The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (0-0, 0-0 WAC) @ No. 19 Texas Longhorns (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) Game #1 • Road Game #1 at Frank C. Erwin Jr. Special Events Center Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 7 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 LHN 7 p.m. Returning Starters 2019-20 11/28 UTSA WDN 3 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG December (0-0) 14 Javon Levi G 5-11 175 Sr. Killeen, TX 11.4 3.3 8.0 12/2 Corpus Christi WDN 7 p.m. 12/4 Our Lady of the Lake WDN 6 p.m. 2 Quinton Johnson II G 6-4 190 R-So. Oklahoma City, OK 7.9 3.1 1.0 12/6 at Texas A&M SEC 2 p.m. 1 Sean Rhea F 6-8 230 R-Jr. Houston, TX 6.0 4.6 0.4 12/10 at Corpus Christi 7 p.m. 12/14 at Incarnate Word 7 p.m. 12/21 Sam Houston State WDN 6 p.m. Off the Bench 2019-20 January (0-0, 0-0 WAC) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 1/5 Dallas Christian WDN 6 p.m. 0 Chris Freeman G 6-6 190 Sr. Winston-Salem, NC 6.4 2.2 1.0 1/8 at Chicago State* WDN 2 p.m. 1/9 at Chicago State* WDN 2 p.m. 3 Connor Raines F 6-6 190 So. Beacon Falls, CT 3.9 0.8 0.5 1/15 Dixie State* WDN 6 p.m. 4 Jeff Otchere C 6-11 240 Gr. Bronx, NY 2.8 5.4 0.5 1/16 Dixie State* WDN 6 p.m. 5 Jamal Gaines F 6-8 215 R-So. Red Oak, TX 0.8 1.4 0.0 1/22 at New Mexico State* WDN TBD 1/23 at New Mexico State* WDN TBD 10 Nick Mora G 6-1 167 Gr. Weslaco, TX N/A N/A N/A February (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 11 Marek Nelson F 6-7 190 R-Jr. Plano, TX N/A N/A N/A 2/5 Grand Canyon* ESPN+ 7 p.m. 12 Rob McClain Jr. F 6-5 185 Sr. Red Lake, MN 2.6 2.6 0.7 2/6 Grand Canyon* WDN 7 p.m. 2/12 at California Baptist* WDN 8 p.m. 13 Ricky “Doc” Nelson G 6-1 170 R-Jr. Houston, TX N/A N/A N/A 2/13 at California Baptist* WDN 8 p.m. 15 Uche Dibiamaka G 6-3 200 Jr. Adelaide, SA, AU 3.1 1.6 1.4 2/19 Seattle U* WDN 6 p.m. 20 Isaiah Garcia G 5-10 160 So. Weslaco, TX 1.3 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 4.1 2.5 0.1 2/27 at Utah Valley* WDN 7 p.m. 24 Malik Lawrence-Anderson F 6-6 215 Jr. Kingston, JAM N/A N/A N/A March (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 32 LaQuan Butler G 6-0 170 Jr. Lancaster, TX 5.5 1.0 1.8 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 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Total 59-71 38-26 19-42 3-5 26-33 13-17 13-16 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 Streaks W2 W5 W1 L3 W2 W4 W1 L2 N/A N/A L1 L1 Upcoming Games Date Day Opponent Site Time (CT) Broadcast Nov. 25 Wed. Texas Erwin Center 7 p.m. Longhorn Network 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 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 Beats California Baptist in Overtime to Clinch No. 2 Seed WAC Tournament March 7, 2020 at UTRGV Fieldhouse – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's basketball team clinched the No. 2 seed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Tournament, the highest seed in program history, by closing out the regular season with a 79-76 overtime victory over the California Baptist University Lancers in front of a raucous crowd of 1,523. Graduate student Jordan Jackson led the Vaqueros with 24 points, three assists and two blocks. Senior Lesley Varner II scored 22 points with a career-high seven steals, tied for the 10th- highest single-game total in program history. Junior Javon Levi scored eight points with a career-high tying 13 assists, a season-high tying five steals and five rebounds. Senior Isaiah Fontaine finished with five points with four rebounds. Milan Acquaah led the Lancers (21-10, 10-6 WAC) with 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Dejon Davis scored 15 points with 11 rebounds. Ferron Flavors Jr. finished with 15 points. The Vaqueros trailed 52-46 with 8:34 remaining in the second half. Junior Rob McClain Jr. responded with a layup and Varner came up with a dunk to spark an 8-2 run to tie the game at 54. Flavors and Kuol answered with threes to put the Lancers up 60-56. Then, with the score 62-58, Jackson made a layup and Varner hit two free throws to tie the game. The Vaqueros trailed 67-64 in the final minute before Levi hit a game-tying three with 21 seconds left to force overtime. The Lancers jumped out to a 74-70 lead with 1:51 left in the extra session, but four Varner free throws sandwiched a Jackson layup to give the Vaqueros the lead. A Davis layup tied the game with seven seconds left before Varner came down the court and hit a game-winning three.