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September 14, 2009

MCALLEN, TEXAS - The NBA D-League Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced today that they are holding open tryouts on October 3 and 4 at the McAllen Convention Center as part of RGV Rocket Launch 2009.

The first day of tryouts will run from 8:00 a.m-to-2:00 p.m., while those invited back will tryout immediately following Houston Rockets practice from 5:30-to-8:30 p.m. on day two.

Registration costs $150 per person and must be completed in advance by contacting the Vipers by phone (956-972-1144), at the Vipers Pro-Shop at 4500 North 10th Street at Uptown Plaza in McAllen, or by download the forms to the right and either faxing (956-972-1150) or mailing them to the Vipers. The tryout will be limited to 100 participants.

Vipers coaches will conduct the tryout. Rockets staff will be on hand for day two.

“This is a great opportunity for local athletes to showcase their abilities to both the Vipers and the Rockets and try to earn an opportunity to be a part of Vipers Training Camp, which begins on November 14,” Vipers President/GM Brian Michael Cooper said.

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 whose teams have direct affiliations to NBA franchises. For the 2009-10 season, the league will feature 16 teams – including the debut of the Maine Red Claws and the Springfield Armor. A proven developer of talent, 20 percent of players in the NBA at the conclusion of the 2008-09 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. The Vipers’ NBA affiliate is the Houston Rockets.