{{Infobox CBB Team |current = 2022–23 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team |name = UTRGV Vaqueros men's basketball |logo = Utrgv athletics primary logo.png |logo_size = 250 |university = University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |conference = Western Athletic Conference |location = Edinburg, Texas |coach = Matt Figger |tenure = 1st |arena = UTRGV Fieldhouse |capacity = 2,500 |nickname = Vaqueros |h_pattern_b=_bb_trimnumbersonwhite|h_body=fc4c02 |h_shorts=fc4c02 |h_pattern_s=_blanksides2 |a_pattern_b=_bb_whitetrimnumbers|a_body=fc4c02 |a_shorts=fc4c02 |a_pattern_s=_whitesides |NCAAchampion = 1963† |NCAArunnerup = 1964† |NCAAfinalfour = 1963†, 1964† |NCAAeliteeight = 1963†, 1964† |NCAAsweetsixteen = 1962†, 1963†, 1964†, 1968* |NCAAsecondround = |NCAAtourneys = 1962†, 1963†, 1964†, 1968**at Division II level† as NAIA member| nit_appearance = 1981 }} The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team, or UTRGV Vaqueros, represents the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Edinburg, Texas, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Western Athletic Conference. They play their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. The Vaqueros are one of 45 Division I programs to have never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team's current identity was established after the University of Texas at Brownsville and the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA) were merged in 2015. The merged university inherited the athletic legacy of UTPA, including its WAC membership. Before the merger, UTPA's teams were known as the “Broncs.” History Beginnings (1952–1958) The Broncs first began play in 1952 under their then-current institutional identity of Pan American College, as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. In their first ever season (coached by L.A. Youngman), the Broncs finished 11–10. They joined the Big State Conference before the next season, but the Broncs finished 6–11 overall with an 0–6 conference record. Harry Meng took over the team the next two seasons, but he did not fare any better, going 2–20 and 4–20 in his two seasons. John Donnelly took over as coach, serving from 1956 to 1958, with his tenure marked by 4–16 and 5–14 records, respectively. Sam Williams era (1959–1973) Sam Williams took over the program in 1958. During that season, he led them to a 12–11 record, the first season with a winning record since 1952. The next year, he led them to a 17–9 record, and a 7–3 conference record, their first ever season with a winning conference record. Despite finishing with a 15–16 record, the Broncs made their first ever postseason appearance in 1961, playing