{"id":7021,"date":"2024-04-22T11:17:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T17:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=7021"},"modified":"2024-04-22T11:17:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T17:17:17","slug":"new-season-new-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/22\/new-season-new-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"New season, new coach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Victoria Gonzalez | Vaquero Radio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/coach-fennell-1024x651.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/coach-fennell-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/coach-fennell-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/coach-fennell-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/coach-fennell-1536x977.png 1536w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/coach-fennell.png 1560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Victoria Gonzalez \/ Vaquero Radio<br>UTRGV President Guy Bailey (left), Men\u2019s Basketball Head coach Kahil Fennell, Head Football coach Travis Bush, Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr. and Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque sign V\u2019s up in honor of welcoming Kahil Fennell to UTRGV.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/coach-fennell.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics welcomed Kahil Fennell as the new men\u2019s basketball head coach during a press conference April 10 at the UTRGV Fieldhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision came forth after previous head coach Matt Figger mutually agreed to part ways on March 19 from UTRGV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fennell spoke about the type of coaching style he is planning to bring to the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cIf our guys feel loved, if they feel cared for, if they feel developed, if they feel like they\u2019re taught something, and held to a standard, I think the wins will follow,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fennell debuted his collegiate coaching career at UT Permian Basin as assistant coach in 2015, then he was promoted to associate head coach in 2016.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018 he worked for the University of Louisville as the Director of Basketball Operations and in 2021 he was promoted to assistant coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before getting to UTRGV, Fennell was a men\u2019s basketball assistant coach at Brigham Young University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV President Guy Bailey said he was really impressed and amazed with Fennell\u2019s character because his values align with the Rio Grande Valley; which is hard work, family and gratitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bailey said Fennell is going to be able to envision basketball differently and do great things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI can\u2019t tell you how excited I am to be able to watch what he does,\u201d Bailey said. \u201cI think you\u2019re going to look back on this day a few years from now and say, \u2018Wow, what a great choice.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque said Fennell checked off every box an outstanding basketball coach should have which is love for student athletes, passion, good pedigree and emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conque said it did not take him long to realize how passionate Fennell is for basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cBut furthermore, he has a passion and a respect for the game and that it helps young people and what it can do for student athletes and young people&#8217;s lives,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Victoria Gonzalez for Vaquero Radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria Gonzalez | Vaquero Radio The UTRGV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics welcomed Kahil Fennell as the new men\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":7022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,14],"tags":[28,350,44,46,26],"class_list":["post-7021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-sports","tag-basketball","tag-coach","tag-news","tag-sports","tag-utrgv"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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