Roy Rogers (basketball)
Roy Lee Rogers, Jr. (born August 19, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Alabama. Rogers had prior spent three seasons with the Houston Rockets under Mike D’Antoni before mutually agreeing to part ways.
 Rogers in 2012 as Detroit Pistons assistant coach | |
| Los Angeles Clippers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 19, 1973 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 | 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–present | Los Angeles Clippers (assistant) |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 652 (4.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 483 (3.5 rpg) |
| Blocks | 209 (1.5 bpg) |
Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Professional career
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.
Coaching career
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.[1]
He also worked as an assistant coach of the New Jersey Nets of the NBA.[2] On August 3, 2010, he became a scout for the Nets.[3] Shortly after, he left for the Boston Celtics. In 2013, he joined Jason Kidd's coaching staff on the Brooklyn Nets.[4] The next season, he joined the Washington Wizards coaching staff.
On June 1, 2016, Rogers became an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets.[5] 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.[6]
On June 3, 2019, Rogers and the Chicago Bulls agreed to a three-year deal for him to serve assistant coach.[7] On October 12, 2020, the organization announced Rogers would not return to the coaching staff under newly-hired head coach Billy Donovan.[8]
On November 16, 2020, Rogers was hired as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers under head coach Tyronn Lue.[9]
NBA career statistics
| 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 |
References
- Charlie Waggener "Spurs purchase puts Toros on the map". Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2008.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Theaccent.org (October 1, 2007)
- NJ Nets: Au revoir, Curly. NJ.com (2008-07). Retrieved on May 10, 2012.
- Nets Realign Scouting Department. Nba.com (August 3, 2010). Retrieved on 2012-05-10.
- Nets Agree to Terms with Assistants Frank, Rogers, Hughes
- Windham, Jack (June 1, 2016). "Rockets Name Mike D'Antoni Head Coach". Inquisitr.com.com. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- "Rockets, assistant coach Roy Rogers part ways". Rockets Wire. May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- "Report: Bulls hire former Rockets assistant Roy Rogers as assistant coach". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- Johnson, K.C. (October 12, 2020). "Donovan begins staff overhaul, lets go of multiple assistants". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
- "LA Clippers Finalize Coaching Staff For 2020-21 Season". NBA.com. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.