{"id":8118,"date":"2025-11-07T11:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=8118"},"modified":"2025-11-07T11:13:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T17:13:06","slug":"utrgv-basketball-ready-to-tip-off-new-season-with-high-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/07\/utrgv-basketball-ready-to-tip-off-new-season-with-high-hopes\/","title":{"rendered":"UTRGV Basketball Ready to Tip Off New Season with High Hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Baketball-1104.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">As UTRGV basketball gears up for the new season, the men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams are focused on building momentum and proving they can compete with the best in the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophomore guard Gianna Angiolet said she is focused on giving her all this season. Angiolet added with this being the team\u2019s second year in the Southland Conference, she\u2019s confident she and her teammates will work as hard as they can to compete for a championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cCollectivley as a team, we definitely want to get a Southland championship \u2026 and I think both of those goals are completely attainable,\u201d Angiolet said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Women\u2019s basketball head coach Lane Lord said he is excited for this upcoming season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lord said he definitely has a strong team this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added he not only wants to win on the court but also in the stands with all the UTRGV fans showing their support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cSo, we want to get that same atmosphere here at home [today] and [Friday],\u201d Lord said last Tuesday. \u201cOur same energy that our student body is brought to football, if we can get that in basketball, it is gonna be so awesome. That is what we are focusing on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Men\u2019s basketball head coach Kahil Fennell said he is excited for the upcoming season. Last year\u2019s season had some challenges but also good moments, Fennell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fennell said the team has been working with the new players for a couple months and it is ready to start.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cYeah, I think it is just to be the best version of ourselves,\u201d he said. \u201cWe gonna be challenged. It is an incredibly difficult conference slate. But I think we have the team.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Redshirt junior Always Wright said he is excited to start the journey and help the team as much as he can. Asked what he expects for the season, Wright replied he wants \u201ceverything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cMan a ring. 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