Roger Phegley

Roger Dale Phegley (born October 16, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6-foot-6-inch (198 cm) 205 pounds (93 kg) shooting guard, he played college basketball for the Bradley Braves and had a career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978 to 1984. He ended his career playing in France.^[1]

Roger Phegley

Phegley as a junior at Bradley
Personal information
Born	(1956-10-16) October 16, 1956 (age 69) East Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	East Peoria (East Peoria, Illinois)
College	Bradley (1974–1978)
NBA draft	1978: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Drafted by	Washington Bullets
Playing career	1978–1985
Position	Shooting guard
Number	22, 15, 21
Career history
1978–1980	Washington Bullets
1980	New Jersey Nets
1980–1981	Cleveland Cavaliers
1981–1983	San Antonio Spurs
1983–1984	Dallas Mavericks
1984–1985	Olympique Antibes
Career highlights
Third-team All-American – NABC (1978) MVC Player of the Year (1977) 2× First-team All-MVC (1977, 1978) No. 45 retired by Bradley Braves
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,011 (8.7 ppg)
Rebounds	702 (2.0 rpg)
Assists	486 (1.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

High school and college career

Phegley was both a basketball and baseball standout at East Peoria High School.^[1] As a pitcher, he played a significant role in East Peoria's making the state baseball tournament for the first time.^[1] He even played briefly as a pitcher at Bradley University.^[1] During his college basketball career Phegley was named an All-American by Converse in 1978 and a third-team choice by the Associated Press and United Press International.^[1] He was Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year in 1977, and was an all-Missouri Valley Conference selection in 1977 and 1978.^[1]

NBA career and beyond

He was selected by the Washington Bullets with the 14th overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft. He averaged 8.7 points per game over his NBA career with the Washington Bullets, New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks.

He lives in Morton, Illinois, where he works as an insurance agent with offices in Peoria.^[1]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1978–79	Washington	29		5.3	.359		.828	.8	.5	.2	.1	2.8
1979–80	Washington	50		19.4	.474	.400	.867	2.3	1.4	.4	.1	11.1
	New Jersey	28		19.3	.485	.500	.880	2.5	1.1	.5	.1	11.7
1980–81	Cleveland	82		27.7	.491	.286	.839	3.0	2.2	.8	.2	14.4
1981–82	Cleveland	27	8	21.0	.486	.308	.800	2.6	2.0	.6	.1	9.2
	San Antonio	54	1	11.4	.440	.056	.766	1.5	1.1	.5	.1	5.7
1982–83	San Antonio	62	4	9.7	.449	.214	.768	1.4	1.0	.5	.1	4.6
1983–84	San Antonio	3	0	3.7	.500	1.000	1.000	.7	.7	.0	.0	2.3
	Dallas	10	0	7.6	.290	.250	1.000	.9	.9	.1	.0	2.1
Career		345	13	16.8	.470	.253	.834	2.0	1.4	.5	.1	8.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1982	San Antonio	5	1.2	.000	.000	–	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
1983	San Antonio	8	4.8	.529	.750	.750	1.0	.1	.0	.0	3.0
1984	Dallas	1	5.0	.000	.000	1.000	.0	1.0	2.0	.0	2.0
Career		14	3.5	.391	.500	.833	.6	.1	.1	.0	1.9