Forward Terrence Jones and guard Scott Machado have been assigned to Houston's NBA D-League partner the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the team announced today. Jones (6-9, 252, Kentucky) is averaging 3.6 points and 2.0 rebounds in seven games with the Rockets this season. Selected by the Rockets with the 18th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, Jones recorded career bests of 12 points (4-12 FG, 4-4 FT) and eight rebounds at Utah (11/19/12).
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.