City: | Cincinnati |
State: | Ohio |
Height: | 6'1" |
Hometown: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
High School: | Withrow High School |
Position: | Guard |
Team: | Blue Devils Basketball |
Jeff Rogers played basketball for Kaskaskia College from
1992-1993 scoring an average of 29.7 points per game, 5 rebounds
per game and 8 attempts per game. Among his numerous awards, Jeff
was chosen as a First Team All-American, Player of the Year and he
led the conference in scoring during his sophomore year. Jeff was a
valued player because of his versatility and proven scoring ability
and was heavily recruited but ultimately chose to continue his
career with Western Kentucky - Bowling Green. While playing for
Western Kentucky, Jeff was selected for the Sun Belt Conference
All-Tournament Team in 1995.
After graduation, Jeff went on to play professional
basketball with international teams including Harstad, Bashkimi,
Batumi, San Juan, Samedicino and in numerous countries including
Puerto Rico, Georgia, the Kosovo Super League and
Norway.
A tremendous scorer and playmaker, Jeff played in the
Russian All-Star Game in 1999 and was the Georgian League Player of
2002, Georgian League Champion 2001 and 2002 and was a Norwegian
Finalist in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008. Jeff was also selected
to the All Norwegian First Team in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008, the
Imports Team in 2003 and 2004, the Newcomers Team in 2003, the All
Imports Team in 2006 and the All Defensive Team in
2006.
Jeff Rogers was chosen as the All Norwegian Player of the
Year in 2004, Guard of the Year 2004, Import Player of the year in
2004, Norwegian Champion in 2006 and assisted his team to become
the Norwegian Regular Season Runners-Up in 2004 and 2007 and saw
them through to the Semifinals in 2009.