Vipers Add Point Guard
March 9, 2011 - NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release
MCALLEN, TEXAS - The defending NBA Development League champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced Wednesday that acquired point guard Jason Horton (6-2, 190, Missouri) from the available player pool.
Horton takes the roster spot of Jerel McNeal (6-3, 200, Marquette), who earned a GATORADE Call-Up and signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Hornets earlier in the day.
Horton opened the season with the New Mexico Thunderbirds, for whom he averaged 4.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists in nine games (seven starts). Horton scored a season-high 10 points on December 10 at Iowa and dished out a season-high 11 assists on December 7 against the Vipers at State Farm Arena.
Horton spent all of last season with the Thunderbirds, averaging 3.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 50 games (18 starts).
The Vipers roster stands at 10.
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. College
9 Jon Scheyer PG 6-5 190 Duke
10 Terrel Harris SG 6-5 190 Oklahoma State
12 Jason Horton PG 6-2 190 Missouri
15 Patrick Sullivan C 6-9 215 S.E. Louisiana
19 Kelvin Lewis SG 6-4 195 Houston
21 Richard Roby SF 6-6 210 Colorado
22 Marquis Gilstrap F 6-7 215 Iowa State
32 Mouhammad Faye PF 6-10 210 SMU
34 Connor Atchley PF 6-10 225 Texas
41 Arinze Onuaku C 6-9 261 Syracuse
Head Coach Chris Finch (Franklin & Marshall)
Assistant Coaches Paul Mokeski (Kansas)
Jai Steadman (Nebraska)
Johan Roijakkers (ELE College)
Ath. Trainer/Strength & Conditioning Coach Joe Resendez (UT-Pan American)
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