# 2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

The 2024–25 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the first season as a member of the Southland Conference leaving the Western Athletic Conference in 2024. They were led by first-year head coach Kahil Fennell and played their home games at UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Southland Conference (SLC). The Vaqueros finished the 2024–25 season 16–15, 8–12 in conference play to finish in ninth place. Failing to qualify for the SLC tournament, the Vaqueros' season ended with a 77–76 victory over Southeastern Louisiana.

## Previous season

The Vaqueros finished the season 6–25, 2–18 in WAC play to finish in eleventh place, and thus did not qualify to play in the WAC Tournament.

## Preseason polls
### Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 112 votes overall, the Vaqueros were picked to finish eighth in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | McNeese | 242 (21) |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 208 |
| 3 | Nicholls | 205 (3) |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 191 |
| 5 | Lamar | 143 |
| 6 | Southeastern | 121 |
| 7 | Incarnate Word | 117 |
| 8 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 112 |
| 9 | Northwestern State | 90 |
| 10 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 54 |
| 10 | New Orleans | 54 |
| 12 | Houston Christian | 48 |

### Preseason All Conference

No Vaqueros were selected to an all–conference team.

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | at Nebraska | L 67–87 | 0–1 | 14 – Raimey | 7 – Tied | 6 – Abdul Hakim | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,305) Lincoln, NE |
| November 6, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS2 | vs. No. 15 Creighton | L 86–99 | 0–2 | 26 – Abdul Hakim | 11 – Abdul Hakim | 4 – Abdul Hakim | CHI Health Center Omaha (15,969) Omaha, NE |
| November 10, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Champion Christian | W 110–60 | 1–2 | 23 – Raimey | 14 – Fleming Jr. | 9 – Fleming Jr. | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,033) Edinburg, TX |
| November 15, 2024* 12:00 p.m. | vs. Charleston Southern Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division Semifinals | W 86–76 | 2–2 | 24 – Abdul Hakim | 7 – Destremau | 4 – Miller | Colonial Hall (275) White Sulphur Springs, WV |
| November 16, 2024* 1:30 p.m. | vs. Tennessee Tech Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division Championship | W 83–58 | 3–2 | 15 – Abdul Hakim | 9 – Fleming Jr. | 4 – Tied | Colonial Hall (218) White Sulphur Springs, WV |
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN | at No. 19 Wisconsin Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game | L 84–87 | 3–3 | 19 – Abdul Hakim | 8 – Abdul Hakim | 6 – Miller | Kohl Center (13,423) Madison, WI |
| November 25, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Le Moyne | W 97–77 | 4–3 | 24 – Thorn | 9 – Abdul Hakim | 7 – Abdul Hakim | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,658) Edinburg, TX |
| December 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Stephen F. Austin | W 68–65 | 5–3 (1–0) | 20 – Thorn | 9 – Davis | 8 – Miller | UTRGV Fieldhouse (878) Edinburg, TX |
| December 7, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Lamar | L 52–84 | 5–4 (1–1) | 10 – Raimey | 8 – Fleming Jr. | 2 – Tied | UTRGV Fieldhouse (646) Edinburg, TX |
| December 14, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Northern New Mexico | W 72–60 | 6–4 | 21 – Davis | 7 – Tied | 6 – Washington | UTRGV Fieldhouse (807) Edinburg, TX |
| December 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Southern Utah | W 78–73 | 7–4 | 21 – T. Miller | 11 – H. Fleming, Jr. | 7 – T. Miller | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,637) Edinburg, TX |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | College of Biblical Studies | W 106–56 | 8–4 | 42 – C. Davis | 14 – H. Fleming, Jr. | 7 – T. Miller | UTRGV Fieldhouse (314) Edinburg, TX |
| December 30, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Dallas Christian | W 88–44 | 9–4 | 20 – K. Raimey | 10 – Tied | 7 – J. Washington | UTRGV Fieldhouse (842) Edinbrug, TX |
