Roy Lee Rogers, Jr. (born August 19, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Alabama. Rogers had prior spent one season with the Los Angeles Clippers under Tyronn Lue in 2020-21.
![]() Rogers in 2012 as Detroit Pistons assistant coach | |
Portland Trail Blazers | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | (1973-08-19) August 19, 1973 (age 49) Linden, Alabama |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Linden (Linden, Alabama) |
College | Alabama (1992–1996) |
NBA draft | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall |
Selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies | |
Playing career | 1996–2004 |
Position | Power forward |
Number | 52, 40, 99, 9, 25 |
Coaching career | 2008–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: | |
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 NBA statistics | |
Points | 652 (4.8 ppg) |
Rebounds | 483 (3.5 rpg) |
Blocks | 209 (1.5 bpg) |
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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.
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.
Rogers served as an assistant coach for the Tulsa 66ers and Austin Toros of the NBA Development League, and was head coach of the Huntsville Flight (now rebranded as the Albuquerque Thunderbirds) in 2005.[2]
He also worked as an assistant coach of the New Jersey Nets of the NBA.[3] 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 June 3, 2019, Rogers and the Chicago Bulls agreed to a three-year deal 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]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1996–97 | Vancouver | 82 | 50 | 22.5 | .505 | 1.000 | .574 | 4.7 | .6 | .3 | 2.0 | 6.6 |
1997–98 | Boston | 9 | 0 | 4.1 | .375 | — | .500 | .6 | .1 | .2 | .4 | .8 |
1997–98 | Toronto | 6 | 0 | 11.5 | .353 | — | .250 | 2.0 | .2 | .2 | .7 | 2.2 |
1999–00 | Denver | 40 | 0 | 8.9 | .398 | .000 | .463 | 2.0 | .2 | .0 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
Career | 137 | 50 | 16.9 | .483 | .500 | .532 | 3.5 | .4 | .2 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
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