- Roger Phegley
Roger Dale Phegley (born
October 16 1956 , inEast Peoria, Illinois ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player. A 6'6" (198 cm) 205 lb (93 kg)shooting guard , he playedcollege basketball atBradley University and had a career in the NBA from 1978 to 1984. He ended his career playing in France. [http://www.gpshof.org/Inductees/phegley.html Roger Phegley Inductee - Peoria Sports Hall of Fame] ]High school and college career
Phegley was both a basketball and
baseball standout at East Peoria High School. As apitcher , 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 , andDallas Mavericks .He is reportedly now living in
Morton, Illinois , where works as an insurance agent with offices in Peoria.Notes
External links
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PHEGLRO01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com
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