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Roger Strickland
File:Roger Strickland (basketball).jpg
No. 16
Forward
Personal information
Born(1940-09-04)September 4, 1940
Jacksonville, Florida
NationalityAmerican
DiedFebruary 2, 2011(2011-02-02) (aged 70)
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolBishop Kenny (Jacksonville, Florida)
CollegeJacksonville (1960–1963)
NBA Draft1963 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Pro career1963–1964
Career history
1963–1964Baltimore Bullets
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Roger Strickland (September 4, 1940 – February 2, 2011), nicknamed "The Rifle", was an American basketball forward for the Baltimore Bullets of the NBA. He attended Bishop Kenny High School where he was a standout baseball and basketball player. After attending Notre Dame for a year, Strickland transferred to Jacksonville University where he continued to excel in baseball and basketball.[1] Strickland was taken with the seventh overall pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1963 NBA Draft. On October 1, 1963 Strickland was claimed off waives by the Baltimore Bullets. He appeared in one game for the Bullets where he scored two points going 1-3 from the field.[2]

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Template:1963 NBA Draft

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