Rodney Rogers
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| Born | June 20, 1971 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | November 21, 2025 (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Hillside (Durham, North Carolina) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Wake Forest (1990–1993) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1993: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1993–2005 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward / power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 54 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | Los Angeles Clippers | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | New Orleans Hornets | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 9,468 (10.9 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 3,881 (4.5 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 1,722 (2.0 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Rodney Ray Rogers Jr. (June 20, 1971 – November 21, 2025) was an American professional basketball player who played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, earning consensus second-team All-American honors in 1993. Rogers was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 1993 NBA draft with the ninth overall pick. In 2000, he was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year as a member of the Phoenix Suns.