Steve Rogers (basketball)
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Steven "Steve" Rogers is a retired American
professional basketball
player in the NBA
.
A 6'5" and 190 lb shooting guard
, Rogers played his freshman year of college basketball at Middle Tennessee State University
, before transferring to Alabama State University
for his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2521&Itemid=158
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.http://books.google.com/books?id=iLkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=steve+rogers+nba+draft&source=bl&ots=FDyiRzJXMp&sig=J4rF1ykBfWgahHI5jBzhlRjOfs0&hl=en&ei=XrMgTeLEH9ntnQfV5IydDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&sqi=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=steve%20rogers%20nba%20draft&f=false
United States
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professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player in the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
.
A 6'5" and 190 lb shooting guard
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...
, Rogers played his freshman year of college basketball at Middle Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
The Blue Raiders are the men's and women's athletic teams at Middle Tennessee State University. MTSU athletic teams participate in NCAA Division I in the Sun Belt Conference...
, before transferring to Alabama State University
Alabama State University
Alabama State University, founded 1867, is a historically black university located in Montgomery, Alabama. ASU is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.- History :...
for his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2521&Itemid=158
He was selected by the New Jersey Nets
New Jersey Nets
The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft
1992 NBA Draft
The 1992 NBA Draft took place on June 24, 1992, in Portland, Oregon. At the time, the draft was considered to be one of the deepest drafts in NBA history. The top three picks were considered can't-miss prospects. O'Neal and Mourning are likely Hall of Famers...
, though he never played in a regular-season game for the Nets.http://books.google.com/books?id=iLkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=steve+rogers+nba+draft&source=bl&ots=FDyiRzJXMp&sig=J4rF1ykBfWgahHI5jBzhlRjOfs0&hl=en&ei=XrMgTeLEH9ntnQfV5IydDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&sqi=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=steve%20rogers%20nba%20draft&f=false
External links
- http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2521&Itemid=158 at TheDraftReview.com
- http://books.google.com/books?id=iLkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=steve+rogers+nba+draft&source=bl&ots=FDyiRzJXMp&sig=J4rF1ykBfWgahHI5jBzhlRjOfs0&hl=en&ei=XrMgTeLEH9ntnQfV5IydDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&sqi=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=steve%20rogers%20nba%20draft&f=false Jet Magazine article