Johnny Rogers

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John Rogers
Position Power forward
Height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Born December 30, 1963 (1963-12-30) (age 44)
Fullerton, California
Nationality American/Spanish
High school LaQuinta, Westminster, California
College Stanford (1981–1983)
UC Irvine (1984–1986)
Draft 2nd round, 10th pick (34th overall), 1986
Sacramento Kings
Pro career 1986–2003
Former teams Sacramento Kings (1986–1987)
Cleveland Cavaliers (1987–1988)
Real Madrid (1988–1989)
Pamesa Valencia (1989–1991)
Phillips Milano (1991–1992)
Cagiva Varese (1992–1993)
Telemarket Forli (1993–1994)
CB Murcia (1994–1995)
Cáceres C.B. (1995–1996)
Pamesa Valencia (1996–1997)
Olympiacos Piraeus (1997–1999)
Panathinaikos (1999–2002)
Caprabo Lleida (2002–2003)

John (Johnny) Bernard Rogers Bakker (born December 30, 1963, in Fullerton, California) is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a 6'10" 225 lb who played the power forward position and played collegiately at Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine.

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[edit] NBA

Rogers was selected with the 10th pick of the second round in the 1986 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings. He played for the Kings (1986-87) and the Cleveland Cavaliers (1987-88), playing 69 games and averaging 3.6 points per game and 1.5 rebounds per game in 9.2 minutes per game.

[edit] Europe

He has also played professionally in Italy for Philips Milano (1991-1992, coached by Mike D'Antoni), Cagiva Varese (Serie A2, 1992-1993) and Telemarket Forlì (Serie A2, 1993-1994).

He has been a player of the Greek giants Panathinaikos of Athens, winning 2 Euroleague titles (2000, 2002) and 2 Greek championships (2000, 2001).

During his time in Spain Rogers has acquired Spanish citizenship and has played for the Spanish national team[1] at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]

[edit] Player career

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ ACB.com profile
  2. ^ Profile on Fibaeurope.com

[edit] External links

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Panathinaikos BC 1999-00 Euroleague Champions

4 Alvertis | 5 Kalaitzis | 7 Rogers | 8 Fotsis | 9 Gentile | 10 Bodiroga | 11 Boudouris | 12 Rebrača (Final4 MVP) | 13 Burke | 14 Kattash | 15 Karagoutis | Coach Obradović
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Panathinaikos BC 2001-02 Euroleague Champions

4 Alvertis | 5 Kalaitzis | 6 Sioutis | 7 Rogers | 8 Mulaomerović | 10 Bodiroga (Final4 MVP) | 11 Middleton | 12 Kutluay | 14 Papadopoulos | 15 Giannoulis | 16 Sánchez | Coach Obradović