2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

The Vaqueros finished the 2016–17 season 10–22, 2–12 in WAC play to finish in seventh place. Due to Grand Canyon's ineligibility for postseason play, they received the No. 6 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to UMKC.

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Greg Bowie II

| position = SG

| hometown = San Antonio, TX

| highschool = ATHLOS Leadership Academy

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| weight = 160

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| espn grade = NR

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Javon Levi

| position = PG

| hometown = Killeen, TX

| highschool = Shoemaker High School

| feet = 5

| inches = 10

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| commitdate = 10/27/2016

| scout stars = 0

| rivals stars = 0

| espn grade = NR

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| year = 2017

| rivals ref title = Texas Rio Grande Valley 2017 Basketball Commitments

| scout ref title = 2017 Texas Rio Grande Valley Basketball Commits

| espn ref title = ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball

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| accessdate = 2017-12-07

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|first= Greg

|last=Bowie

|num=0

|pos=G

|ft=6

|in=3

|lbs=165

|class=FR

|rs=

|home=San Antonio, TX

|high_school=Athlos Leadership Academy

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{{CBB roster/Player

|first= Terry

|last=Winn

|num=3

|pos=F

|ft=6

|in=6

|lbs=240

|class=JR

|rs=y

|home=Monroe, LA

|high_school=Westwind Preparatory Academy
UTEP

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{{CBB roster/Player

|first= Nick

|last=Dixon

|num=4

|pos=G

|ft=6

|in=2

|lbs=180

|class=Sr

|rs=y

|home=Hillside, IL

|high_school=Proviso West
Morton College

|note=C

}}

{{CBB roster/Player

|first= Moe

|last=McDonald

|num=10

|pos=G

|ft=6

|in=4

|lbs=195

|class=SR

|rs=y

|home=McAllen, TX

|high_school=IMG Academy
Highland CC

|note=W

}}

{{CBB roster/Player

|first= Lesley

|last=Varner II

|link=y

|num=11

|pos=F

|ft=6

|in=7

|lbs=180

|class=SO

|rs=

|home=Dallas, TX

|high_school=Cedar Hill

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{{CBB roster/Player

|first= Nick

|last=Mora

|num=12

|pos=G

|ft=6

|in=1

|lbs=167

|class=SO

|rs=

|home=Weslaco, TX

|high_school=Weslaco

|note=W

}}

{{CBB roster/Player

|first= Lew

|last=Stallworth

|num=13

|pos=G

|ft=6

|in=1

|lbs=195

|class=JR

|rs=y

|home=Santa Clarita, CA

|high_school=William S. Hart
UTEP

|note=C

}}

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|first= Javon

|last=Levi

|num=14

|pos=G

|ft=5

|in=10

|lbs=165

|class=FR

|rs=

|home=Killeen, TX

|high_school=Shoemaker

}}

{{CBB roster/Player

|first= Johnny

|last=Crnograc

|num=20

|pos=C

|ft=7

|in=1

|lbs=220

|class=JR

|rs=y

|home=Sydney, Australia

|high_school=Marshall Academy
SW Tennessee CC

}}

{{CBB roster/Player

|first= Mike

|last=Hoffman

|num=21

|pos=F

|ft=6

|in=8

|lbs=205

|class=SR

|rs=y

|home=Burleson, TX

|high_school=Nolan Catholic
Lafayette

|note=C

}}

{{CBB roster/Player

|first= Jordan

|last=Jackson

|num=22

|pos=G

|ft=6

|in=3

|lbs=180

|class=JR

|rs=

|home=Houston, TX

|high_school=St. Pius X
Midland College

}}

{{CBB roster/Player

|first= Dan

|last=Kimasa

|num=23

|pos=F

|ft=6

|in=8

|lbs=225

|class=SR

|rs=

|home=Kigali City, Rwanda

|high_school=Tampa Bay Christian Academy

}}

{{CBB roster/Player

|first= Marlon

|last=Williams

|num=24

|pos=G

|ft=6

|in=2

|lbs=188

|class=FR

|rs=

|home=Laredo, TX

|high_school=United

|note=W

}}

{{CBB roster/Player

|first= Xavier

|last=McDaniel Jr.

|num=25

|pos=G

|ft=6

|in=6

|lbs=190

|class=SO

|rs=

|home=Columbia, SC

|high_school=Hammond

}}

{{CBB roster/Player

|first= Adonis

|last=Rwabigwi

|num=32

|pos=F

|ft=6

|in=8

|lbs=215

|class=SR

|rs=y

|home=Kigali City, Rwanda

|high_school=Tampa Prep
Furman

}}

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|head_coach=

• Lew Hill ({{college|Wichita State}})

|asst_coach=

• Jai Steadman ({{college|Nebraska}})
• Kenya Crandell ({{college|Nebraska–Kearney}})
• Luke Mackay ({{college|East Carolina}})

|roster_url=http://goutrgv.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball

|accessdate=Oct 23, 2017

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros}}| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 10, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Nicholls State

