2016 – 17 UTRGV Vaqueros men 's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Vaqueros , led by first-year head coach Lew Hill , played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Western Athletic Conference . They finished the regular season 10 – 22 , 2 – 12 in WAC play to finish in seventh place . Due to Grand Canyon 's ineligibility for postseason play , they received the No. 6 seed in the WAC Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to UMKC
WAC Tournament
2017 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team