Johnny Rogers Explained

Johnny Rogers
Height Ft:6
Height In:10
Weight Lb:225
Birth Date:30 December 1963
Birth Place:Fullerton, California
Nationality:American / Spanish
High School:La Quinta (Westminster, California)
College:
Draft Year:1986
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:34
Draft Team:Sacramento Kings
Career Start:1986
Career End:2004
Career Number:32
Career Position:Power forward
Team1:Sacramento Kings
Team2:Cleveland Cavaliers
Years3:1988–1989
Team3:Real Madrid
Years4:1989–1991
Team4:Pamesa Valencia
Years5:1991–1992
Team5:Philips Milano
Years6:1992–1993
Team6:Cagiva Varese
Years7:1993–1994
Team7:Telemarket Forlì
Years8:1994–1995
Team8:Murcia
Years9:1995–1996
Team9:Cáceres
Years10:1996–1997
Team10:Pamesa Valencia
Years11:1997–1999
Team11:Olympiacos
Years12:1999–2002
Team12:Panathinaikos
Years13:2002–2004
Team13:Caprabo Lleida
Highlights:

John Bernard Rogers Bakker (born December 30, 1963) is a Spanish-American former professional basketball player. Rogers played college basketball at Stanford University and at the University of California, Irvine. Listed at a height of 6'10" and 225 lbs., he played at the power forward position.

During his pro club career, Rogers won the EuroLeague championship twice, in 2000 and 2002. In 2018, he was named to the 101 Greats of European Basketball list.

College career

Rogers played college basketball at Stanford University, with the Stanford Cardinal, from 1981 to 1983. After Stanford, he played college basketball at UC Irvine, with the UC Irvine Anteaters, from 1984 to 1986.

Professional career

NBA

Rogers was selected with the 10th pick (34th overall) of the second round, in the 1986 NBA draft, by the Sacramento Kings. He played in the NBA for the Kings (1986–87), and the Cleveland Cavaliers (1987–88). He played in a total of 69 NBA games, in which he averaged 3.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game, in 9.2 minutes per game of playing time.

Europe

Rogers also played professionally in Italy, with Philips Milano (Serie A1, 1991–92, which was coached by Mike D'Antoni), Cagiva Varese (Serie A2, 1992–93), and Telemarket Forlì (Serie A2, 1993–94).

He also played with both of the Greek giants, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. With Panathinaikos, he won 2 EuroLeague championships (2000, 2002), and 2 Greek League championships (2000, 2001).

National team career

During his time in Spain, Rogers acquired Spanish citizenship, and he subsequently played for the senior men's Spanish national team[1] at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]

Post-playing career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Rogers began a career in TV broadcasting, working for the EuroLeague, and EuroLeague TV.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ACB.com profile . 2007-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130414234055/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=AJZ . 2013-04-14 . dead .
  2. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.roundID_2581.season_2001.teamID_1369.playerID_5801.html#{E91AFDC5-57F4-4283-9A62-3729B99232F4} Profile on Fibaeurope.com