Johnny Rogers
John Bernard Rogers Bakker is a retired Spanish American professional basketball player. Listed at 6'10" and 225 lbs., he played at the power forward position, and played college basketball at Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine.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.Rogers was selected with the 10th pick of the second round, in the 1986 NBA Draft, by the Sacramento Kings. He played in the NBA for the Kings, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, playing in 69 games, and averaging 3.6 points per game, 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, Cagiva Varese, and Telemarket Forlì.
He also played with both of the Greek giants, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. With Panathinaikos, he won 2 EuroLeague championships, and 2 Greek League championships.During his time in Spain, Rogers acquired Spanish citizenship, and subsequently played for the senior men's Spain national basketball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Post playing career
After he retired from playing professional basketball, Rogers began a career in TV broadcasting, working for the EuroLeague, and EuroLeague TV.
