G League Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Vipers Acquire Desmond Farmer And Kris Collins

January 12, 2008 - NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release


McAllen, Texas, January 12, 2008 - The Rio Grande Valley Vipers today announced the acquisition of guards Desmond Farmer and Kris Collins.

Farmer is a 6-4 guard from the University of Southern California. After being signed and eventually cut before the season started by the NBA's Indiana Pacers in 2004, he played professionally in Greece, Poland and Spain before returning to the U.S. to play for the Tulsa 66ers in 2005-06, averaging 16.4 points per game. Farmer was signed to a contract by the Seattle SuperSonics in October 2006 and was waived by the SuperSonics on January 4, 2007 and was most recently back with the Pacers for summer league in 2007.

Collins is a 6'2" guard from San Antonio who averaged 5.2 ppg his senior year at the University of New Mexico. He was in training camp with the Albuquerque Thunderbirds this season and released before the season started.

Farmer and Collins will join the Vipers tonight in Tulsa as they take on the 66ers on Saturday night. The Vipers return to the Dodge Arena on Sunday January 13th where they will host the Albuquerque Thunderbirds at 7:00 PM CT.

Entering its seventh season, the NBA Development League - the NBA's minor league established to develop talent across all disciplines for the NBA - has relocated its headquarters from Greenville, S.C. to New York City to help foster the D-League's continued growth by giving it direct access to the support and resources of the NBA and WNBA. During the 2006-07 season, 19 NBA teams assigned 24 players to D-League rosters, and 14 NBA teams called-up 16 players ('Gatorade Call-ups') while 31 D-League alumni participated in the NBA Playoffs. Additionally, every referee hired by the NBA since 2002 has worked in the D-League, while coaches, athletic trainers and front office executives are also being developed. The 2007-08 NBA season will also include the first-ever D-League coach to be promoted to the NBA with Sam Vincent taking over head coaching duties for the Charlotte Bobcats.

Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the D-League offers NBA-quality basketball and fun, family entertainment at affordable prices.

For more information on the NBA Development League or tryouts with other D-League teams, visit www.d-league.com.

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