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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Roger Phegley

Education
  
Bradley University

College
  
Bradley (1974–1978)

Weight
  
93 kg

Listed weight
  
205 lb (93 kg)

Height
  
1.98 m

Listed height
  
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Role
  
Basketball Player


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Born
  
October 16, 1956 (age 67) East Peoria, Illinois (
1956-10-16
)

High school
  
East Peoria (East Peoria, Illinois)

NBA draft
  
1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall

Position
  
Small forward, Shooting guard

Sportswriters: Bradley basketball legend Roger Phegley


Roger Dale Phegley (born October 16, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player. A 6'6" (198 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) shooting guard, he played college basketball at Bradley University and had a career in the NBA from 1978 to 1984. He ended his career playing in France.

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High school and college career

Phegley was both a basketball and baseball standout at East Peoria High School. As a pitcher, he played a significant role in East Peoria's making the state baseball tournament for the first time. He even played briefly as a pitcher at Bradley University. 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. He was Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year in 1977, and was an all-Missouri Valley Conference selection in 1977 and 1978.

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 is now living in Morton, Illinois, where he works as an insurance agent with offices in Peoria.

References

Roger Phegley Wikipedia