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	16–15 (8–12 Southland)
Head coach	Kahil Fennell (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Dustin Yoder; Daniel Venzant; Anthony Wilkins;
Home arena	UTRGV Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the first season as a member of the Southland Conference since leaving the Western Athletic Conference in 2024.^[1] They were led by first-year head coach Kahil Fennell and played their home games at UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Southland Conference (SLC). The Vaqueros finished the 2024–25 season 16–15, 8–12 in conference play to finish in ninth place. Failing to qualify for the SLC tournament, the Vaqueros' season ended with a 77–76 victory over Southeastern Louisiana.

ConferenceSouthland Conference

Record16–15 (8–12 Southland)

Headcoach

Kahil Fennell (1st season)

Assistant coaches

Dustin Yoder
Daniel Venzant
Anthony Wilkins

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2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese †	19	–	1	.950	28	–	7	.800
Lamar	14	–	6	.700	20	–	13	.606
Nicholls	13	–	7	.650	20	–	13	.606
Northwestern State	12	–	8	.600	16	–	16	.500
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	12	–	8	.600	20	–	14	.588
Southeastern Louisiana	12	–	8	.600	18	–	14	.563
Incarnate Word	9	–	11	.450	19	–	17	.528
Houston Christian	9	–	11	.450	12	–	20	.375
UT Rio Grande Valley	8	–	12	.400	16	–	15	.516
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	13	.350	14	–	17	.452
East Texas A&M*	3	–	17	.150	5	–	26	.161
New Orleans	2	–	18	.100	4	–	27	.129

† 2025 Southland tournament winner * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period

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Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	McNeese	242 (21)
2	Stephen F. Austin	208
3	Nicholls	205 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	191
5	Lamar	143
6	Southeastern	121
7	Incarnate Word	117
8	UT Rio Grande Valley	112
9	Northwestern State	90
10	Texas A&M–Commerce	54
10	New Orleans	54
12	Houston Christian	48

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	W 97–77	4–3	24 – Thorn	9 – Abdul Hakim	7 – Abdul Hakim	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,658) Edinburg, TX
December 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin	W 68–65	5–3 (1–0)	20 – Thorn	9 – Davis	8 – Miller	UTRGV Fieldhouse (878) Edinburg, TX
December 7, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar	L 52–84	5–4 (1–1)	10 – Raimey	8 – Fleming Jr.	2 – Tied	UTRGV Fieldhouse (646) Edinburg, TX
December 14, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	Northern New Mexico	W 72–60	6–4	21 – Davis	7 – Tied	6 – Washington	UTRGV Fieldhouse (807) Edinburg, TX
December 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Utah	W 78–73	7–4	21 – T. Miller	11 – H. Fleming, Jr.	7 – T. Miller	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,637) Edinburg, TX
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	College of Biblical Studies	W 106–56	8–4	42 – C. Davis	14 – H. Fleming, Jr.	7 – T. Miller	UTRGV Fieldhouse (314) Edinburg, TX
December 30, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Dallas Christian	W 88–44	9–4	20 – K. Raimey	10 – Tied	7 – J. Washington	UTRGV Fieldhouse (842) Edinbrug, TX
January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Orleans	W 76–64	10–4 (2–1)	22 – H. Abdul Hakim	12 – H. Abdul Hakim	4 – Tied	Lakefront Arena (644) New Orleans, LA
January 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 75–79	10–5 (2–2)	14 – C. Davis	12 – H. Fleming Jr.	3 – Tied	University Center (461) Hammond, LA
January 11, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown	L 74–79	10–6 (2–3)	20 – H. Abdul-Hakim	8 – H. Fleming, Jr.	5 – H. Abdul-Hakim	American Bank Center (2,526) Corpus Christi, TX
January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	East Texas A&M	W 57–55	11–6 (3–3)	16 – H. Fleming Jr.	11 – H. Fleming Jr.	4 – H. Fleming Jr.	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,286) Edinburg, TX
January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston Christian	L 57–66	11–7 (3–4)	15 – D. Thorne	10 – H. Fleming, Jr.	5 – T. Miller	Sharp Gymnasium (601) Houston, TX
January 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Incarnate Word	W 85–78	12–7 (4–4)	26 – K. Agwa	4 – K. Raimey	6 – T. Miller	McDermott Center (164) San Antonio, TX
January 25, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese	L 63–93	12–8 (4–5)	19 – T. Miller	6 – K. Agwa	3 – T. Miller	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,473) Edinburg, TX
January 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls	L 75–82	12–9 (4–6)	23 – D. Thorn	12 – K. Agwa	4 – Tied	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,311) Edinburg, TX
February 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown	W 83–73	13–9 (5–6)	21 – D. Thorn	10 – K. Agwa	4 – G. Clark	UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,734) Edinburg, TX
February 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Northwestern State	L 63–79	13–10 (5–7)	15 – H. Fleming, Jr.	9 – C. Davis	2 – H. Fleming, Jr.	Prather Coliseum (508) Natchitoches, LA
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lamar	L 68–70	13–11 (5–8)	19 – H. Fleming, Jr.	8 – H. Fleming, Jr.	7 – T. Miller	Neches Arena (1,753) Beaumont, TX
February 10, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	L 75–85	13–12 (5–9)	17 – H. Fleming, Jr.	5 – K. T. Raimey	7 – T. Miller	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,408) Nacogdoches, TX
February 15, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	Houston Christian	W 76–52	14–12 (6–9)	23 – C. Davis	7 – K. Agwa	6 – T. Miller	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,732) Edinburg, TX
February 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Incarnate Word	L 60–66	14–13 (6–10)	15 – H. Fleming, Jr.	7 – M. Destremau	4 – J. Washington	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,288) Edinburg, TX
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Nicholls	L 84–93	14–14 (6–11)	23 – C. Davis	9 – K. Agwa	6 – T. Miller	Stopher Gymnasium (600) Thibodaux, LA
February 24, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at McNeese	L 65–100	14–15 (6–12)	18 – H. Fleming, Jr.	7 – D. Thorn	5 – C. Davis	The Legacy Center (3,181) Lake Charles, LA
March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans	W 88–78	15–15 (7–12)	25 – D. Thorn	10 – H. Fleming, Jr.	6 – H. Fleming, Jr.	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,079) Edinburg, TX
March 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	W 77–76	16–15 (8–12)	20 – C. Davis	8 – K. Agwa	6 – J. Washington	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,622) Edinburg, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Honors	Player	Position	Date awarded	Ref.
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week	Hasan Abdul Hakim	G	November 18, 2024	^[6]
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week	Cliff Davis	G	December 30, 2024	^[7]

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

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