Vipers Finalize 2023-24 Opening Night Roster
November 9, 2023 - NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release
EDINBURG, Texas - The Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the NBA G League Affiliate of the Houston Rockets, announced today the final 2023-24 opening night roster. Additionally, the team waived five players.
The roster includes seven returning players which are Trhae Mitchell, Ray Spalding, Shawn Occeus, Josh Reaves, Jarrett Culver, Darius Days and Jalen Lecque. RGV's roster stands at 13, including two-way players Jermaine Samuels Jr., Jeenathan Williams Jr. and Nate Hinton. Kyree Walker, Alex Reese, Bo Hodges, Ricards Vanags and Keyshawn Bryant were waived on November 8.
The complete Vipers roster can be found below.
# Name Pos. HT WT DOB College Pronunciations
8 Jarrett Culver G 6-6 195lbs. 02/20/99 Texas Tech
4 Darius Days F 6-8 240lbs. 10/20/99 LSU
14 Nate Hinton* G/F 6-5 210lbs. 06/08/99 Houston
13 John Knight III G 6-3 205lbs. 05/12/99 Southern Utah
0 Jalen Lecque G 6-4 185lbs. 06/13/00 - (Luh-Q)
60 Matthew Mayer F 6-9 225lbs. 09/23/99 Illinois
66 Trhae Mitchell F 6-6 195lbs. 08/19/97 South Alabama
6 Joshua Obiesie F 6-6 196lbs. 05/23/00 - (Obi-ess-uh)
1 Shawn Occeus F 6-4 210lbs. 12/15/97 Northeastern
23 Josh Reaves G 6-5 214lbs. 06/04/97 Penn State
0 Jermaine Samuels Jr.* F 6-7 230lbs. 11/13/98 Villanova
26 Ray Spalding F 6-10 215lbs. 03/11/97 Louisville
19 Jeenathan Williams Jr.* G/F 6-5 205lbs. 02/12/99 Buffalo (Jeen-AY-than)
*Two-Way players
The Vipers tip-off the season on the road against the Memphis Hustle on Friday, Nov. 10 at 7:00 p.m. CST at Landers Center. On Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. CST the Vipers will play its first home game of the season against the Osceola Magic at Bert Ogden Arena. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.rgvipers.com.
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