Johnny Rogers

For other people named Johnny Rogers, see Johnny Rogers (disambiguation).

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.

Johnny Rogers

Rogers, circa 1986
Personal information
Born	(1963-12-30) December 30, 1963 (age 61) Fullerton, California, U.S.
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	Stanford (1981–1983) UC Irvine (1984–1986)
NBA draft	1986: 2nd round, 34th overall pick
Drafted by	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	Murcia
1995–1996	Cáceres
1996–1997	Pamesa Valencia
1997–1999	Olympiacos
1999–2002	Panathinaikos
2002–2004	Caprabo Lleida
Career highlights
2× EuroLeague champion (2000, 2002) FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1989) Spanish Cup winner (1989) 2× 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

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.