2012-13 (Redshirt Senior Year)
Played in 28 games and made one start on Senior Night on March 7 against North Carolina A&T … Averaged 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 7.1 minutes of action … Finished the season with 40 rebounds, 33 points, 12 steals, 10 blocks and four assists … Shot 12-of-30 from the field (40.0 percent) and 9-of-16 from the free throw line (56.3 percent) … Scored a season-high five points with two rebounds against Navy on Jan. 5 … Had a season-best four rebounds with three points, an assist and a steal at No. 25 North Carolina State on Dec. 15 … Averaged 2.5 points over an eight-game stretch from Dec. 9-Jan. 12 … Had two blocks with two points and two rebounds in the first game of that stretch against UMBC … Had two steals against Morgan State on Jan. 21.
2011-12 (Redshirt Junior Year)
Competed in all 36 games on the year as a reserve off the bench … Averaged 2.4 points and 1.4 rebounds in 10.0 minutes per game … Also added 16 blocks, eight steals and seven assists … Shot 35-of-70 from the floor (50.0 percent) for the season and 17-of-30 (56.7 percent) from the charity stripe … Had one double-figure scoring output on the year, a 13-point, three-rebound effort at Florida A&M Feb. 27 … Scored eight points against Randolph Nov. 16 … Posted seven points in a win over Eastern Kentucky Nov. 27 as well as against Florida March 18 in the NCAA tournament … Grabbed five boards with three points Nov. 30 against Elizabeth City State … Also had five rebounds in a win over South Carolina State Dec. 5.
2010-11 (Junior Year)
Sat out at NSU after transferring from St. Joe’s.
At St. Joe’s (Sophomore Year – 2009-10)
Played in 10 games for a total of 31 minutes … Notched six points and six rebounds on the year … Grabbed five rebounds and scored two points against Charlotte Feb. 24 … Saw six minutes of play in win over Penn on Jan. 25 … Saw eight minutes of action against Rhode Island Jan. 13 … Scored two points in two minutes of play against Siena on Dec. 29 … Scored two points, grabbed a rebound and a steal in four minutes against Minnesota Dec. 12 … Saw four minutes of action against Purdue Nov. 22.
At St. Joe’s (Freshman Year – 2008-09)
Played in 12 games off the bench … Scored first collegiate points at Towson Dec. 9.
High School
Member of the St. Anthony team which went 32-0 in 2007-08 and was the nation's top-ranked team in the USA Today poll … Selected to the All-Hudson County second team … Helped the team to the New Jersey Tournament of Champions title … Averaged 7.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game … Earned First Honors for his academics.
Personal
Full name is Albert Rogers … Was born on March 15, 1990 … Goes by A.J. … Son of Albert and Ronella Rogers … Has four sisters, Adrea, April, Veronica and Tatiana, and three brothers, Victor, Vincent and Tim … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies … Wants to pursue a pro career and then become an entrepreneur … Enjoys working out … Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the Spartan Echo newspaper.
Rogers' Career Statistics
YEAR |
GP-GS |
FGM-A |
PCT |
3PM-A |
PCT |
FTM-A |
PCT |
REB/AVG |
AST/AVG |
BLK/AVG |
STL/AVG |
PTS/AVG |
2008-09* |
12-0 |
3-5 |
.600 |
0-0 |
.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
7/0.6 |
2/0.2 |
0/0.0 |
1/0.1 |
6/0.5 |
2009-10* |
10-0 |
2-2 |
1.000 |
0-0 |
.000 |
2-8 |
.250 |
6/0.6 |
0/0.0 |
0/0.0 |
1/0.1 |
6/0.6 |
2011-12 |
36-0 |
35-70 |
.500 |
0-0 |
.000 |
17-30 |
.567 |
51/1.4 |
7/0.2 |
16/0.4 |
8/0.2 |
87/2.4 |
2012-13 |
28-1 |
12-30 |
.400 |
0-0 |
.000 |
9-16 |
.563 |
40/1.4 |
4/0.1 |
10/0.4 |
12/0.4 |
33/1.2 |
Totals |
86-1 |
52-107 |
.486 |
0-0 |
.000 |
28-54 |
.519 |
104/1.2 |
13/0.2 |
26/0.4 |
22/0.3 |
132/1.5 |
* - at St. Joe's
CAREER HIGHS (at NSU)
Points 13, at Florida A&M (2-27-12)
FG Made 5, at Florida A&M (2-27-12)
FG Att. 8, at Florida A&M (2-27-12)
3 PT FG Made N/A
3 PT FG Att. N/A
FT Made 3 (2x), last: vs. Florida (3-18-12)
FT Att. 4, vs. Florida (3-18-12)
Rebounds 5 (2x), last: South Carolina State (12-5-11)
Assists 2, at Morgan State (1-14-12)
Steals 2 (3x), last: Morgan State (1-21-13)
Blocks 2 (5x), last: UMBC (12-9-12)
Minutes 26, vs. TCU (11-20-11)