Desmon Farmer of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers was today named D-League.com Performer of the Week for games played during the week of March 24.  Farmer averaged 33.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 5.8 assists as the Vipers went 3-1 on the week.  

Farmer?s week was highlighted by a season-high 49 points (including 8-of-12 from three point territory) to go with nine rebounds and six assists in a win over the Albuquerque Thunderbirds on Friday.  On Saturday, Farmer came back to score 36 points as the Vipers finished a weekend sweep of the Albuquerque.

The USC product has moved into first place on the D-League?s all-time scoring list with 2,187 points over three seasons.  This year, he leads all D-League players with a 24.6 scoring average and ranks among the league leaders in minutes played.  

Other top performers in the D-League last week included Bakersfield?s Mateen Cleaves, who averaged 23.0 points, 15.5 assists, and 6.0 rebounds in two games; Tulsa?s Adam Harrington, who shot seven-of-12 from three-point range and averaged 24.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in three games; Julius Hodge, who averaged 31.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists in two games for Albuquerque; Fort Wayne?s Dahntay Jones, who averaged 26.3 points in three games; Ian Mahinmi, who averaged 20.7 points and 8.3 rebounds in three games for Austin while on assignment from the San Antonio Spurs; and Alando Tucker, who averaged 34.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in two games for Albuquerque while on assignment from the Phoenix Suns.