The Bakersfield Jam have acquired guard Jerel McNeal (6’3”, 200, Marquette) from the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in exchange for James Anderson (Affiliate player).

McNeal, former NBA D-League All-Star, played and started in 47 games for the Vipers during the 2010-11 season, averaging 19.4 points on .458 shooting with 4.4 assists and 1.3 steals in 34.4 minutes per game. Most recently, McNeal attended the Toronto Raptors 2012 training camp.

During the 2011-12 season, McNeal played in 32 games for the Sutor Montegranaro (Italy-SerieA) and averaged 10.7 points, 2.3 assists and 1.6 steals in 25.3 minutes per game.