Lew Hill Wins Coach of the Year Honors in WAC
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By: UTRGV Reports
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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.
UVU, UTRGV pay tribute to late CBB coach Lew Hill before Friday s game in Orem
OREM Utah Valley halted off a spirited comeback from UT Rio Grande Valley on Friday night in the UCCU Center, holding on for a 78-74 win to improve to 9-9.
With the win, the Wolverines kept pace at the top of the Western Athletic Conference with Grand Canyon (13-5, 7-2) and just one game behind the Lopes at 7-3.
But Friday night s short spell of normalcy was about so much more than a basketball game.
For the Vaqueros, playing during the COVID-19 pandemic is just the start of the difficulties they ve faced in the 2020-21 season difficulties not uncommon to all of college basketball.
UVU, UTRGV pay tribute to late CBB coach Lew Hill before Friday s game in Orem
OREM Utah Valley halted off a spirited comeback from UT Rio Grande Valley on Friday night in the UCCU Center, holding on for a 78-74 win to improve to 9-9.
With the win, the Wolverines kept pace at the top of the Western Athletic Conference with Grand Canyon (13-5, 7-2) and just one game behind the Lopes at 7-3.
But Friday night s short spell of normalcy was about so much more than a basketball game.
For the Vaqueros, playing during the COVID-19 pandemic is just the start of the difficulties they ve faced in the 2020-21 season difficulties not uncommon to all of college basketball.
Everybody has a Lew Hill story, including Mark Madsen, whose Utah Valley team held off a late comeback bid by UTRGV 78-74 Friday during an emotional evening in the UCCU Center.