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{{short description|Spanish-American basketball player}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name            = Johnny Rogers
| image           = Johnny Rogers 1986-87.jpg
| image_size      = 
| caption         = Rogers, circa 1986
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 10
| weight_lb       = 225
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1963|12|30}}
| birth_place     = [[Fullerton, California]], U.S.
| nationality     = American / Spanish
| high_school     = [[La Quinta High School (Westminster, California)|La Quinta]] ([[Westminster, California]])
| college         = 
*[[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford]] (1981–1983)
*[[UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball|UC Irvine]] (1984–1986)
| draft_year      = 1986
| draft_round     = 2
| draft_pick      = 34
| draft_team      = [[Sacramento Kings]]
| career_start    = 1986
| career_end      = 2004
| career_number   = 32
| career_position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| years1          = {{nbay|1986|full=y}}
| team1           = [[Sacramento Kings]]
| years2          = {{nbay|1987|full=y}}
| team2           = [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
| years3          = 1988–1989
| team3           = [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]]
| years4          = 1989–1991
| team4           = [[Valencia BC|Pamesa Valencia]]
| years5          = 1991–1992
| team5           = [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Philips Milano]]
| years6          = 1992–1993
| team6           = [[Pallacanestro Varese|Cagiva Varese]]
| years7          = 1993–1994
| team7           = [[Libertas Pallacanestro Forlì|Telemarket Forlì]]
| years8          = 1994–1995
| team8           = [[CB Murcia|Murcia]]
| years9          = 1995–1996
| team9           = [[Cáceres CB|Cáceres]]
| years10         = 1996–1997
| team10          = Pamesa Valencia
| years11         = 1997–1999
| team11          = [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]]
| years12         = 1999–2002
| team12          = [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| years13         = 2002–2004
| team13          = [[CE Lleida Bàsquet|Caprabo Lleida]]
| highlights      = 
* 2× [[EuroLeague]] champion ([[2000 EuroLeague Final Four|2000]], [[2002 EuroLeague Final Four|2002]])
* [[FIBA Saporta Cup]] champion ([[1988–89 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup|1989]])
* [[Spanish Basketball Cup|Spanish Cup]] winner ([[1989 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto|1989]])
* 2× [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] champion ([[1999–00 Greek Basket League|2000]], [[2000–01 Greek Basket League|2001]])
* [[HEBA Greek All Star Game|Greek League All-Star]] (1999)
* 101 Greats of European Basketball (2018)
* [[Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year|Pac-10 Freshman of the Year]] (1982)
* Third-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1981)
}}

'''John Bernard Rogers Bakker''' (born December 30, 1963) is a Spanish-American former professional [[basketball]] player. Rogers played [[college basketball]] for the [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford Cardinal]] and [[UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball|UC Irvine Anteaters]]. Listed at a height of 6'10" and 225&nbsp;lbs., he played at the [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]] position.

During his pro [[sports club|club]] career, Rogers won the [[EuroLeague]] championship twice, in [[2000 EuroLeague Final Four|2000]] and [[2002 EuroLeague Final Four|2002]]. In 2018, he was named to the 101 Greats of European Basketball list.

==College career==
Rogers played [[college basketball]] at [[Stanford University]], with the [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford Cardinal]], from 1981 to 1983. After Stanford, he played college basketball at [[UC Irvine]], with the [[UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball|UC Irvine Anteaters]], from 1984 to 1986.

==Professional career==

===NBA===
Rogers was selected with the 10th pick (34th overall) of the second round, in the [[1986 NBA draft]], by the [[Sacramento Kings]]. He played in the [[NBA]] for the Kings (1986–87), and the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] (1987–88). He played in a total of 69 NBA games, in which he averaged 3.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game, in 9.2 minutes per game of playing time.

===Europe===
Rogers also played professionally in [[Italy]], with [[Pallacanestro Olimpia Milano|Philips Milano]] ([[Lega Basket Serie A|Serie A1]], 1991–92, which was coached by [[Mike D'Antoni]]), [[Pallacanestro Varese|Cagiva Varese]] ([[Serie A2 Basket|Serie A2]], 1992–93), and [[Fulgor Libertas Basket Forlì|Telemarket Forlì]] ([[Serie A2 Basket|Serie A2]], 1993–94).

He also played with both of the Greek giants, [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]] and [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]. With Panathinaikos, he won 2 [[EuroLeague]] championships ([[2000 EuroLeague Final Four|2000]], [[2002 EuroLeague Final Four|2002]]), and 2 [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] championships (2000, 2001).

==National team career==
During his time in [[Spain]], Rogers acquired Spanish [[citizenship]], and he subsequently played for the senior men's [[Spain national basketball team|Spanish national team]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=AJZ |title=ACB.com profile |access-date=2007-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414234055/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=AJZ |archive-date=2013-04-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> at the [[Basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.roundID_2581.season_2001.teamID_1369.playerID_5801.html#{E91AFDC5-57F4-4283-9A62-3729B99232F4} Profile on Fibaeurope.com]</ref>

==Post-playing career==
After he retired from playing professional basketball, Rogers began a career in TV broadcasting, working for the [[EuroLeague]], and [[EuroLeague TV]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071014173106/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ROGERJO01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com

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