Thirty years ago today former @AlabamaMBB star and Linden native Roy Rogers recorded his first triple-double in a 68-55 loss against Georgia in Athens on Feb. 10, 1996.
Rogers scored 15 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and set the Alabama single-record game record for blocked shots with 14, delivering more rejections than the Harvard applications office.
The 6-foot-10 center finished with a record 156 blocks in the 1995-96 season and earned All-SEC honors. His 266 career blocks trails only Robert Horry with 286.
After playing in the shadows of Antonio McDyess and Jason Caffey for two years, Rogers used his defensive prowess his senior season to transform into an NBA first-round pick by the Vancouver Grizzlies.