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Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Vipers stay hot, beat Toros

CEDAR PARK – Will Conroy and Greg Smith each scored 20 points and the Rio Grande Valley Vipers won for the eighth time in nine games with a 114-101 victory over the Austin Toros on Wednesday night. Conroy also had nine assists. The Vipers...... Full story

Legends end Vipers' six-game winning streak

FRISCO — The Rio Grande Valley Vipers had their six-game winning streak stopped on Sunday afternoon with a 105-101 loss to the Texas Legends. The Vipers (17-10) trailed by 10 with 3:29 remaining and nearly caught the Legends with a 9-0 run...... Full story

Vipers defeat Legends for sixth-straight victory

FRISCO — Ben Uzoh scored 21 points for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in their 97-86 victory over the Texas Legends on Saturday night. It was the sixth-straight victory for the Vipers (17-9), who finish a back-to-back series against Texas at...... Full story

Vipers play Legends in first of three back-to-back road series

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers' Kelvin Lewis (10) moves his way to the net against the Bakersfield Jam during a game last month at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo.

Playing on the road suits the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. That’s why Vipers coach Nick Nurse doesn’t mind heading on a six-game road trip beginning tonight. The Vipers (16-9) have the NBA Development League’s best road record at...... Full story

Vipers build lead, hang on to beat Mad Ants

Rio Grande Valley Vipers' Kelvin Lewis dribbles to the basket past Fort Wayne's Tory Jackson, left, and Sean Sonderleiter on Wednesday at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo.

HIDALGO — The Rio Grande Valley Vipers were outscored in three quarters. Luckily for them, they held an 18-point lead after the first one and that was enough to carry them to a 104-97 victory on Wednesday at State Farm Arena. The Vipers...... Full story

Conroy returns to Vipers looking to impress and make return to NBA

The Rio Grande Vipers' Will Conroy aims for the basket with pressure from the Dakota Wizards defense during a game April 2, 2010, at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo.

PHARR — Two seasons ago, as he was celebrating the Rio Grande Valley Vipers’ championship clincher, Will Conroy declared he was done with the NBA Development League. At the time, he was the league’s all-time leading scorer and...... Full story

Conroy returns to Vipers, eyes NBA chance

Will Conroy celebrates after the Rio Grande Valley Vipers won the 2009-10 NBA Development League championship over the Tulsa 66ers on April 27, 2010. Conroy returns to the Vipers tonight after playing in Turkey last season.

PHARR — Two seasons ago, as he was celebrating the Rio Grande Valley Vipers’ championship clincher, Will Conroy declared he was done with the NBA Development League. At the time, he was the league’s all-time leading scorer and...... Full story

Vipers win third straight against Reno

RENO, NEV — The Rio Grande Valley Vipers won their third in a row with a 129-112 victory over the Reno Bighorns. The Vipers (14-9) were led by Kelvin Lewis and Willie Warren, who scored 22 points each and Damian Saunders and Greg Smith,...... Full story

Vipers defeat Sioux Falls, 125-120

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Greg Smith and Ben Uzoh each recorded double-doubles for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in their 125-120 victory over Sioux Falls on Tuesday. Smith recorded 28 points and 13 rebounds, both game-highs, to lead the Vipers...... Full story

Springfield edges Vipers, 100-99

RENO, Nev. — Preston Knowles made a 3-pointer with 5.6 seconds remaining to lift Springfield past the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 100-99, on Thursday at the NBA Development League Showcase. Oklahoma-product Willie Warren led the Vipers with 17...... Full story

Vipers lose to Reno despite Morris' efforts

RENO, Nev. — Houston Rockets assignee Marcus Morris had 24 points and nine rebounds, but it wasn’t enough for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in their 116-99 loss to Reno at the NBA Development League Showcase on Monday night. The Vipers...... Full story

Some Vipers hoping to cash in at Showcase

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers' Marshall Brown (21) moves through the Bakersfield Jam defense during a game last month at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo.

The NBA Development League Showcase begins today in Reno. General managers and personnel executives from all 30 NBA teams are expected to be there. The idea behind the Showcase is to allow players from the league to display their talents in hopes...... Full story

Vipers prove to be more than just Morris in victory over Wizards

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers' Stanley Asumnu (23) battles for position under the net during Saturday's game against the Dakota Wizards at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo.

HIDALGO – The Rio Grande Valley Vipers showed on Saturday they were more than just Marcus Morris and the boyz. Morris, the Houston Rockets assignee playing in his second game with the Vipers, still tallied big numbers – 30 points and 12...... Full story

Morris has huge night, but Vipers lose

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers' Marcus Morris (2) rebounds the ball against the Dakota Wizards during Friday's game at State Farm Arena.

HIDALGO – The Rio Grande Valley Vipers found a go-to man. The problem is that he probably won’t be wearing a Vipers uniform for too much longer. Houston Rockets’ assignee Marcus Morris tallied 33 points and 16 rebounds in his...... Full story

Vipers locking down on defense

The Vipers' Tyren Johnson shoots the ball over Iowa defenders on Nov. 30 at State Farm Arena in Hidalgo.

HIDALGO — The Rio Grande Valley Vipers commitment to defense over the last two weeks was evident during the team’s most-recent road swing when they won three games — one at Texas and a back-to-back sweep at Maine. The Vipers...... Full story

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