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Roger Phegley
Phegley as a junior at Bradley
Personal information
Born (1956-10-16) October 16, 1956 (age 68)
East Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolEast Peoria (East Peoria, Illinois)
CollegeBradley (1974–1978)
NBA draft1978: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Drafted byWashington Bullets
Playing career1978–1985
PositionShooting guard
Number22, 15, 21
Career history
1978–1980Washington Bullets
1980New Jersey Nets
1980–1981Cleveland Cavaliers
1981–1983San Antonio Spurs
1983Dallas Mavericks
1984–1985Olympique Antibes
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points3,011 (8.7 ppg)
Rebounds702 (2.0 rpg)
Assists486 (1.4 apg)
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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]

High school and college career

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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

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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

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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

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Source[2]

Regular season

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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

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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

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Roger Phegley Inductee – Peoria Sports Hall of Fame[usurped]
  2. ^ "Roger Phegley NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
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