 Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Paul Rogers is a 7'0" (213 cm) tall centre.He started his NBL career with the Adelaide 36ers in 1992 at the age of 18 where he was back up to 6'10" (208 cm) centres Mark Bradtke, an Australian Boomers representative, and Brett Wheeler.Rogers, who had reportedly only been just over 6'0" (182 cm) in mid-1990, had a growth spurt and was 6'10" (209 cm) by the time he joined the 36ers.