Willie Rogers (born September 11, 1945) is a retired American professional
basketball player who was selected by the
Seattle SuperSonics in the 8th round (94th pick overall) of the
1968 NBA draft.
A 6'3" guard from the
University of Oklahoma, Rogers played one season in the
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a major men's professional basketball league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger, American Basketball Association–National Basketball Association merger in 1976, ...
(ABA). That year, he played in 40 games and scored 85 points. While at Oklahoma, Rogers scored 1,153 points to become the fourth leading scorer at the time. He remains among only 33 Sooners to have scored over 1,000 points at the university. Rogers was also the third-leading rebounder.
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1945 births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Texas
Denver Rockets players
Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball players
Sportspeople from Nacogdoches, Texas
Seattle SuperSonics draft picks
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