2025–26 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

2025–26 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
2025–26 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	14–11 (10–6 Southland)
Head coach	Kahil Fennell (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Brock Erickson
Assistant coaches	Dustin Yoder; Cam Clark; Michael Provenzano;
Home arena	UTRGV Fieldhouse

2025–26 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin	17	–	1	.944	24	–	3	.889
McNeese	15	–	3	.833	22	–	5	.815
UT Rio Grande Valley	11	–	7	.611	15	–	12	.556
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	10	–	8	.556	14	–	13	.519
New Orleans	10	–	8	.556	12	–	15	.444
Nicholls	10	–	8	.556	11	–	16	.407
Lamar	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
East Texas A&M	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
Houston Christian	6	–	12	.333	10	–	17	.370
Northwestern State	6	–	12	.333	8	–	19	.296
Incarnate Word	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	13	.278	8	–	19	.296

† 2026 Southland tournament winner As of February 16, 2026

The 2025–26 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represents the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by second-year head coach Kahil Fennell, play their home games at UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Vaqueros finished the 2024–25 season 16–15, 8–12 in Southland Conference play, to finish in ninth place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the Southland Conference tournament, as only the top eight teams make it.^[2]

Roster

2025–26 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jaylen Washington	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	So	Lake Highlands High School	Dallas, Texas
G	1	Always Wright	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	RS Jr	Rhode Island	Durango, Mexico
G	2	Demarris Winters	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Richmond Heights High School	Cleveland, Ohio
F	3	Dane Christensen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Gillette College	Orem, Utah
G	4	Koree Cotton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Jacksonville State	Miami, Florida
G	5	Zae Blake	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Wagner	Washington, D.C.
F	7	Kye Dickson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Northwest Nazarene	Toronto, Ontario
G	10	Marvin McGhee III	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Cal State Bakersfield	Atlanta, Georgia
F	12	Kwo Agwa	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Texas A&M–Commerce	Calgary, Alberta
G	13	Julien Gomez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	La Mirada High School	La Mirada, California
F	21	Marshal Destremau	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	RS Jr	Clarendon College	Perth, Australia
G	22	Jalen Ricks	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	South Plains College	Sherwood, Arkansas
G	30	Luis Ramirez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Los Fresnos High School	Brownsville, Texas
F	33	Filip Brankovic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Groningen	Inđija, Serbia
C	35	Mustafo Vanjov	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Curry College	Khorog, Tajikistan

Head coach

Kahil Fennell (Redlands)

Assistant coach(es)

Brock Erickson (Assumption)
Dustin Yoder (Illinois)
Cam Clark (Southwestern)
Michael Provenzano (Simon Fraser)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Baylor	L 81–96	0–1	16 – McGhee III	9 – McGhee III	4 – Wright	Foster Pavilion (6,422) Waco, TX
November 8, 2025* 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Utah	W 95–72	1–1	30 – McGhee III	10 – McGhee III	6 – Cotton	America First Event Center (1,489) Cedar City, UT
November 11, 2025* 8:00 pm, MWN	at Boise State	L 65–85	1–2	12 – Cotton	4 – Christensen	4 – Blake	ExtraMile Arena (8,999) Boise, ID
November 17, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Southwestern Adventist	W 110−53	2−2	18 – Cotton	10 – Christensen	5 – Washington	UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,019) Edinburg, TX
November 22, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Missouri State Illinois Showcase	L 67−74	2−3	13 – Cotton	9 – McGhee III	4 – Cotton	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,547) Springfield, MO
November 24, 2025* 7:00 pm, BTN	at No. 13 Illinois Illinois Showcase	L 73–87	2–4	21 – Dickson	5 – Tied	3 – Wright	State Farm Center (11,853) Champaign, IL
December 3, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	L 60–73	2–5 (0–1)	15 – Washington	8 – Tied	3 – Cotton	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,513) Nacogdoches, TX
December 7, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Austin Peay	W 63–50	3–5	22 – Cotton	10 – Cotton	4 – Wright	UTRGV Fieldhouse (930) Edinburg, TX
December 11, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	UT Arlington	L 50–57	3–6	10 – McGhee	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,213) Edinburg, TX
December 16, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar	W 83–72	4–6 (1–1)	18 – Tied	9 – Cotton	4 – Tied	Neches Arena (1,054) Beaumont, TX
December 20, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Biblical Studies	W 109–51	5–6	15 – McGhee III	12 – Christensen	8 – Washington	UTRGV Fieldhouse (520) Edinburg, TX
December 29, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	New Orleans	L 69−85	5−7 (1−2)	24 – Cotton	8 – Cotton	4 – Cotton	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,010) Edinburg, TX
December 31, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Nicholls	L 69–71	5–8 (1–3)	17 – Washington	9 – Gomez	6 – Washington	UTRGV Fieldhouse (613) Edinburg, TX
January 3, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown	L 59–63	5–9 (1–4)	15 – Washington	8 – McGhee III	7 – Washington	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,173) Edinburg, TX
January 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Incarnate Word	W 80–67	6–9 (2–4)	29 – Brankovic	9 – Tied	5 – Tied	UTRGV Fieldhouse (711) Edinburg, TX
January 10, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Texas A&M	L 69–77	6–10 (2–5)	16 – Brankovic	7 – Brankovic	4 – Tied	The Field House (372) Commerce, TX
January 12, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Northwestern State	L 63–64	6–11 (2–6)	19 – Brankovic	6 – McGhee III	7 – Washington	Prather Coliseum (810) Natchitoches, LA
January 17, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+	McNeese	W 79–76	7–11 (3–6)	23 – Archie	10 – Fredson-Cole	4 – Dual	UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,119) Edinburg, TX
January 19, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
January 24, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
January 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown						Hilliard Center Corpus Christi, TX
January 31, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
February 2, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Houston Christian						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
February 7, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
February 9, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
February 14, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
February 16, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Lamar						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
February 21, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA
February 23, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at McNeese						Townsley Law Arena Lake Charles, LA
February 28, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+	East Texas A&M						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
March 2, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Northwestern State						UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
Southland tournament
March 8–11, 2026 TBA	vs.						Townsley Law Arena Lake Charles, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
^ "2025 Southland Men's Basketball Tournament Preview: Odds, Schedule, Information, & Predictions". Bleacher Nation. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTRGV Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
^ "UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[2] "2025 Southland Men's Basketball Tournament Preview: Odds, Schedule, Information, & Predictions". Bleacher Nation. Retrieved November 28, 2025.

[3] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTRGV Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[4] "UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

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UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
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People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NAIA national championship in bold