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Texas Rio Grande Valley coach Lew Hill dies day after game

EDINBURG, Texas -- Texas Rio Grande Valley coach Lew Hill died Sunday, a day after coaching what was his final game, the university said.

Hill, who was 55, was in his fifth season as coach of the Vaqueros, who lost 77-75 against Texas Southern on Saturday night.

The school said the cause of death was not known and didn't provide any other details.

Hill took over at Rio Grande Valley in 2016-17, right after going to the Final Four as an assistant coach on Lon Kruger's staff at Oklahoma. Hill was an assistant for Kruger with the Sooners from 2011 to 2016 after seven seasons with Kruger at UNLV (2004-11).