George Washington University Athletics
Men's Basketball Legend Shawnta Rogers' Jersey to be Honored February 13
1/13/2026 11:56:00 AM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON - The next honoree in a line of all-time greats for GW men's basketball to have their jersey raised to Smith Center rafters is none other than program legend Shawnta Rogers. The catalyst for the great teams of the late 1990s, Rogers will have his #54 jersey honored at halftime of the Buff & Blue's matchup with George Mason on Friday, Feb. 13.
The A-10 Player of the Year and the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award winner as the nation's top senior men's basketball player under 6-foot tall in 1999, Rogers earned A-10 All-Conference accolades all four seasons, including All-Defensive Team awards from 1997-99. An A-10 All-Rookie Team member in 1996, he became a three-time all-conference player, culminating in 1999 with First Team honors and the A-10 Men's Basketball Player of the Year recipient; GW's lone player in history with that title.
A three-time Team MVP, he led the A-10 with 20.7 points per game and 6.8 assists per game, and paced the nation with 103 steals in guiding GW to a 20-9 overall record and a NCAA Tournament appearance in 1999. With four postseason appearances in his four seasons, including trips to the NCAA Tournament in 1996, 1998 and 1999, and an NIT bid in 1997, Rogers was the engine that drove GW with the program record in career assists (10th all-time in A-10). Also GW's all-time program leader in steals and ranking second all-time in three-pointers made, he later played professionally for 11 seasons.
Tickets are available for the matchup with George Mason through the GW box office.
The A-10 Player of the Year and the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award winner as the nation's top senior men's basketball player under 6-foot tall in 1999, Rogers earned A-10 All-Conference accolades all four seasons, including All-Defensive Team awards from 1997-99. An A-10 All-Rookie Team member in 1996, he became a three-time all-conference player, culminating in 1999 with First Team honors and the A-10 Men's Basketball Player of the Year recipient; GW's lone player in history with that title.
A three-time Team MVP, he led the A-10 with 20.7 points per game and 6.8 assists per game, and paced the nation with 103 steals in guiding GW to a 20-9 overall record and a NCAA Tournament appearance in 1999. With four postseason appearances in his four seasons, including trips to the NCAA Tournament in 1996, 1998 and 1999, and an NIT bid in 1997, Rogers was the engine that drove GW with the program record in career assists (10th all-time in A-10). Also GW's all-time program leader in steals and ranking second all-time in three-pointers made, he later played professionally for 11 seasons.
Tickets are available for the matchup with George Mason through the GW box office.
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