Texas Border Business
RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Wednesday that t-shirts honoring the memory of men’s basketball coach Lew Hill, who passed away tragically on Feb. 7 at the age of 55, are now available at UTRGVGear.com.
A portion of the proceeds benefits the Lew Hill Memorial Fund.
Last Friday, UTRGV paid tribute to Coach Hill during its game against Tarleton at Bert Ogden Arena. The first 500 fans in attendance received Coach Hill commemorative t-shirts. Since then, UTRGV Athletics has received numerous requests from members of the community to purchase t-shirts in honor of Coach Hill.
The unanimous pick for Don Haskins Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, NABC District 6 Co-Coach of the Year, and a finalist for CollegeInsider.com’s Ben Jobe Award, presented annually to the top minority coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball, and Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award, given annually to those who not only achieve success on the basketball court but who display moral integrity off the floor as well, Hill coached the Vaqueros to an 8-4 record, including a 2-0 mark in WAC play. The Vaqueros won their WAC opener over Dixie State by 33 points, the largest margin of victory in a conference game in program history. After sweeping Dixie State to improve to 8-3, Coach Hill had his team off to their best start since 2001-02.
The Vaqueros went 6-4 in non-conference play, including their largest-ever margin of victory over UTSA, 81-64 on Nov. 28, and a sweep of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union.
 Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Wednesday that t-shirts honoring the memory of men’s basketball coach Lew Hill, who passed away tragically on Feb. 7 at the age of 55, are now available at UTRGVGear.com.){kind=link}