Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics

First and only NCAA Tournament appearance at any level for men's basketball program … Capped off stretch of seven postseason appearances in eight years (other six were at NAIA level) … Beat Jackson State 96-73 in first round of NCAA Tournament before falling to Trinity in Southwestern Regional Finals 87-83 in overtime … Ranked as high as No. 4 in NCAA Division II … Team went 21-6 … Average margin of defeat in six loses was just 5.67 points per game … After starting season 2-3, went 19-3 the rest of the way, including winning streaks of eight and 10 games … All three of those loses were by three points on the road, with one taking overtime … Team went 16-0 at home, marking one of just three times the program has gone undefeated at home … Averaged 90.4 points per game, the third-highest total in program history … Led by Hall of Famers Otto Moore (24.6 points, 18.5 rebounds, 51.0% FG, First Team All-American) and Fred Taylor (21.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 48.5% FG), both of whom have had their numbers retired … Final season before making jump to NCAA Division I.

"It's a great honor to see the whole team get inducted," Moore said. "We were really close to winning a championship, and I think if we'd won that second game, we would have won it all. It feels good to see the whole team get honored."
 
Roster

Howard Fuller Billy Rivas  Ronnie Wolpa Ernie Azios  Ed Mathis Lonnie Reynolds  Walt Schoenberg Otto Moore  Horace "Skip" Guerra Kenneth Jones  Drew Cherner  Lloyd Mitchell Roger Serio Head Coach – Sam Williams Assistant Coach – Marty Urand