Willie Rogers (basketball)

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Willie Rogers
Personal information
Born (1945-11-11) November 11, 1945 (age 79)
Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school James Madison (Dallas, Texas)
College Oklahoma (1965–1968)
NBA draft 1968: 8th round, 94th overall pick
Drafted by Seattle SuperSonics
Position Shooting guard
Number44
Career history
1968–1969 Denver Rockets
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Willie Rogers (born September 11, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 8th round (94th pick overall) of the 1968 NBA draft.

A 6'3" guard from the University of Oklahoma, Rogers played one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA). That year, he played in 40 games and scored 85 points. While at Oklahoma, Rogers scored 1,153 points to become the fourth leading scorer at the time. He remains among only 33 Sooners to have scored over 1,000 points at the university. Rogers was also the third-leading rebounder.

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