RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Wednesday that the men's basketball team will not play its scheduled games this weekend as the student-athletes, coaches and staff take time to mourn the loss of men's basketball head coach Lew Hill, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 55.
 
The Vaqueros had been scheduled to visit California Baptist on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at the CBU Events Center.
 
"This decision was made after several discussions with our men's basketball team and we are 100% supportive of our student-athletes and coaches," UTRGV Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque said. "We all need time to process this immeasurable loss, and we have told our team to take as much time as they need. Our priority is the well-being of our student-athletes, coaches and staff. Everything else is secondary."
 
The games are not currently set to be made up but could be if the two teams find themselves with a common off week in the future. Conference standings and seeding for the 2021 Hercules Tires WAC Basketball Tournament will be based on a formula that considers both winning percentage and the percentage of games played.
 
At the end of the season, UTRGV basketball season ticket holders will have the option to either donate the balance paid for canceled games that are not replaced or rescheduled to the V Club, receive a credit that is good for 2021-22 basketball season tickets, or receive a refund.
 
Questions regarding season tickets should be directed to the UTRGV Ticket Sales and Operations team of Carlos Munoz and Tiffany Ochoa at tickets@utrgv.edu.