2023–24 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

2023–24 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
2023–24 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–11 (0–4 WAC)
Head coach	Matt Figger (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Nikita Johnson; Brandon Espinosa; Tyler Guidry;
Home arena	UTRGV Fieldhouse

2023–24 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Grand Canyon	5	–	0	1.000	15	–	1	.938
Tarleton*	3	–	1	.750	10	–	5	.667
Seattle	3	–	2	.600	10	–	6	.625
Stephen F. Austin	3	–	2	.600	10	–	6	.625
Utah Valley	3	–	2	.600	8	–	8	.500
Utah Tech*	3	–	2	.600	7	–	9	.438
California Baptist	2	–	3	.400	9	–	7	.563
UT Arlington	2	–	3	.400	7	–	9	.438
Abilene Christian	1	–	3	.250	6	–	9	.400
UT Rio Grande Valley	1	–	4	.200	5	–	11	.313
Southern Utah	0	–	4	.000	5	–	10	.333
* Ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2024 WAC tournament winner As of January 12, 2024

The 2023–24 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represents the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by third-year head coach Matt Figger and play their games at UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Vaqueros finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in conference play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They were defeated by Tarleton State in the first round of the WAC tournament to end their season.

Roster

2023–24 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	J.J. Howard	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	San Luis Obispo, California
G	1	Elijah Elliott	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G/F	2	C.J. Jackson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	3	DeAnthony Tipler Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	GS	Ashland, Mississippi
G	4	C.J. Booker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	RS Fr	Arlington, Texas
G	5	Howie Fleming Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Louisville, Kentucky
G	10	Roy Jones III	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Pensacola, Florida
F	11	Ahren Freeman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Jacksonville, Florida
G	12	Fadi Mougharbel	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	RS So	Beirut, Lebanon
G	13	Sherman Brashear	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Rockwall, Texas
G	14	Hasan Abdul-Hakim	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Toronto, Canada
F	15	Daylen Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Los Angeles, California
F	21	Alex Horiuk	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	So	Chernivtsi, Ukraine
F	23	Isaiah Barganier	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Fulshear, Texas
F	33	John Shanu II	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
F	35	Saliou Seye	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	Dakar, Senegal
F	44	David Oyona Ibandzo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo

Head coach

Matt Figger (Eastern Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Nikita Johnson (West Georgia)
Brandon Espinosa (Dallas Christian)
Tyler Guidry (Southwestern Assemblies of God)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 20, 2023

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southwestern Adventist	W 110–59	1–0	20 – Williams	11 – Abdul-Hakim	7 – Tied	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,622) Edinburg, TX
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	vs. South Dakota	L 79–100	1–1	30 – Elliott	11 – Freeman	7 – Abdul-Hakim	Sanford Pentagon (1,884) Sioux Falls, SD
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Big 12 Now	at TCU	L 55–88	1–2	19 – Elliott	5 – Freeman	8 – Abdul-Hakim	Schollmaier Arena (5,438) Fort Worth, TX
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Big 12 Now	at Oklahoma	L 66–90	1–3	15 – Elliott	10 – Williams	3 – Abdul-Hakim	Lloyd Noble Center (4,686) Norman, OK
November 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	North American	W 92–73	2–3	20 – Brashear	12 – Williams	8 – Abdul-Hakim	UTRGV Fieldhouse (644) Edinburg, TX
November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	vs. Hawai'i Acrisure Invitational semifinals	L 57–76	2–4	18 – Elliott	13 – Freeman	2 – Elliott	Acrisure Arena (735) Thousand Palms, CA
November 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	vs. Arkansas State Acrisure Invitational 3rd place game	L 58–75	2–5	16 – Howard	6 – Williams	3 – Booker	Acrisure Arena (893) Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Grand Canyon	L 69–79	2–6 (0–1)	21 – Abdul-Hakim	8 – Abdul-Hakim	3 – Tied	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1944) Edinburg, TX
December 2, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tarleton State	L 75–77	2–7 (0–2)	23 – Abdul-Hakim	7 – Abdul-Hakim	4 – Elliott	Wisdom Gymnasium Stephenville, TX
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown	W 76–74	3–7	23 – Freeman	7 – Freeman	5 – Elliott	American Bank Center (2,296) Corpus Christi, TX
December 15, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown	L 76–86	3–8	23 – Abdul-Hakim	7 – Freeman	6 – Booker	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,012) Edinburg, TX
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	at Chicago State	L 68–78	3–9	17 – Elliott	7 – Williams	3 – Booker	Jones Convocation Center (72) Chicago, IL
December 30, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word	W 77–74	4–9	21 – Elliott	14 – Williams	4 – Abdul-Hakim	UTRGV Fieldhouse (718) Edinbrug, TX
January 4, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	L 78–85	4–10 (0–3)	26 – Freeman	11 – Freeman	7 – Abdul-Hakim	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,031) Edinburg, TX
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Abilene Christian	L 89–91 ^OT	4–11 (0–4)	26 – Abdul-Hakim	9 – Williams	8 – Elliott	Moody Coliseum (1,521) Abilene, TX
January 11, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Seattle						UTRGV Fieldhouse (-) Edinburg, TX
January 13, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Utah Valley						UTRGV Fieldhouse (-) Edinburg, TX
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Arlington						College Park Center (-) Arlington, TX
January 20, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Tarleton State						UTRGV Fieldhouse (-) Edinburg, TX
January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	California Baptist						UTRGV Fieldhouse (-) Edinburg, TX
February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Tech						Burns Arena (-) St. George, UT
February 3, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Utah						America First Event Center (-) Cedar City, UT
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum (-) Nacogdoches, TX
February 15, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Abilene Christian						UTRGV Fieldhouse (-) Edinburg, TX
February 17, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	UT Arlington						UTRGV Fieldhouse (-) Edinberg, TX
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Valley						UCCU Center (-) Orem, UT
February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Seattle						Redhawk Center (-) Seattle, WA
February 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Grand Canyon						GCU Arena (-) Phoenix, AZ
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	California Baptist						Fowler Events Center (-) Riverside, CA
March 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Utah Tech						UTRGV Fieldhouse (-) Edinburg, TX
March 9, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Utah						UTRGV Fieldhouse (-) Edinburg, TX
WAC tournament
March 13, 2024 TBD	vs. TBD Quarterfinals						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". goutrgv.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
↑ "UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2023.

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[1] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". goutrgv.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[2] "UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 2, 2023.

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