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2022–23 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

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The 2022–23 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by second-year head coach Matt Figger, played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for tenth place. They were defeated by Tarleton in the first round of the WAC tournament.[1]

ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record15–17 (6–12 WAC)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Buchanan
  • Dean Cooper
  • Nikita Johnson
Quick facts UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball, Conference ...
2022–23 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record15–17 (6–12 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Buchanan
  • Dean Cooper
  • Nikita Johnson
Home arenaUTRGV Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2021–22
2023–24 →
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2022–23 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Utah Valley15–3 .83328–9  .757
Sam Houston14–4 .77826–8  .765
Southern Utah12–6 .66724–13  .649
Grand Canyon †11–7 .61124–12  .667
Seattle11–7 .61120–12  .625
Stephen F. Austin11–7 .61119–13  .594
Tarleton State *9–9 .50017–17  .500
California Baptist8–10 .44417–16  .515
Abilene Christian7–11 .38913–17  .433
UT Rio Grande Valley6–12 .33315–17  .469
UT Arlington6–12 .33311–21  .344
Utah Tech *5–13 .27814–19  .424
New Mexico State **2–16 .1119–15  .375
† Conference tournament winner
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from NCAA Division II
** Remaining games as of February 11, 2023 cancelled.
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Previous season

The Vaqueros finished the 2021–22 season 8–23, 3–15 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place.[2] In the WAC tournament, they were defeated by California Baptist in the first round.[3]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2022–23 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Derrius Ward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Philadelphia, PA
G/F 1 Justin Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Fort Lauderdale, FL
G/F 2 C.J. Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)196 lb (89 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA
G 4 Will Johnston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Sydney, Australia
G 5 Adante' Holiman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr McAlester, OK
F 10 Dima Zdor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) GS Yalta, Ukraine
F 11 Ahren Freeman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Jacksonville, FL
G 12 Noels Slivackis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Valka, Latvia
G 13 Sherman Brashear 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Rockwall, TX
F 15 Daylen Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Los Angeles, CA
G 20 Louie Jr. Yebra 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Edinburg, TX
F 21 Alex Horiuk 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) Fr Chernivtsi, Ukraine
F 23 Isaiah Barganier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Fulshear, TX
G 24 Lee Hatcher 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Liberal, KS
F 33 John II Shanu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) So Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2023

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
6:30 p.m.		 Concordia (TX) W 136–81  –
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (659)
Edinburg, TX
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., Big 12 Now		 at Kansas State L 59–93  0–1
 Bramlage Coliseum (7,635)
Manhattan, KS
November 12, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Southwestern Adventist W 115–33  1–1
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (678)
Edinburg, TX
November 14, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+		 St. Francis (IL) W 77–51  2–1
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (453)
Edinburg, TX
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown		 L 75–97  2–2
 American Bank Center (1,493)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 21, 2022*
5:00 p.m., LHN/ESPN+		 Western Illinois W 78–77  3–2
 Bert Ogden Arena (6,674)
Edinburg, TX
November 22, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Northern Arizona
Leon Black Classic		 W 91–79  4–2
 Bert Ogden Arena (1,355)
Edinburg, TX
November 26, 2022*
3:00 p.m., LHN		 at No. 4 Texas
Leon Black Classic		 L 54–91  4–3
 Gregory Gymnasium (3,500)
Austin, TX
November 30, 2022*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown		 W 89–82  5–3
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (865)
Edinburg, TX
December 3, 2022*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Western Illinois L 72–90  5–4
 Western Hall (603)
Macomb, IL
December 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Houston Christian W 95–82  6–4
 Sharp Gymnasium (591)
Houston, TX
December 15, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Southwestern Christian W 106–80  7–4
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (644)
Edinburg, TX
December 18, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 vs. Houston Christian
UTRGV South Padre Island Battle on the Beach		 W 100–90  8–4
 South Padre Island Convention Centre (676)
South Padre Island, TX
December 29, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Utah Tech L 66–81  8–5
(0–1)		 Burns Arena (710)
St. George, UT
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Southern Utah L 88–94 OT 8–6
(0–2)		 America First Event Center (1,204)
Cedar City, UT
January 5, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Seattle L 64–66  8–7
(0–3)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (785)
Edinburg, TX
January 7, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Utah Valley L 61–75  8–8
(0–4)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (517)
Edinburg, TX
January 11, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Abilene Christian W 103–86  9–8
(1–4)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (723)
Edinburg, TX
January 14, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Chicago State W 85–82  10–8
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,121)
Edinburg, TX
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UT Arlington L 73–85  10–9
(1–5)		 College Park Center (1,663)
Arlington, TX
January 21, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Sam Houston L 64–83  10–10
(1–6)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,674)
Huntsville, TX
January 25, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Stephen F. Austin L 66–83  10–11
(1–7)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,180)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 28, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 California Baptist W 64–58  11–11
(2–7)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,606)
Edinburg, TX
February 1, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Sam Houston L 65–67  11–12
(2–8)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,018)
Edinburg, TX
February 4, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Tarleton W 68–65  12–12
(3–8)		 Wisdom Gym (1,578)
Stephenville, TX
February 9, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 UT Arlington L 58–64  12–13
(3–9)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,837)
Edinburg, TX
February 11, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Stephen F. Austin L 72–82  12–14
(3–10)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,788)
Edinburg, TX
February 15, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Grand Canyon W 77–76  13–14
(4–10)		 GCU Arena (6,039)
Phoenix, AZ
February 18, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at New Mexico State W 2–0 Forfeit[4]  13–14
(5–10)		 Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
February 20, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 SAGU W 113–65  14–14
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (275)
Edinburg, TX
February 23, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Utah Tech L 81–88  14–15
(5–11)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (886)
Edinburg, TX
February 25, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 Tarleton W 99–95 OT 15–15
(6–11)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,431)
Edinburg, TX
March 1, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at California Baptist L 70–88  15–16
(6–12)		 CBU Events Center (3,296)
Riverside, CA
WAC tournament
March 7, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (10) vs. (7) Tarleton
First round		 L 70–74  15–17
 Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.
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