Kenny Hasbrouck (Photo Credit: Dana/Dutch Cowgill)

July 28, 2010

MCALLEN, TEXAS - The NBA Development League Champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced today that guard Kenny Hasbrouck (6-3, 196, Siena) has signed with the Miami Heat and will compete to make the team in NBA Training Camp this fall.

In 10 games (nine starts) with the Vipers, Hasbrouck averaged 16.9 points, 2.4 rebounds 2.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 50.4% from the field, 38.1% from behind the arc and 80.6% from the foul line. He earned a GATORADE Call-Up to the Heat on March 16, signing two 10-day contracts before signing for the rest of the season.

Hasbrouck played for the Heat during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, averaging 13.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He shot .490 (24-for-51) from the field, including .450 (9-for-21) from behind the arc. Hasbrouck started all five games, averaging 28:32 of playing time while leading the Heat to a 4-1 record.

While with the Heat, Hasbrouck will have the opportunity to play with LeBron James (6-8, 250, St. Vincent-St. Mary HS), Dwayne Wade (6-4, 220, Marquette) and Chris Bosh (6-10, 230, Georgia Tech).

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 whose teams have direct affiliations to NBA franchises. For the 2009-10 season, the league featured 16 teams – including the debut of the Maine Red Claws and the Springfield Armor, while a new team, the Texas Legends, will join the League for the 2010-11 season. A proven developer of talent, 20 percent of players in the NBA at the conclusion of the 2009-10 season boasted NBA D-League experience, while 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 D-League Cares programs. The NBA D-League also advances the game of basketball as the research and development arm of the NBA. Throughout the season fans can watch all NBA D-League games on NBA Futurecast, the free live Web-streaming initiative found at nba.com/futurecast.