Roy Rogers (basketball)

Roy Rogers, American basketball player and coach

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Born: August 19, 1973
Age in 2026: 53
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1973

About Roy Rogers (basketball)

Roy Lee Rogers Jr. (born August 19, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Alabama and was a first-round selection of the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1996 NBA draft. Rogers played four seasons in the NBA with the Grizzlies, Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets. He also played in Russia, Italy and Poland. Rogers started his NBA coaching career as an assistant with the New Jersey Nets in 2008. He has also served as an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Clippers. == College career == Rogers played his college hoops at Alabama under coach David Hobbs. He tied the NCAA record for blocks in a game with 14 against Georgia on Feb. 10, 1996 and is second all-time in the Crimson Tide basketball record book for career blocked shots with 266.

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Career and life highlights

Rogers was named first team All-SEC for the 1995–1996 season when he averaged 13.5 points per game, 9.3 rebounds per game and 4.9 blocks per game.

Roy Rogers (basketball) timeline

1995Rogers was named first team All-SEC for the 1995–1996 season when he averaged 13.5 points per game, 9.3 rebounds per game and 4.9 blocks per game.
1996He tied the NCAA record for blocks in a game with 14 against Georgia on Feb. 10, 1996 and is second all-time in the Crimson Tide basketball record book for career blocked shots with 266.

The world when Roy Rogers (basketball) was born

Roy Rogers (basketball) was born in 1973. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1973

#1 song"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn
Top movieThe Sting
Top TV showAll in the Family
Best-selling bookGravity's Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentSecretariat wins the Triple Crown with a record Belmont Stakes
Top headlineOPEC oil embargo triggers global energy crisis
Technology milestoneFirst mobile phone call (Martin Cooper, Motorola)
Defining fadPlatform shoes
Notable inventionMobile phone (Motorola prototype)
World population3.93 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
U.S. population211.9M

1973 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Roy Rogers (basketball)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1973	2026
Gas	$0.39	$3.45/gal
Average home	$22,100	$435,000
Average income	$13,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.77	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.08	$0.73
Population	211.9M	341 million

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