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| score = 106–111

| record = 0–1

| attend = 924

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 13, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Bethune–Cookman

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| score = 92–74

| attend = 523

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 15, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

| site_stadium = American Bank Center

| site_cityst = Corpus Christi, TX

| gamename = South Texas Showdown

| score = 82–75

| overtime = OT

| attend = 1,437

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 18, 2017

| time = 4:30 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Texas State

| site_stadium = Strahan Coliseum

| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX

| score = 58–75

| attend = 1,467

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 20, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = North Texas

| site_stadium = The Super Pit

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

| score = 75–63

| attend = 1,892

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 22, 2017

| time = 6:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| site_stadium = McCamish Pavilion

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 68–78

| attend = 4,504

| record = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 25, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Grambling State

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| score = 76–82

| attend = 478

| record = 3–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 28, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum

| site_cityst = University Park, TX

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 64–95

| attend = 6,326

| record = 3–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 30, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Texas A&M

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Reed Arena

| site_cityst = College Station, TX

| tv = SECN

| score = 60–78

| attend = 7,121

| record = 3–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 2, 2017

| time = 2:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Tudor Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| score = 69–67

| attend = 1,548

| record = 4–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 6, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| gamename = South Texas Showdown

| score = 82–78

| attend = 764

| record = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 9, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UC Irvine

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| score = 73–59

| attend = 602

| record = 6–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 16, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Texas–Arlington

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| score = 65–86

| attend = 774

| record = 6–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 22, 2017

| time = 12:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Oklahoma State

| site_stadium = Gallagher-Iba Arena

| site_cityst = Stillwater, OK

| tv = FSOK

| score = 83–102

| attend = 5,287

| record = 6–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 30, 2017

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Hampton

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| score = 80–69

| attend = 546

| record = 7–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 2, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Our Lady of the Lake

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| score = 96–75

| attend = 536

| record = 8–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 6, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = UMKC

| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium

| site_cityst = Kansas City, MO

| score = 73–61

| attend = 955

| record = 9–8

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 11, 2018

| time = 9:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Cal State Bakersfield

| site_stadium = Icardo Center

| site_cityst = Bakersfield, CA

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 87–74

| attend = 2,603

| record = 10–8

| conference = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 13, 2018

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Grand Canyon

| site_stadium = GCU Arena

| site_cityst = Phoenix, AZ

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 71–84

| attend = 7,222

| record = 10–9

| conference = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 18, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Utah Valley

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| score = 76–84

| attend = 828

| record = 10–10

| conference = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 20, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Seattle

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| score = 76–79

| overtime = OT

| attend = 1,155

| record = 10–11

| conference = 2–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 27, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Chicago State

| site_stadium = Jones Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Chicago, IL

| score = 87–81

| attend = 463

| record = 11–11

| conference = 3–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 30, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Wayland Baptist

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| score = 86–50

| attend = 725

| record = 12–11

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 3, 2018

| time = 5:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = New Mexico State

| site_stadium = Pan American Center

| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 67–90

| attend = 5,115

| record = 12–12

| conference = 3–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 8, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Grand Canyon

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| score = 83–81

| attend = 1,038

| record = 13–12

| conference = 4–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 10, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Cal State Bakersfield

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| score = 68–66

| attend = 1,175

| record = 14–12

| conference = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 15, 2018

| time = 9:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Seattle

| site_stadium = Connolly Center

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| score = 68–85

| attend = 999

| record = 14–13

| conference = 5–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 17, 2018

| time = 8:00 pm

| away = yes

| opponent = Utah Valley

| site_stadium = UCCU Center

| site_cityst = Orem, UT

| score = 72–84

| attend = 4,271

| record = 14–14

| conference = 5–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 22, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = UMKC

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| score = 59–83

| attend = 1,163

| record = 14–15

| conference = 5–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 24, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = Chicago State

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 83–75

| attend = 1,088

| record = 15–15

| conference = 6–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 3, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| opponent = New Mexico State

| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| tv =

| score = 71–86

| attend = 1,203

| record = 15–16

| conference = 6–8

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros}}| 2018 WAC men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 8, 2018

| time = 10:30 pm

| neutral = yes

| seed = 5

| opponent = Seattle

| oppseed = 4

| site_stadium = Orleans Arena

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 60–77

| attend = 1,349

| record = 15–17

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros}}| 2018 College Basketball Invitational

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 14, 2018

| time = 7:00 pm

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = New Orleans

| site_stadium = Lakefront Arena

| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA

| gamename = First round

| score = 74–77

| attend = 741

| record = 15–18

}}

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