2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese 19 – 1   .950 25 – 6   .806
Lamar 14 – 6   .700 19 – 12   .613
Nicholls 13 – 7   .650 19 – 12   .613
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 12 – 8   .600 20 – 13   .606
Southeastern Louisiana 12 – 8   .600 18 – 13   .581
Northwestern State 12 – 8   .600 15 – 15   .500
Incarnate Word 9 – 11   .450 16 – 15   .516
Houston Christian 9 – 11   .450 12 – 20   .375
UT Rio Grande Valley 8 – 12   .400 16 – 15   .516
Stephen F. Austin 7 – 13   .350 14 – 17   .452
East Texas A&M* 3 – 17   .150 5 – 26   .161
New Orleans 2 – 18   .100 4 – 27   .129
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2025 Southland tournament winner
As of March 9, 2025

The 2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the first season as a member of the Southland Conference leaving the Western Athletic Conference in 2024.[1] They were led by first-year head coach Kahil Fennell and played their home games at UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Southland Conference (SLC). The Vaqueros finished the 2024–25 season 16–15, 8–12 in conference play to finish in ninth place. Failing to qualify for the SLC tournament, the Vaqueros' season ended with a 77–76 victory over Southeastern Louisiana.

Previous season

The Vaqueros finished the season 6–25, 2–18 in WAC play to finish in eleventh place, and thus did not qualify to play in the WAC Tournament.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 112 votes overall, the Vaqueros were picked to finish eighth in the conference.[2][3]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 McNeese 242 (21)
2 Stephen F. Austin 208
3 Nicholls 205 (3)
4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 191
5 Lamar 143
6 Southeastern 121
7 Incarnate Word 117
8 UT Rio Grande Valley 112
9 Northwestern State 90
10 Texas A&M–Commerce 54
10 New Orleans 54
12 Houston Christian 48

Preseason All Conference

No Vaqueros were selected to an all–conference team.[2]

Roster

2024–25 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 J.J. Howard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Mission College Prep HS San Luis Obispo, California
G 1 R.J. Nance 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Spring Valley HS Las Vegas, NV
G 2 Jaylen Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Fr Lake Highland HS Dallas, Texas
G 3 DK Thorn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) GS Pearland Dawson HS
Alcorn State 		Houston, Texas
G 4 R.T. Raimey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr Olathe North HS
College of Southern Idaho
DePaul 		Kansas City, Kansas
G 5 Howie Fleming Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Jr Male HS
Illinois State
Winthrop 		Louisville, Kentucky
G 10 Cliff Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Thomasville HS
Chipola College
Northwestern State 		Thomasville, Georgia
G 11 Justin Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 146 lb (66 kg) Fr Fort Bend Elkins HS Houston, Texas
F 12 Kwo Agwa 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Kearns HS
State College of Florida
Howard College
East Texas A&M 		Calgary, Canada
G 14 Hasan Abdul-Hakim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Gunn Academy
Santa Fe College
College of Southern Idaho 		Toronto, Canada
G 15 Fadi Mougharbel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Beirut, Lebanon
Missouri Valley College
F 21 Marshal Destremau 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) RS So Aquinas College
Southern Utah
Clarendon College 		Perth, Australia
F 23 Isaiah Barganier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Fulshear HS Fulshear, Texas
G 24 EJ Avelar 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Rober Vela HS Edinburg, Texas
G 25 Trey Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Concordia HS
Incarnate Word
Southern Illinois 		Houston, Texas
F 33 Tommy Gankhuyag 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Centerville HS
Trevecca Nazarene 		Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
F 35 Mustafo Vanjov 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr Orangeville Prep
Curry College 		Khorog, Tajikistan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2024

