Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Rio Grande Valley Vipers logo
ConferenceWestern
LeagueNBA G League
Founded2007
HistoryRio Grande Valley Vipers
2007–present
ArenaBert Ogden Arena
LocationEdinburg, Texas
Team colorsRed, gray, black, white[1][2]
       
General managerTravis Stockbridge
Head coachJoseph Blair
OwnershipAlonzo Cantu
Affiliation(s)Houston Rockets
Championships4 (2010, 2013, 2019, 2022)
Conference titles7 (2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023)
Division titles3 (2010, 2013, 2019)
Websiteriograndevalley.gleague.nba.com

The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are an American professional basketball team of the NBA G League based in Edinburg, Texas, and are affiliated with the Houston Rockets. The Vipers play their home games at the Bert Ogden Arena. The Vipers have won four league titles in 2010, 2013, 2019, and 2022, the most for any club in league history, and they also have made the most championship series in league history, having made it seven times to the finals. They are also the earliest champion to still play in their original city along with one of only three teams (the others being the Iowa Wolves and the Indiana Mad Ants) to have played in every league season since 2007. The Vipers entered a single-partnership affiliation agreement with the Houston Rockets during the 2009–10 season. Previously, they were affiliated with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2007–08 season and the New Orleans Hornets from 2007 to 2009.

  1. ^ "RGV Vipers 2015-16 Quick Facts" (PDF). 2015–16 RGV Vipers Media Guide. NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rio Grande Valley Vipers Reproduction Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 31, 2017.