Paul Rogers
Personal information
Born (1973-09-29) 29 September 1973 (age 50)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
NationalityAustralian / British
Listed height213 cm (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight118 kg (260 lb)
Career information
College
NBA draft1997: 2nd round, 53rd overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career1992–2010
PositionCentre
Career history
1992–1994Adelaide Buffalos
1992–1993Adelaide 36ers
1997–1998Real Madrid
1998–2002Perth Wildcats
2002–2003Adelaide 36ers
2003–2005Casademont Girona
2005–2010Perth Wildcats
2006Willetton Tigers
2010East Perth Eagles
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Australia
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Team competition

Paul Andrew Rogers (born 29 September 1973) is an Australian former professional basketball player most known for his 12 seasons in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). After playing college basketball in the United States for Gonzaga, he was drafted in the 1997 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers but never played an NBA game. In 2000, he was named NBL MVP and helped the Perth Wildcats win the NBL championship. He won his second NBL championship, also with the Wildcats, in 2010.

Early life

Rogers was born in Adelaide, South Australia.[1]

Basketball career

Rogers debuted in the National Basketball League (NBL) for the Adelaide 36ers in 1992.[1] He played 10 games over two seasons with the 36ers.[2] Between 1992 and 1994, he also played in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the Adelaide Buffalos.[3][4]

In 1993, Rogers moved to the United States to play college basketball for North Idaho College.[5] In 1994, he transferred to Gonzaga. He was a first-team All-West Coast Conference selection as a junior in 1995–96 and a leading pre-season candidate for WCC Player of the Year in 1996–97 before breaking his foot early in the season.[6] He was drafted in the 1997 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He never played for the Lakers, with the team renouncing his rights in January 1999.[7]

For the 1997–98 season, Rogers played in Spain for Real Madrid.[8]

Rogers returned to Australia for the 1998–99 NBL season, joining the Perth Wildcats. In February 1999, he signed with the Toronto Raptors. He did not make his NBA debut due to a broken leg and fractured right ankle.[9][10] He returned to Perth for the 1999–2000 NBL season, going on to be named league MVP and helping the Wildcats win the NBL championship.[1] After four seasons, he returned to the Adelaide 36ers on a five-year contract in 2002.[11]

Rogers returned to Spain in 2003, playing the next two seasons for Casademont Girona.[8]

Rogers returned to the Perth Wildcats in 2005.[12] He was named captain of the Wildcats for the 2006–07 NBL season.[13] Rogers was restricted to two matches in the 2008–09 NBL season due to a knee injury and a ruptured disc in his back that required surgery.[14] In October 2009, he suffered a torn triceps and then an infected elbow, which ruled him out for the rest of the 2009–10 NBL season.[15] In March 2010, he retired from the NBL after the Wildcats won the championship.[16] He had stints in the State Basketball League (SBL) with the Willetton Tigers (2006)[17] and East Perth Eagles (2010).[18]

Rogers was named in the Perth Wildcats 30th and 40th Anniversary teams.[19][20]

In July 2023, Rogers was inducted into the Basketball WA Hall of Fame.[21]

National team

Rogers represented Australia at the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Athens, the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, and again at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.[1][22][23]

Personal life

Rogers has dual Australian-British nationality.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Paul Rogers". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 April 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Paul Rogers". NBL. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Paul Rogers". SEABL. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Paul Rogers". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 August 2001. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Paul Rogers". thedraftreview.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ^ Bergum, Steve (26 June 1997). "Rogers Picked In 2nd; Says He's Leaving Gu Gonzaga's Big Man Already Has Agent To Work Out Deal With Lakers". spokesman.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Paul Rogers". realgm.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Paul Rogers". acb.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  9. ^ "NBL Main Page". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 February 1999. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Raptors Leave Dome With Win". cbsnews.com. 19 February 1999. Retrieved 4 February 2022. ...and signed Australian Paul Rogers, who has a fractured right ankle and will be on the injured list for 5-8 weeks.
  11. ^ "Wildcats, 36ers to face off". theage.com.au. 16 October 2002. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Rogers returns to Wildcats". smh.com.au. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Wildcats coach denies Ronaldson rift". abc.net.au. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  14. ^ "Rogers to stay put". thewest.com.au. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  15. ^ Hope, Shayne (7 October 2009). "Rogers facing long absence". thewest.com.au. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Paul Rogers announces retirement". NBL.com.au. 17 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
  17. ^ "MSBL Flames V Tigers game preview". Rockingham Basketball Recreation Association. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  18. ^ Hope, Shayne (19 February 2010). "Rogers on the rebound". thewest.com.au. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  19. ^ "30th Anniversary All-Star Team". Wildcats.com.au. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  20. ^ "Perth Wildcats 40th Anniversary Team Revealed". Wildcats.com.au. 3 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  21. ^ O'Donoghue, Craig (19 July 2023). "Paul Rogers and Fiona Hannan to be inducted into Basketball WA Hall of Fame on Saturday night". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Paul Rogers". olympics.com.au. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Rogers makes it 150". NBL.com.au. 19 January 2007. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

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