Harris, Conroy And Anderson Earn All-NBA Development League Honors, Temple Earns Honorable Mention
April 16, 2010 - NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release
MCALLEN, TEXAS - The NBA Development League announced today that Western Conference Champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers forward Mike Harris (6-6, 235, Rice) is on the NBA Development League First Team, guard Will Conroy (6-2, 195 Washington) is on the second team, and guard Antonio Anderson (6-6, 215, Memphis) is on the third team. Guard Garrett Temple (6-6, 190, LSU) earned honorable mention.
They will be presented with their awards before Monday's NBADL semifinals game two against the Austin Toros at 7:30 p.m. at State Farm Arena. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through the Vipers (972-1144), Ticketmaster or the State Farm Arena box office. Doors open at 6:30.
In 34 games (31 starts) for the Vipers during the regular season, Harris averaged a league-leading 27.1 points to go with 10.5 rebounds (third in the league) while shooting 58.2% from the field (fifth in the league). Harris was the first-Viper to ever play in the NBA Development League All-Star Game. He earned NBA Development League Player of the Month for January and Performer of the Week twice this season. He earned two GATORADE Call-Ups to the Houston Rockets and one to the Washington Wizards. He is currently on assignment from the Rockets.
Conroy averaged 16.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 10.0 assists (second in the league) in 29 games (27 starts) during the regular season. He also earned a pair of GATORADE Call-Ups to the Rockets.
Anderson averaged 16.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 6.1 assists (eighth in the league) and 39.5 minutes (fifth in the league) in 40 regular season games (all starts). He earned a GATORADE Call-Up to the Oklahoma City Thunder and signed two ten-day contracts before returning to the Vipers.
Temple averaged 14.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 steals in 34.9 minutes over the course of 30 games (all starts) for the Vipers. He shot 42.7% from the field, 37.2% from behind the arc and 80.4% from the free throw line. The rookie earned a GATORADE Call-Up to the Rockets on February 8, and after two 10-day contracts, earned a GATORADE Call-Up to the Sacramento Kings. Following a 10-day contract there, Temple earned a GATORADE Call-Up to the San Antonio Spurs, where he signed a 10-day contract before signing for the remainder of the season on March 23.
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