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Title: Michael Rogers Signs with Spanish Team
Post by: valpopal on September 15, 2011, 06:04:35 PM
Mike Rogers has hooked on with a European team. He is playing in Gandia, which is a town along the Mediterranean coast. I have been to the region, and it is lovely. If you read Spanish, here is an article:

http://www.saforguia.com/Deportes/tabid/67/titular/GANDIA_B%C3%80SQUET_FICHA_AL_ALERO_JAMAICANO_MICHEL_ROGERS__/idnoticia/27688/Default.aspx (http://www.saforguia.com/Deportes/tabid/67/titular/GANDIA_B%C3%80SQUET_FICHA_AL_ALERO_JAMAICANO_MICHEL_ROGERS__/idnoticia/27688/Default.aspx)

Here he is listed on the roster of the Wiki team page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gand%C3%ADa_BA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gand%C3%ADa_BA)

Congratulations, Mike!

Title: Re: Michael Rogers Signs with Spanish Team
Post by: valpotx on September 16, 2011, 01:31:01 AM
Congrats Michael!  That looks like it is the third tier division of Spanish basketball.  If they get promoted, he will be able to play Samuel Haanpaa if he is re-signed, who was in the second tier division with CD Maristas.  Interesting note on the Finnish team in that we now have three people on their national team, and they made their first trip to the European Championships in 16 years over the last few weeks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland_national_basketball_team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland_national_basketball_team)
Title: Re: Michael Rogers Signs with Spanish Team
Post by: agibson on September 16, 2011, 09:50:58 AM
Good on Mike Rogers!
Title: Re: Michael Rogers Signs with Spanish Team
Post by: valpopal on October 10, 2011, 12:11:22 AM
In his professional debut this weekend, though his team lost 84-60, Mike Rogers got off to a great start by leading both teams in scoring with 18 points:

http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/coruna/2011/10/09/0003_201110H9C14994.htm (http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/coruna/2011/10/09/0003_201110H9C14994.htm)