 Following a four-year stint playing college basketball in the United States at Gonzaga University, Rogers was lured home to Australia in 1998 to play for the Perth Wildcats.The move would prove fruitful as the Wildcats would win the 2000 NBL Championship defeating the Victoria Titans 2 games to nil in the grand final series.Rogers all-round play was rewarded in 2000 as he was voted the NBL's Most Valuable Player.