G League Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Vipers Host Official Band Competition

Published on January 12, 2009 under NBA G League (G League)
Rio Grande Valley Vipers News Release


HIDALGO, TEXAS - The NBA D-League Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced today that they will be giving away a $5,000 award and crowning the "Official Band of the RGV Vipers" to the winner of a regional high school band competition beginning on Wednesday, January 14th, with Hidalgo High School, who will perform at halftime of the Vipers' 7:00 p.m. game against the Colorado 14ers at Dodge Arena.

"This is a friendly competition, and we're very excited about seeing some of the great high school bands in the region perform for our crowds," said Vipers President and GM Brian Michael Cooper.

The teams will be judged by a combination of fan support and judges at the game.

The competition will be held on eight selected dates throughout the remainder of the season with the winner being announced during the Vipers' regular-season finale on Saturday, April 11th.

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are a professional basketball team in the NBA Development League (NBA D-League). The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA's official minor league and features 16 teams with direct affiliations to NBA teams. The league has produced 15 percent of the players on 2007-08 end-of-season NBA rosters and continues to develop current NBA coaches and referees. In fostering the league's connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote youth basketball, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout this season fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast. The Vipers NBA affiliates are the Houston Rockets, and the New Orleans Hornets.

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