Complete Rio Grande Valley Vipers Release
EDINBURG, Texas - Last week, NM State boasted one alumni on an NBA G League squad. Today, that number doubled.
In an announcement made Monday afternoon, the NBA G League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers unveiled their complete 2021 roster and appearing on the 12-man list was former Aggie great Trevelin Queen. He joins former Aggie Jemerrio Jones, who was chosen by the Delaware Blue Coats in the second round of the 2021 NBA G League Draft, in the NBA G League this season.
The 6'6 guard out of Glen Burnie, Md., went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft, but signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Houston Rockets on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. After averaging 2.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.0 blocked shot per in two preseason appearances for Houston, the Rockets waived Queen on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020.
Already familiar with Edinburg, Texas (the Vipers' home city), Queen went 2-0 in that particular location during his days in an Aggie uniform as WAC foe UTRGV is located there as well.
One of the most exciting players to ever suit up for the Aggies, Queen helped NM State go 55-11 (.833) during his two-year stint in Las Cruces. That record included an incredible 31-1 (.969) mark in Western Athletic Conference (WAC) regular season games and as a result the Aggies picked up a pair of WAC regular season titles and the only available WAC Tournament crown during that stretch.
Individually, Queen topped the Aggies' charts in scoring (13.2 ppg) and minutes per game (27.5) during the 2019-20 campaign. In addition to that, the guard submitted averages of 5.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game while putting up shooting splits of .471/.387/.814. That allowed Queen to earn All-WAC Second Team, NABC District Six Second Team and USBWA All-District VIII Team laurels at the conclusion of the campaign.
Beginning his career as a spark plug off of the bench for the Aggies in 2018-19, Queen's path toward NM State stardom began in the 2019 WAC Tournament title bout with third-seeded Grand Canyon with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line. Queen caught fire, erupting for an NM State career-best 27 points to help the Aggies rip the Lopes. As a result, he was named the WAC Tournament's Most Valuable Player.
With Queen on their side in 2019-20, NM State put up the first 16-0 run through WAC play in the history of the league which was a large part of the 19-game winning streak the Aggies embarked on to wrap up the season.
The Vipers' schedule, as well as that of the entire NBA G League, will be announced at a later date.
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