Steve Rogers (basketball)

Steven Maurice Rogers (born July 30, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player.

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Steve Rogers

Prattville High School
Position	Head coach
League	Alabama High School Athletic Association
Personal information
Born	(1968-07-30) July 30, 1968 (age 55) Montgomery, Alabama
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Lanier (Montgomery, Alabama)
College	Middle Tennessee (1987–1988) Alabama State (1989–1992)
NBA draft	1992: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career	1992–2003
Position	Shooting guard
Coaching career	2005–present
Career history
As player:
1992–1993	Peiraikos Syndesmos
1993–1994	Boca Juniors
1994–2000	Tofaş S.K.
2000–2001	Darüşşafaka S.K.
2001–2002	Strasbourg IG
2001–2002	Śląsk Wrocław
2002	Mens Sana Basket
2002–2003	Türk Telekom B.K.
As coach:
2005–2020	Alabama State (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
2× SWAC Player of the Year (1991, 1992) 3× First-team All-SWAC (1990–1992) SWAC Newcomer of the Year (1990)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

A 6'5" and 190 lb shooting guard, Rogers played his freshman year of college basketball at Middle Tennessee State before transferring to Alabama State for his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.[1]

He was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1992 NBA draft, though he never played in a regular season game for the Nets.[2] He played overseas in Europe[3] and South America before returning to Alabama State, where he has worked as their director of football operations and as an assistant basketball coach.[4] In May 2020, Rogers was named Head Boys Basketball Coach of the Prattville High School Lions.