Willie Rogers (basketball) explained

Willie Rogers
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:185
Birth Date:11 November 1945
Birth Place:Nacogdoches, Texas
Nationality:American
High School:James Madison (Dallas, Texas)
College:Oklahoma (1965–1968)
Draft Year:1968
Draft Round:8
Draft Pick:94
Draft Team:Seattle SuperSonics
Career Position:Shooting guard
Career Number:44
Years1:1968–1969
Team1:Denver Rockets
Highlights:
  • 3× First-team All-MVC (1971–1973)

Willie Rogers (born September 11, 1945) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 8th round (94th pick overall) of the 1968 NBA draft.

A 6'3" guard from the University of Oklahoma, Rogers played one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA). That year, he played in 40 games and scored 85 points. While at Oklahoma, Rogers scored 1,153 points to become the fourth leading scorer at the time. He remains among only 33 Sooners to have scored over 1,000 points at the university. Rogers was also the third-leading rebounder.

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