Shawnta Darnell Rogers (born January 5, 1976) is an American former professional
basketball player and former star at
The George Washington University of the
Atlantic 10 Conference
The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. The A-10's member schools are located in states mostly on the United States Eastern ...
. He attended
Lake Clifton High School
Lake Clifton Eastern High School (LCEHS) was a public high school closed in 2003, located in the Clifton Park area of northeast Baltimore, Maryland. Originally called Lake Clifton High School (LCHS), although it was commonly known as Lake High ...
in
Baltimore, Maryland
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, where he was born. A 5' 4" (1.63 m) point guard, Rogers was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year in 1999. He also won the
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, for the best NCAA player under 6 feet, in 1999. He also led men's college basketball in steals that year. In 2011, Rogers was named to GW's Athletics Hall of Fame.
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After college
Rogers was selected by the Rockford Lightning in the 6th round (#47 pick overall) of 1999 CBA Draft.
Rogers began his pro career with the Baltimore Bayrunners of the IBL for the 99-00 season, then played for many successful European teams. He played at Le Mans Sarthe Basket in the Ligue Nationale de Basketball Pro A, the top league in France, from 2000–03, where he was an All-Star twice. He then moved to ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (Pro A) in 2003-04, Pallacanestro Cantù in Italy in 2004-2005, Basket Draghi Novara also in Italy in 2005-06, Dexia Mons-Hainaut in Belgium and again Le Mans in 2006-07, and ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône (Pro A) in 2007-2008. In 2008-2009 he played for Hyeres-Toulon
Hyères-Toulon Var Basket, also referred to as simply Hyères-Toulon or HTV, is a basketball club based in Hyères and Toulon, France.
Created by the merger of Omni Sport Hyerois and Club Sportif Toulonnais, the club shares its home games between ...
in France, and in 2009-2010 for SPO Rouen Basket, also in France.
He appeared multiple times in the ULEB Cup and the Euroleague.
Career stats at George Washington
* 1995-96: 10.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 6.5 apg, 2.0 spg
* 1996-97: 12.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.4 apg, 2.8 spg
* 1997-98: 14.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.8 apg, 2.4 spg
* 1998-99: 20.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 6.8 apg, 3.6 spg
See also
* List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season steals leaders
External links
LNB profile
(French)
References
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1976 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
ASVEL Basket players
Baltimore Bayrunners players
Basketball players from Baltimore
Élan Chalon players
George Washington Colonials men's basketball players
HTV Basket players
Le Mans Sarthe Basket players
Pallacanestro Cantù players
Point guards
American men's basketball players