# UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball statistical leaders

The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball program in various categories, including points, three-pointers, assists, blocks, rebounds, and steals. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. As of the next college basketball season in 2024–25, the Vaqueros represent the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in the NCAA Division I Southland Conference.
UTRGV did not formally exist until 2013, and did not begin operation until 2015. The school was established by the merger of two campuses of the University of Texas System—the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) and University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA). Before the merger, UTB was a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), competing as the UT Brownsville Ocelots, while UTPA competed as the Texas–Pan American (or UT Pan American) Broncs in NCAA Division I. Before the merger took full effect, the UT System announced that the UTPA athletic program would transfer directly to UTRGV, with the new school thus fully inheriting UTPA's athletic history. In turn, this means that the history of UTRGV men's basketball officially begins with UTPA's first season of intercollegiate basketball in 1952–53 (when that school was known as Pan American College). The NCAA did not officially record assists as a stat until the 1983–84 season, and blocks and steals until the 1985–86 season, but the UTRGV record books include players in these stats before these seasons. These lists are updated through the end of the 2023–24 season.

## Scoring

Career :
| Rk | Player | Points | Seasons |
| 1 | Otto Moore | 1,880 | 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 |
| 2 | Luke Jackson | 1,858 | 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 |
| 3 | Brian Merriweather | 1,738 | 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 |
| 4 | Fred Taylor | 1,721 | 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 |
| 5 | Marshall Rogers | 1,507 | 1974–75 1975–76 |
| 6 | Mitchell Edwards | 1,423 | 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 |
| 7 | Shaquille Hines | 1,325 | 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 |
| 8 | Anthony Eatmon | 1,309 | 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 |
| 9 | Melvin Thomas | 1,306 | 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 |
| 10 | Ellis Appling | 1,290 | 1959–60 1960-61 1961-62 |
Season :
| Rk | Player | Points | Season |
| 1 | Marshall Rogers | 919 | 1975–76 |
| 2 | Luke Jackson | 836 | 1963–64 |
| 3 | Luke Jackson | 792 | 1962–63 |
| 4 | Mire Chatman | 760 | 2001–02 |
| 5 | Bruce King | 681 | 1973–74 |
| 6 | Fred Taylor | 671 | 1969–70 |
| 7 | Nick Dixon | 670 | 2017–18 |
| 8 | Otto Moore | 664 | 1967–68 |
| 9 | Brian Merriweather | 641 | 1998–99 |
| 10 | Michael Edwards | 631 | 1977–78 |
Single Game :
| Rk | Player | Points | Season | Opponent |
| 1 | Marshall Rogers | 58 | 1975–76 | Texas Lutheran |
| 2 | Bruce King | 55 | 1973–74 | Baptist |
| 3 | Luke Jackson | 51 | 1962–63 | Western Illinois |
| 4 | Bruce King | 49 | 1973–74 | Tulsa |
| 5 | Marshall Rogers | 48 | 1975–76 | Texas-Arlington |
| 6 | Marshall Rogers | 47 | 1975–76 | Hawaii |
| 7 | Mire Chatman | 46 | 2001–02 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
| | Marshall Rogers | 46 | 1974–75 | Baptist |
| 9 | Mire Chatman | 46 | 2001–02 | New Mexico State |
| | Bruce King | 44 | 1973–74 | Oral Roberts |

