Johnny Rogers

John Bernard Rogers Bakker 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.

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. 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.

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 he subsequently played for the senior men's Spanish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Rogers began a career in TV broadcasting, working for the EuroLeague, and EuroLeague TV.