Harry Rogers (basketball)

Harry Rogers
Personal information
Born (1950-12-31) December 31, 1950 (age 73)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolSumner (St. Louis, Missouri)
CollegeSaint Louis (1970–1973)
NBA draft1973: 4th round, 67th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
PositionPower forward
Number42
Career history
1974–1977Punch Delft
1975Spirits of St. Louis
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Harry Jerome Rogers (born December 31, 1950) is an American former basketball player. He played college basketball for Saint Louis, before turning professional and starting his career in the Netherlands.[1]

He attended Sumner High School in St. Louis, Missouri. Rogers was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1991.[2]

Rogers was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the fourth round of the 1973 NBA draft. He signed with Punch of the Dutch Eredivisie in 1974 and stayed for three seasons. He averaged 23.6 points in his total of 57 games and helped Punch win the 1975 national championship.[3] He also won the Eredivisie's inaugural Most Valuable Player award in 1974–75 after averaging 24.3 points over the season.

Rogers played for the Spirits of St. Louis of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1975.

References

  1. ^ "Harry Rogers". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Harry Rogers". Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Harry Rogers Basketbal statistieken Spelers Dossier - NBB Database, basketball statistieken". db.basketball.nl. Retrieved July 3, 2022.


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