## Rebounds

Career :
| Rk | Player | Rebounds | Seasons |
| 1 | Otto Moore | 1,679 | 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 |
| 2 | Luke Jackson | 1,427 | 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 |
| 3 | Jim McGurk | 948 | 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 |
| 4 | Anthony Eatmon | 836 | 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 |
| 5 | Frank Lorthridge | 804 | 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 |
| 6 | Carlos McCullough | 785 | 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 |
| 7 | Fred Taylor | 699 | 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 |
| 8 | Pete Perry | 670 | 1971–72 1972–73 |
| 9 | Henry Taylor | 664 | 1976–77 1977–78 |
| 10 | Calvin Oliver | 646 | 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 |
| | Kenneth Green | 646 | 1979–80 1980–81 |
Season :
| Rk | Player | Rebounds | Season |
| 1 | Luke Jackson | 626 | 1962–63 |
| 2 | Luke Jackson | 618 | 1963–64 |
| 3 | Otto Moore | 562 | 1965–66 |
| 4 | Walter Sampson | 529 | 1959–60 |
| 5 | Otto Moore | 497 | 1967–68 |
| 6 | Otto Moore | 463 | 1966–67 |
| 7 | Howard Montgomery | 398 | 1961–62 |
| 8 | Pete Perry | 388 | 1972–73 |
| 9 | Henry Taylor | 368 | 1977–78 |
| 10 | Carlos McCullough | 358 | 1972–73 |
| | Carlos McCullough | 358 | 1972–73 |
Single Game :
| Rk | Player | Rebounds | Season | Opponent |
| 1 | Otto Moore | 35 | 1966–67 | Lamar Tech |
| 2 | Walter Sampson | 34 | 1959–60 | Huston-Tillotson |
| 3 | Otto Moore | 31 | 1967–68 | Trinity |
| 4 | Otto Moore | 30 | 1967–68 | Jackson State |
| | Luke Jackson | 30 | 1962–63 | East Texas Baptist |
| 6 | Otto Moore | 29 | 1967–68 | Illinois State |
| 7 | Luke Jackson | 28 | 1962–63 | Corpus Christi |
| 8 | Otto Moore | 27 | 1965–66 | LeTourneau |
| 9 | Otto Moore | 26 | 1966–67 | St. Benedict’s |
| | Luke Jackson | 26 | 1963–64 | St. Edward’s |

## Assists

Career :
| Rk | Player | Assists | Seasons |
| 1 | Jesus Guerra | 771 | 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 |
| 2 | John Wilbanks | 634 | 1976–77 1977–78 |
| 3 | Paul Friddle | 601 | 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 |
| 4 | Javon Levi | 599 | 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 |
| 5 | Mike Carroll | 511 | 1979–80 1980–81 |
| 6 | Lalo Rios | 444 | 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 |
| 7 | Nick Weiermiller | 409 | 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2011–12 |
| 8 | Paul Stoll | 378 | 2006–07 2007–08 |
| 9 | Greg Black | 362 | 1993–94 1994–95 |
| 10 | Kirk Brown | 310 | 1970–71 1971–72 |
Season :
| Rk | Player | Assists | Season |
| 1 | John Wilbanks | 323 | 1977–78 |
| 2 | John Wilbanks | 311 | 1976–77 |
| 3 | Jesus Guerra | 289 | 1975–76 |
| 4 | Mike Carroll | 275 | 1980–81 |
| 5 | Mike Carroll | 236 | 1979–80 |
| 6 | Paul Stoll | 224 | 2007–08 |
| 7 | Javon Levi | 211 | 2018–19 |
| 8 | Greg Black | 202 | 1993–94 |
| 9 | Javon Levi | 199 | 2019–20 |
| 10 | Jesus Guerra | 189 | 1974–75 |
Single Game :
| Rk | Player | Assists | Season | Opponent |
| 1 | John Wilbanks | 22 | 1976–77 | Arkansas State |
| 2 | John Wilbanks | 20 | 1977–78 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| | Jesus Guerra | 20 | 1974–75 | Denver |
| 4 | John Wilbanks | 19 | 1977–78 | Texas A&I |
| | John Wilbanks | 19 | 1976–77 | Hardin-Simmons |
| 6 | John Wilbanks | 17 | 1976–77 | New Mexico State |
| 7 | Mike Carroll | 16 | 1980–81 | East Carolina |
| | John Wilbanks | 16 | 1976–77 | Hardin-Simmons |
| | Jesus Guerra | 16 | 1975–76 | Texas-Arlington |
| | Jesus Guerra | 16 | 1975–76 | Hardin-Simmons |