| January 4, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at New Orleans | W 76–64 | 10–4 (2–1) | 22 – H. Abdul Hakim | 12 – H. Abdul Hakim | 4 – Tied | Lakefront Arena (644) New Orleans, LA |
| January 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 75–79 | 10–5 (2–2) | 14 – C. Davis | 12 – H. Fleming Jr. | 3 – Tied | University Center (461) Hammond, LA |
| January 11, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown | L 74–79 | 10–6 (2–3) | 20 – H. Abdul-Hakim | 8 – H. Fleming, Jr. | 5 – H. Abdul-Hakim | American Bank Center (2,526) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | East Texas A&M | W 57–55 | 11–6 (3–3) | 16 – H. Fleming Jr. | 11 – H. Fleming Jr. | 4 – H. Fleming Jr. | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,286) Edinburg, TX |
| January 18, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Houston Christian | L 57–66 | 11–7 (3–4) | 15 – D. Thorne | 10 – H. Fleming, Jr. | 5 – T. Miller | Sharp Gymnasium (601) Houston, TX |
| January 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Incarnate Word | W 85–78 | 12–7 (4–4) | 26 – K. Agwa | 4 – K. Raimey | 6 – T. Miller | McDermott Center (164) San Antonio, TX |
| January 25, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | McNeese | L 63–93 | 12–8 (4–5) | 19 – T. Miller | 6 – K. Agwa | 3 – T. Miller | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,473) Edinburg, TX |
| January 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Nicholls | L 75–82 | 12–9 (4–6) | 23 – D. Thorn | 12 – K. Agwa | 4 – Tied | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,311) Edinburg, TX |
| February 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown | W 83–73 | 13–9 (5–6) | 21 – D. Thorn | 10 – K. Agwa | 4 – G. Clark | UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,734) Edinburg, TX |
| February 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northwestern State | L 63–79 | 13–10 (5–7) | 15 – H. Fleming, Jr. | 9 – C. Davis | 2 – H. Fleming, Jr. | Prather Coliseum (508) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Lamar | L 68–70 | 13–11 (5–8) | 19 – H. Fleming, Jr. | 8 – H. Fleming, Jr. | 7 – T. Miller | Neches Arena (1,753) Beaumont, TX |
| February 10, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin | L 75–85 | 13–12 (5–9) | 17 – H. Fleming, Jr. | 5 – K. T. Raimey | 7 – T. Miller | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,408) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 15, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Houston Christian | W 76–52 | 14–12 (6–9) | 23 – C. Davis | 7 – K. Agwa | 6 – T. Miller | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,732) Edinburg, TX |
| February 17, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Incarnate Word | L 60–66 | 14–13 (6–10) | 15 – H. Fleming, Jr. | 7 – M. Destremau | 4 – J. Washington | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,288) Edinburg, TX |
| February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Nicholls | L 84–93 | 14–14 (6–11) | 23 – C. Davis | 9 – K. Agwa | 6 – T. Miller | Stopher Gymnasium (600) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 24, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at McNeese | L 65–100 | 14–15 (6–12) | 18 – H. Fleming, Jr. | 7 – D. Thorn | 5 – C. Davis | The Legacy Center (3,181) Lake Charles, LA |
| March 1, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | New Orleans | W 88–78 | 15–15 (7–12) | 25 – D. Thorn | 10 – H. Fleming, Jr. | 6 – H. Fleming, Jr. | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,079) Edinburg, TX |
| March 3, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Southeastern Louisiana | W 77–76 | 16–15 (8–12) | 20 – C. Davis | 8 – K. Agwa | 6 – J. Washington | UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,622) Edinburg, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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## Conference awards and honors
### Weekly awards

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded | Ref. |
| SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Hasan Abdul Hakim | G | November 18, 2024 | |
| SLC Men's Basketball Player of the Week | Cliff Davis | G | December 30, 2024 | |