Roy Rogers (basketball)

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Roy Rogers
Pistons asst coach Roy Rogers in 2012.jpg
Rogers as an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons in 2012
Portland Trail Blazers
PositionAssistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1973-08-19) August 19, 1973 (age 51)
Linden, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Linden (Linden, Alabama)
College Alabama (1992–1996)
NBA draft 1996: 1st round, 22nd overall pick
Selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies
Playing career1996–2004
Position Power forward
Number52, 40, 99, 9, 25
Coaching career2004–present
Career history
As player:
1996–1997 Vancouver Grizzlies
1997–1998 Boston Celtics
1998 Toronto Raptors
1999–2000 Denver Nuggets
2000 Memphis Houn'Dawgs
2000–2001 CSKA Moscow
2002 Aurora Basket Jesi
2003–2004 Noteć Inowrocław
As coach:
2004–2005 Huntsville Flight (assistant)
2005–2006 Tulsa 66ers (assistant)
2006–2008 Austin Toros (assistant)
2008–2010 New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
2010–2011 Boston Celtics (assistant)
2011–2012 Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2013–2014 Brooklyn Nets (assistant)
2014–2016 Washington Wizards (assistant)
2016–2019 Houston Rockets (assistant)
2019–2020 Chicago Bulls (assistant)
2020–2021 Los Angeles Clippers (assistant)
2021–present Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (1996)
Career NBA statistics
Points 652 (4.8 ppg)
Rebounds 483 (3.5 rpg)
Blocks 209 (1.5 bpg)
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Roy Lee Rogers Jr. (born August 19, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Alabama and was a first-round selection of the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1996 NBA draft. Rogers played four seasons in the NBA with the Grizzlies, Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets. He also played in Russia, Italy and Poland.

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Rogers started his NBA coaching career as an assistant with the New Jersey Nets in 2008. He has also served as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Clippers.

College career

Rogers played his college hoops at Alabama under coach David Hobbs.

He tied the NCAA record for blocks in a game with 14 against Georgia on Feb. 10, 1996 and is second all-time in the Crimson Tide basketball record book for career blocked shots with 266. [1]

Rogers was named first team All-SEC for the 1995-1996 season when he averaged 13.5 points per game, 9.3 rebounds per game and 4.9 blocks per game.

Professional career

Rogers, a 6' 9" power forward from the University of Alabama, was selected with the 22nd overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies. He was traded to the Boston Celtics one season later for Tony Massenburg and a second-round draft pick. Just before the 1998 All-Star break, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors, with Dee Brown, Chauncey Billups, and John Thomas in a deal that sent Zan Tabak, Kenny Anderson, and Popeye Jones. He was then traded to the Houston Rockets, along with two first round draft picks in exchange for Kevin Willis. He was later sent to the Chicago Bulls, along with a 1999 second-round pick, in a deal for Scottie Pippen, but was waived by them after appearing in one game. He appeared in 137 NBA games between 1996 and 2000, averaging 4.8 points per game. He last played professionally in 2003 in Poland.

Coaching career

Rogers began his coaching career as an assistant with the Huntsville Flight of the NBA Development League in the 2004–05 season. [2] He joined the Tulsa 66ers for the 2005–06 season and then spent the next two seasons with the Austin Toros. [2]

Rogers began his NBA coaching career as an assistant coach for the New Jersey Nets in 2008. [3] [2] On August 3, 2010, he became a scout for the Nets. [4] Shortly after, he left for the Boston Celtics. In 2013, he joined Jason Kidd's coaching staff on the Brooklyn Nets. [5] The next season, he joined the Washington Wizards coaching staff.

On June 1, 2016, Rogers became an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets. [6] On May 24, 2019, Rogers and the Rockets mutually agreed to part ways following a 4–2 loss to the Golden State Warriors for the fourth time in five years. This parting of ways also came after the firing of Jeff Bzdelik, another assistant coach for Houston. [7]

On July 3, 2019, Rogers was hired by the Chicago Bulls as an assistant coach. [8] On October 12, 2020, the organization announced Rogers would not return to the coaching staff under newly-hired head coach Billy Donovan. [9]

On November 16, 2020, Rogers was hired as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers under head coach Tyronn Lue. [10]

On August 2, 2021, Rogers was hired as an assistant coach by the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). [11]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1996–97 Vancouver 825022.5.5051.000.5744.7.6.32.06.6
1997–98 Boston 904.1.375—.500.6.1.2.4.8
1997–98 Toronto 6011.5.353—.2502.0.2.2.72.2
1999–00 Denver 4008.9.398.000.4632.0.2.01.02.2
Career1375016.9.483.500.5323.5.4.21.54.8

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References

  1. ↑ Former Tide Star Rogers Hired by NBDL's Huntsville Flight - University of Alabama Athletics
  2. 1 2 3 "Staff Profile: Roy Rogers". NBA. August 13, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ NJ Nets: Au revoir, Curly. NJ.com (2008-07). Retrieved on May 10, 2012.
  4. ↑ Nets Realign Scouting Department. Nba.com (August 3, 2010). Retrieved on 2012-05-10.
  5. ↑ Nets Agree to Terms with Assistants Frank, Rogers, Hughes
  6. ↑ Windham, Jack (June 1, 2016). "Rockets Name Mike D'Antoni Head Coach". Inquisitr.com.com. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rockets, assistant coach Roy Rogers part ways". Rockets Wire. May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Bulls announce coaching staff updates". NBA.com. July 3, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Bulls make changes to coaching staff". NBA.com. October 12, 2020.
  10. ↑ "LA Clippers Finalize Coaching Staff For 2020-21 Season". NBA.com. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Trail Blazers Announce Coaching Staff Additions". NBA.com. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
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