Lew Hill Wins Coach of the Year Honors in WAC
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Tuesday, March 09 2021
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March 09, 2021 10:47 PM
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RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men’s basketball team learned on Tuesday that Coach
Lew Hill, who passed away tragically on Feb. 7 at the age of 55, is the unanimous choice for Don Haskins Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Coach of the Year. Additionally, senior
Javon Levi is a member of the All-Defensive Team while sophomore
Quinton Johnson II earned All-WAC Honorable Mention.
Before his passing, Hill coached the Vaqueros to an 8-4 record, including a 2-0 mark in WAC play. The Vaqueros won their WAC opener over Dixie State by 33 points, the largest margin of victory in a conference game in program history. After sweeping Dixie State to improve to 8-3, Coach Hill had his team off to their best start since 2001-02.
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Steadman Takes The Reigns as Interim UTRGV Head Coach
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Thursday, February 11 2021
Feb 11, 2021
February 11, 2021 11:27 PM
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RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Thursday that
Jai Steadman, who has been an assistant coach with the men’s basketball program since 2014, will serve as Interim head coach for the remainder of the season follow the tragic passing of
head coach
Steadman was ranked tied for the No. 1 spot among assistant coaches in the WAC by Stadium s Jeff Goodman entering the 2020-21 season. In that article, Hill remarked that “Jai is a great recruiter and tireless worker. He is also great with the players and a team-first coach.”