UTRGV Vaqueros basketball
UTRGV Vaqueros basketball history
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Edinburg, TX)
UTRGV Fieldhouse
Southland Conference
Current head coach: Kahil Fennell (2024-)
- Assoc. HC: Brock Erickson (2024-)
- Asst: vacant (-)
- Asst: vacant (-)
- DBO: vacant (-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (1981)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-1
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2018)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-1
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2019)
- CIT Overall Record: 1-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 1 (1968)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 1-1
- NAIA National Championships: 1 (1963)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1962, 1963, 1964)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 10-2
Conference Titles (Big State, Atlantic Sun, American South, Sun Belt, UBC, Great West, WAC, Southland):
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Southland Player of the Year: 0
UTRGV head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Kahil Fennell | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Figger | 2021-24 | 29-65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jai Steadman (int.) | 2021 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Hill | 2016-21 | 67-77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Hipsher | 2013-16 | 27-66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Marks | 2009-13 | 39-89 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Schuberth | 2006-09 | 42-45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Davenport | 2004-06 | 19-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffman | 1999-2004 | 68-77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delray Brooks | 1997-99 | 8-46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Adams | 1992-97 | 44-90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Wall | 1986-92 | 76-95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lon Kruger | 1982-86 | 52-59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill White | 1976-82 | 94-66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abe Lemons | 1973-76 | 55-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Williams | 1958-73 | 244-160 | 0 | 4^ | 1^ |
| John Donnelly | 1956-58 | 9-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Meng | 1954-56 | 6-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L.A. Youngman | 1952-54 | 17-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances and national titles came when the UTRGV program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; UTRGV (as UT Pan American) moved up to Division I prior to the 1968-69 season
OTHER NAMES: In 2015, two schools – Texas-Pan American and Texas-Brownsville – merged into one, Texas-Rio Grande Valley. The new athletic program, the UTRGV Vaqueros, inherited UTPA’s history and conference membership. All records prior to the 2015-16 are for the Texas-Pan American Broncs.
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