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Nebraska L 67–87  0–1
  14 – Raimey   7 – Tied   6 – Abdul Hakim  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,305)
Lincoln, NE
November 6, 2024*
8:00 p.m., FS2 		vs. No. 15 Creighton L 86–99  0–2
  26 – Abdul Hakim   11 – Abdul Hakim   4 – Abdul Hakim  CHI Health Center Omaha (15,969)
Omaha, NE
November 10, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Champion Christian W 110–60  1–2
  23 – Raimey   14 – Fleming Jr.   9 – Fleming Jr.  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,033)
Edinburg, TX
November 15, 2024*
12:00 p.m. 		vs. Charleston Southern
Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division Semifinals 		W 86–76  2–2
  24 – Abdul Hakim   7 – Destremau   4 – Miller  Colonial Hall (275)
White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 16, 2024*
1:30 p.m. 		vs. Tennessee Tech
Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division Championship 		W 83–58  3–2
  15 – Abdul Hakim   9 – Fleming Jr.   4 – Tied  Colonial Hall (218)
White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 19 Wisconsin
Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game 		L 84–87  3–3
  19 – Abdul Hakim   8 – Abdul Hakim   6 – Miller  Kohl Center (13,423)
Madison, WI
November 25, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Le Moyne W 97–77  4–3
  24 – Thorn   9 – Abdul Hakim   7 – Abdul Hakim  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,658)
Edinburg, TX
December 5, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin W 68–65  5–3
(1–0) 		 20 – Thorn   9 – Davis   8 – Miller  UTRGV Fieldhouse (878)
Edinburg, TX
December 7, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lamar L 52–84  5–4
(1–1) 		 10 – Raimey   8 – Fleming Jr.   2 – Tied  UTRGV Fieldhouse (646)
Edinburg, TX
December 14, 2024*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern New Mexico W 72–60  6–4
  21 – Davis   7 – Tied   6 – Washington  UTRGV Fieldhouse (807)
Edinburg, TX
December 18, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 78–73  7–4
  21 – T. Miller   11 – H. Fleming, Jr.   7 – T. Miller  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,637)
Edinburg, TX
December 21, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		College of Biblical Studies W 106–56  8–4
  42 – C. Davis   14 – H. Fleming, Jr.   7 – T. Miller  UTRGV Fieldhouse (314)
Edinburg, TX
December 30, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Dallas Christian W 88–44  9–4
  20 – K. Raimey   10 – Tied   7 – J. Washington  UTRGV Fieldhouse (842)
Edinbrug, TX
January 4, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Orleans W 76–64  10–4
(2–1) 		 22 – H. Abdul Hakim   12 – H. Abdul Hakim   4 – Tied  Lakefront Arena (644)
New Orleans, LA
January 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 75–79  10–5
(2–2) 		 14 – C. Davis   12 – H. Fleming Jr.   3 – Tied  University Center (461)
Hammond, LA
January 11, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown 		L 74–79  10–6
(2–3) 		 20 – H. Abdul-Hakim   8 – H. Fleming, Jr.   5 – H. Abdul-Hakim  American Bank Center (2,526)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 13, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Texas A&M W 57–55  11–6
(3–3) 		 16 – H. Fleming Jr.   11 – H. Fleming Jr.   4 – H. Fleming Jr.  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,286)
Edinburg, TX
January 18, 2025
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian L 57–66  11–7
(3–4) 		 15 – D. Thorne   10 – H. Fleming, Jr.   5 – T. Miller  Sharp Gymnasium (601)
Houston, TX
January 20, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word W 85–78  12–7
(4–4) 		 26 – K. Agwa   4 – K. Raimey   6 – T. Miller  McDermott Center (164)
San Antonio, TX
January 25, 2025
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese L 63–93  12–8
(4–5) 		 19 – T. Miller   6 – K. Agwa   3 – T. Miller  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,473)
Edinburg, TX
January 27, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Nicholls L 75–82  12–9
(4–6) 		 23 – D. Thorn   12 – K. Agwa   4 – Tied  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,311)
Edinburg, TX
February 1, 2025
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown 		W 83–73  13–9
(5–6) 		 21 – D. Thorn   10 – K. Agwa   4 – G. Clark  UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,734)
Edinburg, TX
February 3, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northwestern State L 63–79  13–10
(5–7) 		 15 – H. Fleming, Jr.   9 – C. Davis   2 – H. Fleming, Jr.  Prather Coliseum (508)
Natchitoches, LA
February 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lamar L 68–70  13–11
(5–8) 		 19 – H. Fleming, Jr.   8 – H. Fleming, Jr.   7 – T. Miller  Neches Arena (1,753)
Beaumont, TX
February 10, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 75–85  13–12
(5–9) 		 17 – H. Fleming, Jr.   5 – K. T. Raimey   7 – T. Miller  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,408)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 15, 2025
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston Christian W 76–52  14–12
(6–9) 		 23 – C. Davis   7 – K. Agwa   6 – T. Miller  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,732)
Edinburg, TX
February 17, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Incarnate Word L 60–66  14–13
(6–10) 		 15 – H. Fleming, Jr.   7 – M. Destremau   4 – J. Washington  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,288)
Edinburg, TX
February 22, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Nicholls L 84–93  14–14
(6–11) 		 23 – C. Davis   9 – K. Agwa   6 – T. Miller  Stopher Gymnasium (600)
Thibodaux, LA
February 24, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at McNeese L 65–100  14–15
(6–12) 		 18 – H. Fleming, Jr.   7 – D. Thorn   5 – C. Davis  The Legacy Center (3,181)
Lake Charles, LA
March 1, 2025
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Orleans W 88–78  15–15
(7–12) 		 25 – D. Thorn   10 – H. Fleming, Jr.   6 – H. Fleming, Jr.  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,079)
Edinburg, TX
March 3, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana W 77–76  16–15
(8–12) 		 20 – C. Davis   8 – K. Agwa   6 – J. Washington  UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,622)
Edinburg, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[4][5]

Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date awarded Ref.
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Hasan Abdul Hakim G November 18, 2024 [6]
SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Cliff Davis G December 30, 2024 [7]

See also

2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "UTRGV Athletics Accepts Invitation to Join Southland Conference in 2024-25". UTRGV. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goutrgv.com. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Goss, Anthony (November 18, 2024). "UTRGV's Abdul Hakim Named Jersey Mike's SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  7. ^ Goss, Anthony (December 30, 2024). "UTRGV's Davis Named Jersey Mike's SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week". Retrieved March 9, 2025.
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