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Johnny Rogers
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Rogers, circa 1986
Personal information
Born (1963-12-30) December 30, 1963 (age 60)
Fullerton, California
Nationality American / Spanish
High school La Quinta (Westminster, California)
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College
  • Stanford (1981–1983)
  • UC Irvine (1984–1986)
NBA Draft 1986 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Pro career 1986–2004
Career history
1986–1987 Sacramento Kings
1987–1988 Cleveland Cavaliers
1988–1989 Real Madrid
1989–1991 Pamesa Valencia
1991–1992 Philips Milano
1992–1993 Cagiva Varese
1993–1994 Telemarket Forlì
1994–1995 Murcia
1995–1996 Cáceres
1996–1997 Pamesa Valencia
1997–1999 Olympiacos
1999–2002 Panathinaikos
2002–2004 Caprabo Lleida
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× EuroLeague champion (2000, 2002)
  • FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1989)
  • Spanish Cup winner (1989)
  • 2× Greek League champion (2000, 2001)
  • Greek League All-Star (1999)
  • 101 Greats of European Basketball (2018)
  • Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (1982)
  • Third-team Parade All-American (1981)

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 at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Post-playing career

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

See also

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