2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
Greenbrier Tip-Off River champions
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–3 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Kahil Fennell (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Dustin Yoder; Daniel Venzant; Anthony Wilkins;
Home arena	UTRGV Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Incarnate Word	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Houston Christian	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
McNeese	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Nicholls	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Northwestern State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Lamar	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
East Texas A&M*	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
New Orleans	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of November 19, 2024

The 2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represents the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by first-year head coach Kahil Fennell and play their home games at UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Southland Conference (SLC).

Previous season

The Vaqueros finished the season 6–25, 2–18 in WAC play to finish in eleventh place, and thus did not qualify to play in the WAC Tournament.

Roster

2024–25 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	J.J. Howard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	San Luis Obispo, California
G	1	Elijah Elliott	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G/F	2	C.J. Jackson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	3	DeAnthony Tipler Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	GS	Ashland, Mississippi
G	4	C.J. Booker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	RS Fr	Arlington, Texas
G	5	Howie Fleming Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Louisville, Kentucky
G	10	Roy Jones III	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Pensacola, Florida
F	11	Ahren Freeman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Jacksonville, Florida
G	12	Fadi Mougharbel	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	RS So	Beirut, Lebanon
G	13	Sherman Brashear	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Rockwall, Texas
G	14	Hasan Abdul-Hakim	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Toronto, Canada
F	15	Daylen Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Los Angeles, California
F	21	Alex Horiuk	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	So	Chernivtsi, Ukraine
F	23	Isaiah Barganier	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Fulshear, Texas
F	33	John Shanu II	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
F	35	Saliou Seye	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	Dakar, Senegal
F	44	David Oyona Ibandzo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo

Head coach

Kahil Fennell (Redlands)

Assistant coach(es)

Dustin Yoder (Illinois)
Daniel Venzant (St. Edwards)
Anthony Wilkins (Kent State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2024

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	at Nebraska	L 67–87	0–1	14 – Raimey	7 – Tied	6 – Abdul Hakim	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,305) Lincoln, NE
November 6, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS2	vs. No. 15 Creighton	L 86–99	0–2	26 – Abdul Hakim	11 – Abdul Hakim	4 – Abdul Hakim	CHI Health Center Omaha (15,969) Omaha, NE
November 10, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Champion Christian	W 110–60	1–2	23 – Raimey	14 – Fleming Jr.	9 – Fleming Jr.	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,033) Edinburg, TX
November 15, 2024* 12:00 p.m.	vs. Charleston Southern Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division Semifinals	W 86–76	2–2	24 – Abdul Hakim	7 – Destremau	4 – Miller	Colonial Hall (275) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 16, 2024* 1:30 p.m.	vs. Tennessee Tech Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division Championship	W 83–58	3–2	15 – Abdul Hakim	9 – Fleming Jr.	4 – Tied	Colonial Hall (218) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN	at No. 19 Wisconsin Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game	L 84–87	3–3	19 – Abdul Hakim	8 – Abdul Hakim	6 – Miller	Kohl Center (13,423) Madison, WI
November 25, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Le Moyne						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
December 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX
December 7, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX
December 14, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	Northern New Mexico						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX
December 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Utah						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	College of Biblical Studies						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX
December 30, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Dallas Christian						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinbrug, TX
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena (–) New Orleans, LA
January 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeastern						University Center (–) Hammond, LA
January 11, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Seattle						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX
January 13, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Utah Valley						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Arlington						College Park Center (–) Arlington, TX
January 20, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Tarleton State						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX
January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	California Baptist						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX
February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Tech						Burns Arena (–) St. George, UT
February 3, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Utah						America First Event Center (–) Cedar City, UT
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum (–) Nacogdoches, TX
February 15, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Abilene Christian						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX
February 17, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	UT Arlington						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinberg, TX
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Valley						UCCU Center (–) Orem, UT
February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Seattle						Redhawk Center (–) Seattle, WA
February 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Grand Canyon						GCU Arena (–) Phoenix, AZ
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at California Baptist						Fowler Events Center (–) Riverside, CA
March 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Utah Tech						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX
March 9, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Utah						UTRGV Fieldhouse (–) Edinburg, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]^[2]

References

^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goutrgv.com. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[1] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goutrgv.com. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[2] "UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

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