Roy Rogers Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Roy Rogers Memorabilia & Collectibles

 

Roy Rogers Jr. was born on August 19, 1973 and raised in Linden, Alabama. He is a former National Basketball Association basketball player at the power forward position. With an imposing height of 6’9’’ and weight of 235 lbs., during the NBA Draft in 1996, he was chosen as the 22nd overall pick by the Vancouver Grizzlies. Rogers played college basketball at the University of Alabama.

 

He spent 4 years in the National Basketball Association from 1996 to 2000. During each of those years, he played for 4 different teams. He first started out with the Grizzlies in 1996, and was transferred to the Boston Celtics in 1997. His career followed him to the Toronto Raptors in 1998, and he finally ended his NBA career with the Denver Nuggets in 1999. Final professional appearances of Rogers was in Poland in 2003.

 

Since then, Rogers has been helping assist various teams at coaching positions. In the NBA Development League, he served as an assistant coach for the Tulsa 66ers and the Austin Torros. He also acted as head coach in 2005 for the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, which was named the Huntsville Flight at the time. In recent years, he has been seen assistant coaching the New Jersey Nets of the NBA.

 

Autographed NBA magazines and books have been true collector items over the years! Filled with history of the game, and pictures of the greats, it’s no wonder why these are prime choices to be picked up at the games. Don’t forget that you can also pick up NBA apparel to show off your team pride!

 

 

 

About Roy Rogers:

Roy Rogers (full name: Roy Rogers Jr.; no nicknames) played Forward from 1997 until 2000 for the Vancouver Grizzlies, Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets. Over 3 seasons, he played 137 games, scored 652 points (4.8 ppg) and grabbed 483 rebounds (3.5 rpg). Rogers also dished out 57 assists (0.4 apg), made 26 steals (0.2 spg), and blocked 209 shots (1.5 bpg) during his career. Born in Linden, Alabama on August 19, 1973, Rogers stands 6-10 and weighs 235 lbs. He attended high school at Linden in Linden, Alabama and college at University of Alabama. He was drafted by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1st round (22nd pick, 22nd overall) of the 1996 NBA draft.