Vipers Finalize Opening Night Roster
Published on November 5, 2021 under 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 their final 2021-22 roster and waive four players.
Jimond Ivey, Lindsey Drew, Jibreel Faulkner and Phillip Wheeler were waived on November 3.
The Vipers season roster include returning players Anthony Lamb, Trevelin Queen and Trhae Mitchell. RGV's roster stands at 12, including two-way players Garrison Mathews and Daishen Nix will join the squad.
The complete Vipers roster can be seen below.
# Name Pos HT WT DOB School Pronunciation
30 Tyler Bey Forward 6'7 215 2/10/1998 Colorado
17 Marcus Foster Guard 6'3 205 6/3/1995 Creighton
2 Alan Griffin Guard 6'5 190 4/14/2000 Syracuse
25 Mfiondu Kabengele Center 6'9 250 8/14/1997 Florida State FEE-on-doo KAH-ben-gel-ay
34 Anthony Lamb Forward 6'6 227 1/20/1998 Vermont
24 Garrison Mathews* Guard 6'5 215 10/24/1996 Lipscomb
1 Daishen Nix* Guard 6'4 224 2/13/2002 G League Ignite DAY-shin
42 Trhae Mitchell Guard 6'6 195 8/19/1997 South Alabama
21 Trevelin Queen Guard 6'6 190 2/25/1997 New Mexico State TREH-vill-in
33 Marvin Smith Jr. Guard 6'6 190 7/25/1995 North Carolina
3 Christian Vital Guard 6'2 187 3/21/1997 Connecticut vih-TAL
11 Kahlil Whitney Forward 6'6 210 1/8/2001 Kentucky kuh-leel
*Two-Way Player
Vipers season memberships and single-game tickets for the 2021-22 campaign are available for purchase at 956-56-ARENA. Opening night for the Vipers tips off tonight Friday, November 5 as they host the Austin Spurs at 7:30 p.m. CST at Bert Ogden Arena. Game can be watched on NBAGLeague.com.
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