2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Utrgv athletics primary logo.png 250 Western Athletic Conference WAC 8–22 4–10 Dan Hipsher 3rd Andy Hipsher Jai Steadman Willie Watson UTRGV Fieldhouse 2014–15 The 2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Dan Hipsher's third season with the UTRGV program, although his first under the "UTRGV" name. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse on the university's campus in Edinburg, Texas and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–22 and 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Seattle. This was the first season as an institution for UTRGV, formed in a consolidation between the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) and the University of Texas at Brownsville. The former UTPA athletic program was converted to that of UTRGV, with UTPA's conference membership and athletic history transferring directly to the new institution. On March 15, 2016, the school removed Dan Hipsher as head coach.http://www.themonitor.com/sports/utrgv-re-assigns-men-s-basketball-coach-dan-hipsher/article_3419d396-ead0-11e5-a447-3f98fd7ef1a5.html UTRGV re-assigns men's basketball coach Dan Hipsher GREG LUCA The Monitor 2017-02-09 en On March 31, the school hired Lew Hill as head coach.http://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/oklahoma-assistant-hired-as-ut-rio-grande-valley-head-coach/ Oklahoma assistant hired as UT Rio Grande Valley head coach CBSSports.com 2017-02-09 en Previous season The Texas-Pan American Broncs finished the 2014–15 season 10–21, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to UMKC. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Elijah Watson 1 G 6'2" 185 RS Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to Kaskaskia College Isaiah Hobbs 3 G 6'4" 178 Freshman Boynton Beach, FL Transferred to Howard College Shaquile Boga 5 G 5'11" 170 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated Moe McDonald 10 G 6'4" 185 RS Freshman McAllen, TX Transferred to Highland Community College Andreas Bigum 11 F 6'9" 218 Junior Copenhagen, Denmark Transferred to Fresno Pacific Janari Jõesaar 21 F 6'6" 208 Sophomore Tartu, Estonia Signed to play professionally by Rapla Shaun Noriega 22 G 6'4" 207 RS Senior Sarasota, FL Graduated Josh Butler 33 F 6'6" 225 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School J. J. Thompson 3 G 6'0" 185 RS Senior Irving, TX Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Thompson graduated from Southeast Missouri State. Nick Dixon 5 G 6'2" 180 RS Junior Bellwood, IL Junior college transferred from Morton College Lew Stallworth 13 G 6'1" 175 Sophomore Santa Clarita, CA Transferred from UTEP. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stallworth will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Michael Hoffman 21 F 6'8" 192 Junior Burleson, TX Transferred from Lafayette. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hoffman will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Dino Mercurius 30 G 6'4" 165 Sophomore Bronx, NY Transferred from South Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mercurius will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Ot Elmore 33 G 6'3" 190 RS Sophomore Charleston, SC Transferred from VMI. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mercurius will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Dakota Slaughter 35 F 6'6" 220 RS Senior Fishers, IN Transferred from Alabama. Slaughter will be eligible to play immediately since Slaughter graduated from Alabama. 2015 incoming recruits no no 2015 William Brooks C Torrance, CA Westwind Prep Academy 7 0 210 10/23/2014 0 0 NR Walter Jones SG Newborn, AL Sunshine High School 6 5 10/25/2014 0 0 NR Antonio Green SG Tupelo, MS Tupelo High School 6 1 170 0 0 NR 2015 Texas Pan American 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Texas Pan American Basketball Commits ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball 2015-09-18 yes Roster 2015 UTRGV Vaqueros white white #UTRGV Vaqueros 1 #UTRGV Vaqueros 3 yes Everett Osborne 0 G 6 4 190 sr y Los Angeles, CA PalisadesLos Angeles Trade Tech Mike Lopez 2 G 6 1 185 so Abilene, TX Wylie J. J. Thompson 3 G 6 0 190 sr y Irving, TX IrvingSoutheast Missouri State Nick Dixon 5 G 6 2 175 jr Hillside, IL Proviso WestMorton College Lew Stallworth 13 G 6 1 187 so Santa Clarita, CA William S. HartUTEP yes I Walter Jones 20 G 6 4 200 fr Newbern, AL Sunshine Mike Hoffman 21 F 6 9 215 jr Burleson, TX Nolan CatholicLafayette yes I Dan Kimasa 23 F 6 10 230 so Kigali City, Rwanda Tampa Bay Christian Academy Shaquille Hines 24 F 6 7 215 sr Chicago, IL HarlanTrent Prep High Joaquin Pistokache 30 G 6 2 175 jr y Mission, TX SharylandRoberts Wesleyan W Adonis Rwabigwi 32 F 6 8 220 so y Kigali City, Rwanda Tampa PrepFurman Ot Elmore 33 G 6 2 175 so y Charleston, WV Fort Union MilitaryVMI yes I, W Dakota Slaughter 35 F 6 7 222 sr y Fisher, IN FishersAlabama Christopher Ikuenobe 44 F 6 9 240 jr y Warri, Nigeria Nigerian Air Force Secondary SchoolIndependence CC Antonio Green 55 G 6 2 165 fr Tupelo, MS Tupelo Dan Hipsher (Bowling Green) Andy Hipsher (Akron) Jai Steadman (Nebraska) Willie Watson (Alabama) http://goutrgv.