Johnny Rogers

Johnny Rogers

Rogers, circa 1986
Personal information
Born	(1963-12-30) December 30, 1963 (age 58) Fullerton, California
Nationality	American / Spanish
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	La Quinta (Westminster, California)
College	Stanford (1981–1983) UC Irvine (1984–1986)
NBA draft	1986 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career	1986–2004
Position	Power forward
Number	32
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
1994–1995	CB Murcia
1995–1996	Cáceres CB
1996–1997	Pamesa Valencia
1997–1999	Olympiacos
1999–2002	Panathinaikos
2002–2004	Caprabo Lleida
Career highlights and awards
2× EuroLeague champion (2000, 2002) Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (1982) Third-team Parade All-American (1981)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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.

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 (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.

References[]

External links[]

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com