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2012-2013 Men's Basketball Roster

45 A.J. Rogers

  • Position F
  • Ht./Wt. 6-7 / 200

Biography

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)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2011-2012Junior

    F
    6'7" 220 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2012-2013Redshirt Senior

    F
    6'7" 200 lbs
    45