2017 – 18 UTRGV Vaqueros men 's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Vaqueros , led by second-year head coach Lew Hill , played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Western Athletic Conference . They finished the season 15 – 18 , 6 – 8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to Seattle . They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to New Orleans
WAC Tournament
2018 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team