NEW YORK – Rio Grande Valley Vipers head coach Matt Brase today was named the NBA Development League Coach of the Month for games played in February.

Brase guided Rio Grande Valley to a 6-2 record for the month, with four wins coming on the road.  Under Brase, the team scored a league-best 120.6 points per game and boasted the second-highest net rating with 7.1 in February.

Brase is in his second season as head coach after leading the Vipers to a 29-21 record and a playoff appearance in 2015-16.  Brase previously served as an assistant coach for the Vipers during the 2012-13 season and rejoined Rio Grande Valley after two seasons as Director of Player Development for the Houston Rockets.

Other coaches who received consideration for the monthly award were Northern Arizona’s Ty Ellis, Raptors 905’s Jerry Stackhouse and Texas’ Bob MacKinnon.

About the NBA Development League
The NBA Development League is the NBA’s official minor league, preparing players, coaches, officials, trainers, and front-office staff for the NBA while acting as the league’s research and development laboratory. Featuring 22 teams with direct affiliations with NBA franchises for the 2016-17 season, the league offers elite professional basketball at an affordable price in a fun, family-friendly atmosphere. An all-time high 38 percent of all NBA players at the end of the 2015-16 season boasted NBA D-League experience. 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. Fans can watch all NBA D-League games on nbadleague.com.