Johnny Rogers

Johnny Rogers
Rogers, circa 1986
Personal information
Born (1963-12-30) December 30, 1963
NationalityAmerican / Spanish
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolLa Quinta (Westminster, California)
College
  • Stanford (1981–1983)
  • UC Irvine (1984–1986)
NBA draft1986: 2nd round, 34th overall pick
Drafted bySacramento Kings
Playing career1986–2004
PositionPower forward
Number32
Career history
1986–1987Sacramento Kings
1987–1988Cleveland Cavaliers
1988–1989Real Madrid
1989–1991Pamesa Valencia
1991–1992Philips Milano
1992–1993Cagiva Varese
1993–1994Telemarket Forlì
1994–1995Murcia
1995–1996Cáceres
1996–1997Pamesa Valencia
1997–1999Olympiacos
1999–2002Panathinaikos
2002–2004Caprabo Lleida
Career highlights
  • EuroLeague champion (2000, 2002)
  • FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1989)
  • Spanish Cup winner (1989)
  • Greek League champion (2000, 2001)
  • Greek League All-Star (1999)
  • 101 Greats of European Basketball (2018)
  • Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (1982)
  • Third-team Parade All-American (1981)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

John Bernard Rogers Bakker (born December 30, 1963) is a Spanish-American former professional basketball player. Rogers played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal and UC Irvine Anteaters. Listed at a height of 6'10" and 225 lbs., he played at the power forward position.

During his pro club career, Rogers won the EuroLeague championship twice, in 2000 and 2002. In 2018, he was named to the 101 Greats of European Basketball list.

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 Telemarket Forlì (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.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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

NBA

Source[3]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1986–87 Sacramento 45 15 10.4 .486 .000 .600 1.7 .6 .2 .2 4.2
1987–88 Cleveland 24 0 7.0 .426 .000 .769 1.1 .1 .2 .1 2.6
Career 69 15 9.2 .472 .000 .679 1.5 .4 .2 .2 3.6

References

  1. ^ "ACB.com profile". Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2007.
  2. ^ Profile on Fibaeurope.com
  3. ^ "Johnny Rogers NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2026.