# 2022–23 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

The 2022–23 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by second-year head coach Matt Figger, played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for tenth place. They were defeated by Tarleton in the first round of the WAC tournament.

## Previous season

The Vaqueros finished the 2021–22 season 8–23, 3–15 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place. In the WAC tournament, they were defeated by California Baptist in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2022* 6:30 p.m. | | Concordia (TX) | W 136–81 | – | UTRGV Fieldhouse (659) Edinburg, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., Big 12 Now | | at Kansas State | L 59–93 | 0–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (7,635) Manhattan, KS |
| November 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southwestern Adventist | W 115–33 | 1–1 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (678) Edinburg, TX |
| November 14, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Francis (IL) | W 77–51 | 2–1 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (453) Edinburg, TX |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown | L 75–97 | 2–2 | American Bank Center (1,493) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 21, 2022* 5:00 p.m., LHN/ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | W 78–77 | 3–2 | Bert Ogden Arena (6,674) Edinburg, TX |
| November 22, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona Leon Black Classic | W 91–79 | 4–2 | Bert Ogden Arena (1,355) Edinburg, TX |
| November 26, 2022* 3:00 p.m., LHN | | at No. 4 Texas Leon Black Classic | L 54–91 | 4–3 | Gregory Gymnasium (3,500) Austin, TX |
| November 30, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown | W 89–82 | 5–3 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (865) Edinburg, TX |
| December 3, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | L 72–90 | 5–4 | Western Hall (603) Macomb, IL |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Houston Christian | W 95–82 | 6–4 | Sharp Gymnasium (591) Houston, TX |
| December 15, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southwestern Christian | W 106–80 | 7–4 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (644) Edinburg, TX |
| December 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Houston Christian UTRGV South Padre Island Battle on the Beach | W 100–90 | 8–4 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (676) South Padre Island, TX |
| December 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | L 66–81 | 8–5 (0–1) | Burns Arena (710) St. George, UT |
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | L 88–94 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (0–2) | America First Event Center (1,204) Cedar City, UT |
| January 5, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | L 64–66 | 8–7 (0–3) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (785) Edinburg, TX |
| January 7, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 61–75 | 8–8 (0–4) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (517) Edinburg, TX |
| January 11, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 103–86 | 9–8 (1–4) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (723) Edinburg, TX |
| January 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 85–82 | 10–8 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,121) Edinburg, TX |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 73–85 | 10–9 (1–5) | College Park Center (1,663) Arlington, TX |
| January 21, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston | L 64–83 | 10–10 (1–6) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,674) Huntsville, TX |
| January 25, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 66–83 | 10–11 (1–7) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,180) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 28, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | W 64–58 | 11–11 (2–7) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,606) Edinburg, TX |
| February 1, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sam Houston | L 65–67 | 11–12 (2–8) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,018) Edinburg, TX |
| February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton | W 68–65 | 12–12 (3–8) | Wisdom Gym (1,578) Stephenville, TX |
| February 9, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 58–64 | 12–13 (3–9) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,837) Edinburg, TX |
| February 11, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | L 72–82 | 12–14 (3–10) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,788) Edinburg, TX |
| February 15, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | W 77–76 | 13–14 (4–10) | GCU Arena (6,039) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 18, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | W 2–0 Forfeit | 13–14 (5–10) | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM |
| February 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | SAGU | W 113–65 | 14–14 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (275) Edinburg, TX |
| February 23, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | L 81–88 | 14–15 (5–11) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (886) Edinburg, TX |
| February 25, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton | W 99–95 $^{OT}$ | 15–15 (6–11) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,431) Edinburg, TX |
| March 1, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | L 70–88 | 15–16 (6–12) | CBU Events Center (3,296) Riverside, CA |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) Tarleton First round | L 70–74 | 15–17 | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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