VIPERS FINALIZE 2023-24 OPENING NIGHT ROSTER

EDINBURG, Texas (Nov. 9, 2023) – 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.

https://riograndevalley.gleague.nba.com/roster

#	Name	Pos.	HT	WT	DOB	College	Pronunciations
8	Jarrett Culver	G	6-6	195lbs.	02/20/1999	Texas Tech
4	Darius Days	F	6-8	240lbs.	10/20/1999	LSU
14	Nate Hinton*	G/F	6-5	210lbs.	06/08/1999	Houston
13	John Knight III	G	6-3	205lbs.	05/12/1999	Southern Utah
0	Jalen Lecque	G	6-4	185lbs.	06/13/2000	-	(Luh-Q)
60	Matthew Mayer	F	6-9	225lbs.	09/23/1999	Illinois
66	Trhae Mitchell	F	6-6	195lbs.	08/19/1997	South Alabama
6	Joshua Obiesie	F	6-6	196lbs.	05/23/2000	-	(Obi-ess-uh)
1	Shawn Occeus	F	6-4	210lbs.	12/15/1997	Northeastern
23	Josh Reaves	G	6-5	214lbs.	06/04/1997	Penn State
00	Jermaine Samuels Jr.*	F	6-7	230lbs.	11/13/1998	Villanova
26	Ray Spalding	F	6-10	215lbs.	03/11/1997	Louisville
19	Jeenathan Williams Jr.*	G/F	6-5	205lbs.	02/12/1999	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.