VIPERS ADD DAJUAN HARRIS JR., WAIVE RANDALL II
Official Release /January 2, 2026
EDINBURG, Texas (Jan. 2, 2026) – The Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the NBA G League affiliate of the Houston Rockets, announced today the team has acquired guard Dajuan Harris Jr. from the NBA G League available player pool. In a related move, the Vipers waived Craig Randall II.
As a Junior with the Kansas Jayhawks, Harris Jr. was named the 2023 Big 12 Defensive Player of the year. In 2022 he helped the Jayhawks claim its first national championship since 2008 and its sixth overall after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels (Atlantic Coast Conference) 72-69.
From 2020-25 the Missouri native played in 173 games totaling 1,197 points, 343 rebounds, 865 assists and 262 steals. In 2019 Harris Jr. redshirted his first year with the Kansas Jayhawks.
Harris Jr. will be available for tomorrow’s game against the Valley Suns at 7:00 p.m. CST at Bert Ogden Arena and will be wearing jersey number three.
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