The 2021–22 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the

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in the

2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2021 and concluded on March 13, 2022. The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 15 and concluded on April 4 with the c ...

as members of the

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. The team was led by first-year head coach

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. With the exception of two games at

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, the Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. Both venues are in

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2020–21 season 9–10, 2–5 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the first round of the WAC tournament, they lost to New Mexico State. On February 6, 2021, following a game against

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, head coach Lew Hill announced that he would be stepping away to focus on his health. Unfortunately, the next day, Hill would pass away due to

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. Four days later, assistant coach Jai Steadman was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References