freeman Quinton Johnson II Nick Mora Ricky “Doc” Nelson Marek Nelson Sean Rhea UTRGV 2020-21 Game Notes 2 Last Game Men’s BasKetball Drops Season Opener at No. 19 Texas November 25, 2020 at Frank Erwin Center – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's basketball team fell to the No. 19 Texas Longhorns 91-55 in the season opener. Sophomore Quinton Johnson II led the Vaqueros (0-1) with 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Junior LaQuan Butler scored 10 points while hitting a pair of three-pointers and grabbing two steals. Senior Chris Freeman finished with 10 points and five rebounds. Courtney Ramey led the Longhorns (1-0) with 20 points, five rebounds and six assists. Matt Coleman III scored 17 points with five assists. Kai Jones scored 14 points with eight rebounds. Gerald Liddell finished with 10 points, six rebounds and three assists. Greg Brown III posted a double-double with 11 points with 10 rebounds. The Vaqueros were within 5-4 on a Freeman dunk and a pair of free throws by senior Javon Levi in the opening four minutes. The Longhorns scored the next 12 points as part of a 24-7 run over a span of nine minutes to go up 29-11. The Longhorns took their largest lead of the half at 36-17 with 4:46 remaining. That’s when Johnson and Butler used three-pointers to power a 10-0 run to bring the Vaqueros to within 36-27. The Vaqueros were still within nine at 38-29 with 1:50 left on a layup by senior Anthony Bratton, but the Longhorns scored the final seven points of the half to take a 45-29 lead. Johnson opened the second half with a jumper, but the Longhorns answered with a 13-6 run to push the game out of reach. 11/25/20 1 2 OT 2OT Final High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. UTRGV 29 26 -- -- 55 Johnson-13 Johnson-7 Butler-2 .261 (18-69) .190 (4-21) .577 (15-26) 15-21-36 4 Lawrence-Anderson-7 No.