2025–26 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

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The 2025–26 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by second-year head coach Kahil Fennell, played their home games at UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

Record19–14 (14–8 Southland)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachBrock Erickson
Quick facts UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball, Conference ...
2025–26 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record19–14 (14–8 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrock Erickson
Assistant coaches
  • Dustin Yoder
  • Cam Clark
  • Michael Provenzano
Home arenaUTRGV Fieldhouse
Seasons
2026–27 
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2025–26 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin202 .909286  .824
McNeese193 .864286  .824
UT Rio Grande Valley148 .6361914  .576
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi139 .5911815  .545
New Orleans1210 .5451518  .455
Nicholls1210 .5451419  .424
Northwestern State814 .3641022  .313
Houston Christian814 .3641220  .375
Incarnate Word715 .3181219  .387
Lamar715 .3181219  .387
East Texas A&M616 .2731121  .344
Southeastern Louisiana616 .273922  .290
2026 Southland tournament winner
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Previous season

The Vaqueros finished the 2024–25 season 16–15, 8–12 in Southland Conference play, to finish in ninth place.[1] They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament, as only the top eight teams make it.[2]

Roster

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2025–26 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jaylen Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)166 lb (75 kg) SoLake Highlands High School Dallas, Texas
G 1 Always Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)178 lb (81 kg) RS JrRhode Island Durango, Mexico
G 2 Demarris Winters 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
FrRichmond Heights High School Cleveland, Ohio
F 3 Dane Christensen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoGillette College Orem, Utah
G 4 Koree Cotton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrJacksonville State Miami, Florida
G 5 Zae Blake 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) GSWagner Washington, D.C.
F 7 Kye Dickson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrNorthwest Nazarene Toronto, Ontario
G 10 Marvin McGhee III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) GSCal State Bakersfield Atlanta, Georgia
F 12 Kwo Agwa 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) GSTexas A&M–Commerce Calgary, Alberta
G 13 Julien Gomez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrLa Mirada High School La Mirada, California
F 21 Marshal Destremau 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)238 lb (108 kg) RS JrClarendon College Perth, Australia
G 22 Jalen Ricks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrSouth Plains College Sherwood, Arkansas
G 30 Luis Ramirez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrLos Fresnos High School Brownsville, Texas
F 33 Filip Brankovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)265 lb (120 kg) JrGroningen Inđija, Serbia
C 35 Mustafo Vanjov 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrCurry College Khorog, Tajikistan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2025

