UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
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The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team, or UTRGV Vaqueros, represents the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, United States. The school's team competed in the Western Athletic Conference through the 2023–24 season, and will move to the Southland Conference after that season. They play their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. The Vaqueros are one of 45 Division I programs to have never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
UTRGV Vaqueros men's basketball | |||
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University | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | ||
Head coach | Kahil Fennell (1st season) | ||
Conference | Western Athletic Conference (Southland Conference in 2024–25) | ||
Location | Edinburg, Texas | ||
Arena | UTRGV Fieldhouse (Capacity: 2,500[1]) | ||
Nickname | Vaqueros | ||
Colors | Orange and gray[2] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1968* | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1968* *at Division II level | |||
NAIA tournament champions | |||
1963 | |||
NAIA tournament runner-up | |||
1964 | |||
NAIA semifinals | |||
1963, 1964 | |||
NAIA quarterfinals | |||
1963, 1964 | |||
NAIA tournament second round | |||
1962, 1963, 1964 |
The team's current identity was established after the University of Texas at Brownsville and the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA) were merged in 2015. The merged university inherited the athletic legacy of UTPA, including its WAC membership. Before the merger, UTPA's teams were known as the “Broncs.”[3]