Ben Uzoh of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers has been named NBA Development League Performer of the Week for games played Jan. 16-22.

Uzoh, a 6-3, 205-pound guard out of Tulsa, averaged 22.3 points, 8.3 assists and 7.3 rebounds in 37.0 minutes, shooting 66 percent from the floor.  He scored a season-high 31 points to go with 10 assists for his first double-double of the season in a 116-104 road win over the Reno Bighorns on Jan. 21 as the Vipers went 3-0 last week.  

For the season, Uzoh is averaging 20.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 37.8 minutes.

Marcus Morris said he hopes to return to the Rockets when he is fully recovered from an ankle injury, but general manager Daryl Morey said no decision will be made about Morris’ return.

“They haven’t told me anything yet,” Morris said. “Hopefully I’ll stay here. I feel like I’ve done my part down there. They might still want me to play because I was out.”

Morris averaged 29.7 points and 12.3 rebounds in the three D-League games with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

“I’m getting better,” Morris said. “Hopefully in a week or so I’ll be 100 percent. Things like that happened. It was disappointing because I felt I was on a good streak. I was playing real well. Rebounding real well.”

Willie Warren and Ashton Mitchell were signed by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.

To make room for the new additions, Jay-R Strowbridge and Josh Tarver were waived.

The Houston Rockets assigned Marcus Morris to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, the Rockets’ NBA D-League affiliate, it was announced.  

It marks the first assignment for Morris.

Morris (6-9, 235) is in his rookie season and has appeared in three games this season with the Rockets.

Morris was selected by the Rockets with the 14th overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft out of Kansas.