Shawnta Rogers

Infobox NBA Player
name = Shawnta Rogers


caption =
position = Point guard
nickname = Nut
height_ft = 5
height_in = 4
team = ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône flagicon|France
nationality = USA
birth_date = January 5, 1976
birth_place = flagicon|Maryland Baltimore, Maryland
college = George Washington
highschool = Lake Clifton High School, Baltimore
draft = 47th overall
draft_year = 1999
draft_team = Rockford Lightning
career_start = 1999
former_teams = Adecco ASVEL, Dexia Mons-Hainaut, Pallacanestro Cantù, Basket Draghi Novara, Le Mans Sarthe Basket, Baltimore Bayrunners
awards = 1999 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
1999 Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
2001 All Star LNB Pro A
2002 All Star LNB Pro A

Shawnta Rogers (born January 5, 1976), is a professional basketball player and former star at The George Washington University of the Atlantic 10 Conference. He attended Lake Clifton High School in Baltimore, Maryland. A 5' 4" 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.

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. He now plays for RB Montecatini Terme in Italy's Legadue

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

External links

* [http://www.lnb.fr/index.php?pid=9&id=A51140&from=2007&type=1 LNB profile] (French)
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/draft/draftboard/players/51.html SI.com Profile]
* [http://www.sportsstats.com/jazzyj/greats/cba99/rogers.htm SportsStats.com Profile]
* [http://www.basket-stats.info/players/playerfile/r/shawnta-rogers.htm BasketStats.info Profile]