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Baylor L 81–96  0–1
 16  McGhee III  9  McGhee III  4  Wright  Foster Pavilion (6,422)
Waco, TX
November 8, 2025*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Utah W 95–72  1–1
 30  McGhee III  10  McGhee III  6  Cotton  America First Event Center (1,489)
Cedar City, UT
November 11, 2025*
8:00 pm, MWN
at Boise State L 65–85  1–2
 12  Cotton  4  Christensen  4  Blake  ExtraMile Arena (8,999)
Boise, ID
November 17, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Southwestern Adventist W 110−53  2−2
 18  Cotton  10  Christensen  5  Washington  UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,019)
Edinburg, TX
November 22, 2025*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Missouri State
Illinois Showcase
L 67−74  2−3
 13  Cotton  9  McGhee III  4  Cotton  Great Southern Bank Arena (1,547)
Springfield, MO
November 24, 2025*
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 13 Illinois
Illinois Showcase
L 73–87  2–4
 21  Dickson  5  Tied  3  Wright  State Farm Center (11,853)
Champaign, IL
December 3, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin L 60–73  2–5
(0–1)
 15  Washington  8  Tied  3  Cotton  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,513)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 7, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay W 63–50  3–5
 22  Cotton  10  Cotton  4  Wright  UTRGV Fieldhouse (930)
Edinburg, TX
December 11, 2025*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
UT Arlington L 50–57  3–6
 10  McGhee  6  Tied  3  Tied  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,213)
Edinburg, TX
December 16, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar W 83–72  4–6
(1–1)
 18  Tied  9  Cotton  4  Tied  Neches Arena (1,054)
Beaumont, TX
December 20, 2025*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Biblical Studies W 109–51  5–6
 15  McGhee III  12  Christensen  8  Washington  UTRGV Fieldhouse (520)
Edinburg, TX
December 29, 2025
6:30 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans L 69−85  5−7
(1−2)
 24  Cotton  8  Cotton  4  Cotton  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,010)
Edinburg, TX
December 31, 2025
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Nicholls L 69–71  5–8
(1–3)
 17  Washington  9  Gomez  6  Washington  UTRGV Fieldhouse (613)
Edinburg, TX
January 3, 2026
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown
L 59–63  5–9
(1–4)
 15  Washington  8  McGhee III  7  Washington  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,173)
Edinburg, TX
January 5, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word W 80–67  6–9
(2–4)
 29  Brankovic  9  Tied  5  Tied  UTRGV Fieldhouse (711)
Edinburg, TX
January 10, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Texas A&M L 69–77  6–10
(2–5)
 16  Brankovic  7  Brankovic  4  Tied  The Field House (372)
Commerce, TX
January 12, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Northwestern State L 63–64  6–11
(2–6)
 19  Brankovic  6  McGhee III  7  Washington  Prather Coliseum (810)
Natchitoches, LA
January 17, 2026
4:30 pm, ESPN+
McNeese W 79–76  7–11
(3–6)
 17  McGhee III  7  McGhee III  7  Cotton  UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,119)
Edinburg, TX
January 19, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana W 68–65  8–11
(4–6)
 19  McGhee III  11  McGhee III  6  Washington  UTRGV Fieldhouse (937)
Edinburg, TX
January 24, 2026
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Houston Christian W 68–51  9–11
(5–6)
 17  McGhee III  6  McGhee III  6  Washington  Sharp Gymnasium (798)
Houston, TX
January 26, 2026
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown
W 64–55  10–11
(6–6)
 19  Gomez  7  Gomez  2  Tied  Hilliard Center (1,571)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 31, 2026
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Incarnate Word W 106–93  11–11
(7–6)
 21  Cotton  5  Brankovic  6  Washington  McDermott Center (234)
San Antonio, TX
February 2, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Houston Christian W 74–57  12–11
(8–6)
 17  Brankovic  6  Tied  6  Washington  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,357)
Edinburg, TX
February 7, 2026
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Orleans W 95–76  13–11
(9–6)
 24  Brankovic  7  McGhee III  5  Washington  Lakefront Arena (401)
New Orleans, LA
February 9, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Nicholls W 92–72  14–11
(10–6)
 26  Washington  7  Cotton  6  Washington  Stopher Gymnasium (521)
Thibodaux, LA
February 14, 2026
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin L 57–66  14–12
(10–7)
 15  Cotton  8  McGhee III  3  Washington  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,223)
Edinburg, TX
February 16, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Lamar W 70–65  15–12
(11–7)
 19  Brankovic  7  Cotton  8  Washington  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,719)
Edinburg, TX
February 21, 2026
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southeastern Louisiana W 96–75  16–12
(12–7)
 18  Tied  7  Blake  4  Tied  Pride Roofing University Center (422)
Hammond, LA
February 23, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at McNeese L 68–75  16–13
(12–8)
 15  Brankovic  8  Cotton  5  Washington  Townsley Law Arena (2,872)
Lake Charles, LA
February 28, 2026
4:30 pm, ESPN+
East Texas A&M W 63–55  17–13
(13–8)
 14  Gomez  9  Brankovic  4  Tied  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,723)
Edinburg, TX
March 2, 2026
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State W 74–62  18–13
(14–8)
 21  Cotton  7  Cotton  8  Washington  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,717)
Edinburg, TX
Southland tournament
March 9, 2026
7:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Nicholls
Quarterfinals
W 86–68  19–13
 21  Brankovic  6  Agwa  5  Tied  Townsley Law Arena 
Lake Charles, LA
March 10, 2026
8:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) at (2) McNeese
Semifinals
L 80–84 3OT 19–14
 20  Cotton  13  Cotton  4  Brankovic  Townsley Law Arena (4,481)
Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.
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