Rio Grande Valley Vipers Set D-League Roster

MCALLEN, TEXAS - The NBA Development League Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced today that they have finalized their opening night roster by cutting guard Henry Dugat (6-0, 180, Baylor) and forward Haminn Quaintance (6-7, 195, Kent State).
 
The Vipers’ roster features 11 players including Houston Rockets-assignee forward/center Joey Dorsey (6-8, 268, Memphis), who does not count against the roster limit. Four of the other ten players are returning from last year, including guard/forward Stanley Asumnu (6-5, 220, Tennessee), who has been with the Vipers since their first game. The other returning players are forwards Julian Sensley and Ernest Scott and center Kurt Looby.
 
The Vipers open the regular season on Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Austin.
 
Vipers 2009-10 Roster
 
     No.   Name                                Pos.                                                                 Ht.      Wt.       College
       4     Antonio Anderson                                         G           6-6      215       Memphis
     10     Jonathan Wallace                                           G           6-1      185       Georgetown
     14     Kenny Dawkins                                          G           5-9      195       Lamar
     17     Garrett Temple G                                       6-6          190    LSU
     22     Joey Dorsey*                     C           6-8      268       Memphis
     23     Stanley Asumnu                                         G/F          6-5      220       Tennessee
     33     Mike Harris                       F            6-6      240       Rice
     41     Julian Sensley                   F            6-9      230       Hawaii
     42     Ernest Scott                       F            6-7      225       Valdosta State
     44     Mickell Gladness                                         C         6-11      212       Alabama A&M
     50     Kurt Looby                          C         6-10      230       Iowa
              *NBA Assignee (Houston Rockets)
              Head Coach                                                               Chris Finch (Franklin & Marshall)
              Assistant Coaches                                                                                   Paul Mokeski (Kansas)
                                                                                                   Jai Steadman (Nebraska)
              Ath. Trainer/Strength & Conditioning Coach  Joe Resendez (UT-Pan American)
              Director of Basketball Operations                                                                               Alex Del Barrio (UT-Pan American)
 
The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are the NBA Development League affiliate of the NBA Houston Rockets. The NBA Development League, founded in 2001, is the NBA’s official minor league and features 16 teams with direct affiliations to NBA teams. 63 former NBA Development League players were on 2009-10 NBA start-of-season rosters, amounting to almost 15 percent of NBA players, and the league continues to develop coaches, referees, and front office staff for the NBA and its teams.  In fostering the league’s connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA Development League Cares programs.  The NBA Development League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA.  Throughout the season fans can watch all NBA Development League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.

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