Johnny Rogers
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 30, 1963 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 | |
| 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 | Telemarket Forlì |
| 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 | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
John Bernard "Johnny" Rogers Bakker (born December 30, 1963) is a retired Spanish American professional basketball player. Listed at 6'10" and 225 lbs., he played at the power forward position, and played college basketball at Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine.
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.
NBA
Rogers was selected with the 10th pick 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), playing in 69 games, and averaging 3.6 points per game, 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, 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 Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens. With Panathinaikos, he won 2 EuroLeague championships (2000, 2002), and 2 Greek League championships (2000, 2001).
Spanish national team
During his time in Spain, Rogers acquired Spanish citizenship, and subsequently played for the senior men's Spanish national basketball 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