University of Memphis Athletics
Staff Directory
Roy Rogers
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
University of Memphis men’s basketball head coach Penny Hardaway finalized his 2025-26 coaching staff with the addition of Roy Rogers as assistant coach in October 2025.
Rogers, a former first-round NBA Draft pick and longtime assistant in the league, brings more than two decades of professional coaching experience to Hardaway’s bench.
Rogers spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach on the Portland Trail Blazers staff, where he oversaw the team’s defense. Under his direction, the Blazers saw a significant defensive improvement last season, climbing from the bottom five in defensive rating during the first half of the season to the top five in the second half.
The Linden, Alabama, native starred at the University of Alabama (1992-96), earning All-SEC honors before being selected 22nd overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1996 NBA Draft.
Rogers went on to play eight professional seasons, including one with the Memphis Houn’Dawgs of the ABA, before launching his coaching career.
His extensive NBA résumé includes assistant coaching roles with the Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics. His position at Memphis marks his first collegiate coaching role.
Rogers joins a staff that also includes assistant coaches Mike Davis and Jermaine Johnson and director of player alumni relations Andre Turner.
Rogers, a former first-round NBA Draft pick and longtime assistant in the league, brings more than two decades of professional coaching experience to Hardaway’s bench.
Rogers spent the past four seasons as an assistant coach on the Portland Trail Blazers staff, where he oversaw the team’s defense. Under his direction, the Blazers saw a significant defensive improvement last season, climbing from the bottom five in defensive rating during the first half of the season to the top five in the second half.
The Linden, Alabama, native starred at the University of Alabama (1992-96), earning All-SEC honors before being selected 22nd overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 1996 NBA Draft.
Rogers went on to play eight professional seasons, including one with the Memphis Houn’Dawgs of the ABA, before launching his coaching career.
His extensive NBA résumé includes assistant coaching roles with the Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons and Boston Celtics. His position at Memphis marks his first collegiate coaching role.
Rogers joins a staff that also includes assistant coaches Mike Davis and Jermaine Johnson and director of player alumni relations Andre Turner.
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