Steve Rogers (basketball) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Steven "Steve" Rogers is a retired American

United States

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professional basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

player in the NBA

National Basketball Association

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A 6'5" and 190 lb shooting guard

Shooting guard

The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

, Rogers played his freshman year of college basketball at Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

The Blue Raiders are the men's and women's athletic teams at Middle Tennessee State University. MTSU athletic teams participate in NCAA Division I in the Sun Belt Conference...

, before transferring to Alabama State University

Alabama State University

Alabama State University, founded 1867, is a historically black university located in Montgomery, Alabama. ASU is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.- History :...

for his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2521&Itemid=158

He was selected by the New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets

The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft

1992 NBA Draft

The 1992 NBA Draft took place on June 24, 1992, in Portland, Oregon. At the time, the draft was considered to be one of the deepest drafts in NBA history. The top three picks were considered can't-miss prospects. O'Neal and Mourning are likely Hall of Famers...

, though he never played in a regular-season game for the Nets.http://books.google.com/books?id=iLkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=steve+rogers+nba+draft&source=bl&ots=FDyiRzJXMp&sig=J4rF1ykBfWgahHI5jBzhlRjOfs0&hl=en&ei=XrMgTeLEH9ntnQfV5IydDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&sqi=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=steve%20rogers%20nba%20draft&f=false

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