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2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo.svg
Emerald Coast Classic Pool B champions
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 10–22 (2–12 WAC)
Head coach Lew Hill (1st year)
Assistant coach Jai Steadman
Assistant coach Kenya Crandell
Assistant coach Luke Mackay
Home arena UTRGV Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Cal State Bakersfield 12 2   .857     25 10   .714
New Mexico State 11 3   .786     28 5   .848
Grand Canyon* 11 3   .786     22 9   .710
UMKC 8 6   .571     18 17   .514
Utah Valley 6 8   .429     17 17   .500
Seattle 5 9   .357     13 17   .433
UT Rio Grande Valley 2 12   .143     10 22   .313
Chicago State 1 13   .071     6 26   .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 WAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 UTRGV Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by first-year head coach Lew Hill, played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the regular 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.

The Vaqueros finished the 2015–16 season 8–22, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to Seattle.

On March 15, 2016, the school removed Dan Hipsher as head coach. On March 31, the shool hired Lew Hill as head coach.

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