## Steals

Career :
| Rk | Player | Steals | Seasons |
| 1 | Javon Levi | 244 | 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 |
| 2 | Lalo Rios | 231 | 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 |
| 3 | Mire Chatman | 183 | 2000–01 2001–02 |
| 4 | Greg Black | 176 | 1993–94 1994–95 |
| 5 | Lesley Varner II | 156 | 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 |
| 6 | John Wilbanks | 149 | 1976–77 1977–78 |
| 7 | Brian Merriweather | 139 | 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 |
| 8 | Paul Stoll | 133 | 2006–07 2007–08 |
| 9 | Eric Montalvo | 132 | 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 |
| | Gilbert King | 132 | 1974–75 1975–76 |
Season :
| Rk | Player | Steals | Season |
| 1 | Javon Levi | 109 | 2018–19 |
| 2 | Mire Chatman | 105 | 2001–02 |
| 3 | Greg Black | 94 | 1994–95 |
| 4 | Gilbert King | 89 | 1975–76 |
| 5 | Michael Anderson | 87 | 1985–86 |
| 6 | Greg Black | 82 | 1993–94 |
| 7 | Paul Stoll | 79 | 2007–08 |
| 8 | Mire Chatman | 78 | 2000–01 |
| 9 | John Wilbanks | 76 | 1976–77 |
| 10 | John Wilbanks | 73 | 1977–78 |
Single Game :
| Rk | Player | Steals | Season | Opponent |
| 1 | John Wilbanks | 10 | 1977–78 | Texas A&I |
| 2 | Paul Stoll | 9 | 2007–08 | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| | Greg Black | 9 | 1994–95 | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 4 | Mire Chatman | 8 | 2001–02 | New Mexico State |
| | Mire Chatman | 8 | 2001–02 | Sul Ross State |
| | Greg Black | 8 | 1993–94 | Arkansas-Little Rock |
| | Arturo Ormond | 8 | 1990–91 | Grambling State |
| | Tyrone Scott | 8 | 1985–86 | U.S. International |
| | Gilbert King | 8 | 1975–76 | Houston Baptist |
| 10 | Elijah Elliott | 7 | 2023–24 | South Dakota |
| | Javon Levi | 7 | 2020–21 | Utah Valley |
| | Lesley Varner II | 7 | 2019–20 | California Baptist |
| | Javon Levi | 7 | 2018–19 | Texas Southern |
| | Javon Levi | 7 | 2018–19 | Seattle U |
| | Shaquille Boga | 7 | 2013–14 | Bakersfield |
| | Paul Stoll | 7 | 2006–07 | IPFW |

## Blocks

Career :
| Rk | Player | Blocks | Seasons |
| 1 | Pete Perry | 216 | 1971–72 1972–73 |
| 2 | Melvin Thomas | 107 | 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 |
| 3 | Dan Kimasa | 98 | 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 |
| 4 | Shaquille Hines | 74 | 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 |
| 5 | Matt Palmquist | 70 | 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 |
| 6 | Chris Jones | 66 | 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 |
| 7 | Danny Salisbury | 58 | 1977–78 1978–79 |
| | Terrell Hill | 58 | 2000–01 2001–02 |
| 9 | Anthony White | 54 | 1985–86 1986–87 |
| 10 | Marcus Quinn | 51 | 2000–01 2001–02 |
Season :
| Rk | Player | Blocks | Season |
| 1 | Pete Perry | 120 | 1972–73 |
| 2 | Pete Perry | 96 | 1971–72 |
| 3 | Travis Ross | 46 | 1971–72 |
| 4 | Dan Kimasa | 44 | 2014–15 |
| 5 | Melvin Thomas | 42 | 1989–90 |
| 6 | Dima Zdor | 40 | 2022–23 |
| 7 | Danny Salisbury | 39 | 1978–79 |
| 8 | Melvin Thomas | 36 | 1988–89 |
| | Anthony White | 36 | 1986–87 |
| 10 | Marcus Quinn | 34 | 2001–02 |
Single Game :
| Rk | Player | Blocks | Season | Opponent |
| 1 | Pete Perry | 11 | 1971–72 | Lamar |
| 2 | Pete Perry | 9 | 1971–72 | Tennessee Tech |
| 3 | Pete Perry | 8 | 1971–72 | Southern Mississippi |
| 4 | Melvin Thomas | 7 | 1988–89 | Texas Lutheran |
| | Pete Perry | 7 | 1972–73 | Southwestern |
| | Pete Perry | 7 | 1971–72 | Lamar |