Hall of Fame
Rogers earned NCAA Division I All-American Honorable Mention during both of his seasons with the Broncs, 1974-75 and 1975-76. He led the nation in scoring with a program record 36.8 points per game in 1975-76. Rogers holds several other program records, including points and field goals made in both a single season and a single game. He averaged 26.7 points per game in 1974-75, the fifth highest total in program history. Rogers holds the program record for points in a season with 919 in 1975-76 and ranks 10th with 588 points in 1974-75. He holds the program record for field goals made in a season with 361 in 1975-76 after hitting 248 in 1974-75, the 10th highest total in program history. Rogers holds the program record for points in a game, with 58 against Texas Lutheran on Feb. 16, 1976. In all, he is also responsible for four of the top eight single game scoring performances in program history. Rogers holds the program record for field goals made in a game with 24 in the same game he set the scoring record. He finished with five of the top eight performances in program history in field goals made. Rogers ranks fifth all-time in program history in scoring with 1,507 points. He is also sixth in field goals made with 609 and eighth in free throws made with 289, 197 of which came in 1975-76, the second highest single-season total in program history. He ranks fourth in program history in free throw shooting percentage at .819 and is tied for 10th in steals with 116. The Golden State Warriors selected Rogers in the second round (34th overall) of the 1976 NBA Draft. He was on to play 26 games in the NBA. Rogers passed away on June 15, 2011 at the age of 57.
Rogers' daughters, Marsha Rogers and Goldie Thompson, spoke on his behalf.
"Marshall loved basketball. Whenever we went over to his house he was still pouring over all those stats," Thompson said. "Our hope is that his three grandchildren, who all play basketball, will carry on his love of the game."