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball Schedule and results http://goutrgv.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule UTRGV Vaqueros September 15, 2015 For the first time in club history, every home game will be televised. UTRGV has entered into a deal with TWCS Texas to broadcast all 13 home games. Every home game, unless it becomes a WAC DN exclusive, will air on the network.http://goutrgv.com/news/2015/10/6/GEN_1006151307.aspx UTRGV to Televise Men's and Women's Basketball Home Games UTRGV Vaqueros October 6, 2015 yes no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#UTRGV Vaqueros 1; color:white;"| Exhibition 11/07/2015 7:00 pm yes no Texas A&M International UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX 67–58   |- !colspan=9 style="background:#UTRGV Vaqueros 1; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no Miami (FL) BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN3 59–86 0–1 6,607 11/16/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL ESPN3 84–106 0–2 2,718 11/20/2015 7:00 pm yes no Texas A&M–Kingsville UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 78–56 1–2 1,371 11/22/2015 2:00 pm yes no Portland State UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 61–79 1–3 523 11/24/2015 7:00 pm yes no Southeast Missouri State UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 83–74 2–3 1,003 11/30/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX ESPN3 65–78 2–4 1,974 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Lamar Montagne Center Beaumont, TX TWCS Alt. 60–83 2–5 1,766 12/06/2015 2:00 pm yes no Angelo State UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 76–75 3–5 821 12/11/2015 7:00 pm yes no Tennessee–Martin UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 64–72 3–6 1,169 12/13/2015 2:00 pm yes yes no Texas State Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX 59–68 3–7 1,389 12/21/2015 9:00 pm yes yes no Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT World Vision Classic 69–94 3–10 8,156 12/22/2015 6:30 pm yes yes no North Dakota State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT World Vision Classic 50–68 3–9 7,746 12/23/2015 6:30 pm yes yes no Idaho State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT World Vision Classic 64–76 3–10 8,321 12/29/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 64–85 3–11 6,819 01/02/2016 7:00 pm yes no Our Lady of the Lake UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 89–81 4–11 1,047 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#UTRGV Vaqueros 1; color:white;"| WAC Conference Play 01/07/2016 8:00 pm yes no Grand Canyon GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ TWCS 63–83 4–12 0–1 5,452 01/09/2016 8:00 pm yes no Utah Valley UCCU Center Orem, UT YouTube 65–98 4–13 0–2 1,881 01/14/2016 7:00 pm no Chicago State UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX WAC DN 82–72 5–13 1–2 1,211 01/16/2016 7:00 pm no UMKC UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 71–66 6–13 2–2 1,189 01/21/2016 8:00 pm yes no Cal State Bakersfield Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA ASN 58–77 6–14 2–3 1,501 01/23/2016 9:00 pm yes no Seattle KeyArena Seattle, WA WAC DN 59–70 6–15 2–4 1,752 01/30/2016 8:00 pm yes no New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM WAC DN 68–92 6–16 2–5 4,710 02/04/2016 7:00 pm no Utah Valley UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 77–88 6–17 2–6 1,211 02/06/2016 7:00 pm no Grand Canyon UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 58–64 6–18 2–7 1,128 02/13/2016 2:00 pm yes no UMKC Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO WAC DN 58–75 6–19 2–8 1,670 02/18/2016 7:00 pm no Seattle UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 67–57 7–19 3–8 1,435 02/20/2016 7:00 pm no Cal State Bakersfield UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 57–70 7–20 3–9 1,299 02/28/2016 4:00 pm yes no Chicago State Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL ASN 89–79 8–20 4–9 1,902 03/05/2016 7:00 pm no New Mexico State UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX TWCS 44–83 8–21 4–10 1,336 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#UTRGV Vaqueros 1; color:white;"| WAC tournament 03/10/2016 9:00 pm yes no Seattle Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Quarterfinals WAC DN 52–75 1,472 AP Poll Central See also 2015–16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team References Category:UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball seasons UTRGV