Roger Phegley
Roger Dale Phegley is an American former professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he played college basketball for the Bradley Braves and had a career in the National Basketball Association from 1978 to 1984. He ended his career playing in France.
High school and college career
Phegley was both a basketball and baseball standout at East Peoria High School. As a pitcher, he played a significant role in East Peoria's making the state baseball tournament for the first time. He even played briefly as a pitcher at Bradley University. During his college basketball career Phegley was named an All-American by Converse in 1978 and a third-team choice by the Associated Press and United Press International. He was Missouri [Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year] in 1977, and was an all-Missouri Valley Conference selection in 1977 and 1978.NBA career and beyond
He was selected by the Washington Bullets with the 14th overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft. He averaged 8.7 points per game over his NBA career with the Washington Bullets, New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks.He lives in Morton, Illinois, where he works as an insurance agent with offices in Peoria.