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The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are a team of the NBA Development League which began play in 2007. They play their home games at the Dodge Arena at Hidalgo, Texas. The Vipers are affiliated with the Houston Rockets and the New Orleans Hornets. They were also affiliated with the Cleveland Cavaliers for 2007-08.


Current roster[]

'Final 2007-08 Roster'

Head Coach: Clay Moser (coach)

Athletic Trainer: Joe Resendez

# Pos. Ht. Player Acquired College
11 G 5'11 Sergio Sanchez 2008 Texas-Pan American
13 G 6'2 Kris Collins 2008 New Mexico
14 G 6'5 Desmon Farmer 2008 Southern California
17 G 6'2 Quannas White 2007 Oklahoma
22 G 6'2 Craig Winder 2007 Texas
23 F 6'5 Stanley Asumnu 2007 Tennessee
24 G 6'4 Quin Humphrey 2007 Youngstown State
33 F 6'6 Trent Strickland 2007 Wake Forest
44 F 6'8 Ivan Johnson 2008 Cal State San Bernardino
50 C 6'11 Jesse Smith 2007 Idaho State

Team Record[]

Year GP W L Pct. Finish Playoffs
2007-08 50 21 29 .420 5th, Southwest Out of Playoffs
2008-09 0 0 0 .000 -- --

Past Affiliations[]

  • Cleveland Cavaliers (2007-08)

Past Coaches[]

  • Bob Hoffman, Head Coach (2007-08)

Past Players[]

  • Aaron Brooks (basketball), G, 6'0, University of Oregon (2007)
  • Steve Novak, F, 6'10, Marquette University (2007)
  • Jarred Merrill, F, 6'9, Oklahoma Christian (2007)
  • Gabe Muoneke, F, 6'7, University of Texas (2007)
  • Kenny Taylor, G, 6'3, University of Texas (2007-08)
  • C.J. Watson, G, 6'2, University of Tennessee (2007-08)
  • Kevin Bookout, F, 6'8, University of Oklahoma (2007-08)
  • Cedric Simmons, F, 6'9, North Carolina State University (2008)
  • Shannon Brown, G, 6'4, Michigan State University (2008)
  • Chris Taft, F, 6'10, University of Pittsburgh (2008)
  • Luke Anderson, F, 6'6, University of Minnesota (2008)
  • Kyle Davis, F, 6'9, Auburn University (2008)

Players assigned from NBA teams[]

  • Steve Novak - assigned by the Houston Rockets on November 11, 2007
  • Aaron Brooks (basketball) - assigned by the Houston Rockets on December 6, 2007
  • Cedric Simmons - assigned by the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 2, 2008
  • Shannon Brown - assigned by the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 11, 2008

Players recalled to the NBA[]

  • Aaron Brooks (basketball) - recalled by the Houston Rockets on December 14, 2007
  • Steve Novak - recalled by the Houston Rockets on December 17, 2007
  • Cedric Simmons - recalled by the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 11, 2008
  • Shannon Brown - recalled by the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 17, 2008

Players called up to the NBA[]

  • C.J. Watson - called up by the Golden State Warriors on January 8, 2008

References[]


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