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Former NBA and Wake Forest star Rodney Rogers has died at age 54, the university announced Saturday.

Rogers passed away from natural causes related to a spinal cord injury he sustained in 2008, his wife, Faye, said in the announcement.

Rogers played in the NBA for 12 seasons and was named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year in the 1999-2000 season. Prior to his NBA career, Rogers became a Wake Forest legend in his college days.

“Rodney Rogers, an NBA legend who played 12 years in the league, passed away on November 21, 2025 from natural causes related to the spinal cord injury he sustained on November 28, 2008,” Faye Rogers said in a statement.

“The last 18 years have been both challenging and profoundly blessed. Through every moment, Rodney rem

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