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Men’s basketball weekend series vs. Lancers cancelled<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In a news release Wednesday morning, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced<\/strong><\/a> its men\u2019s March basketball program will not play this weekend as they mourn the loss<\/strong><\/a> of Head Coach Lew Hill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coach Hill died Sunday at the age of 55. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team was slated to play Feb. 12 and 13 versus California Baptist University in Riverside, California. The Lancers are currently the fourth seed in the Western Athletic Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a pre-recorded interview from Senior Associate Athletic Director of Communication Jonah Goldberg, UTRGV Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque explained how the department arrived at the decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs you can imagine it\u2019s been a very emotional last few days for our student-athletes, coaches within the men\u2019s program [and] obviously our entire department,” Conque says. “After several conversations we came to the conclusion that its best to not put our team on the road this weekend.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The status of the Vaqueros\u2019 future games is still to be determined but Conque says the priority of the department is the program\u2019s well-being. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cObviously support our young people and coaches 100% and take more time as we need that time to continue the healing process,\u201d Conque says. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Vaquero Radio has not contacted any men\u2019s basketball players or coaches out of respect and privacy during this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An acting head coach will be determined at a future date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Games against California Baptist are not scheduled to be made up unless both programs have a common week off in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter: <\/em>@Radio_Rubio<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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