Errol Rogers - Women's Basketball Coach

Errol Rogers

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
erogers@athletics.msstate.edu

COACHING
CAREER

* 1984-91: Head Coach, Immaculate Heart of Mar
* 1991-92: Head Boys' Coach, Holy Rosary Institute
* 1991-93: Head Girls' Coach, Holy Rosary Institute
* 1993-98: Head Coach, Opelousas Catholic
* 1998-99: Head Coach, Lafayette [LA] HS
* 1999-2003: Assistant Coach, Bethune-Cookman College
* 2003-present: Assistant Coach, Mississippi State University

Errol Rogers begins his fourth season as a member of the Lady Bulldog staff as an assistant coach. Rogers, a former assistant at Bethune-Cookman College, came to MSU with eight years of high school head coaching experience.

Rogers' primary responsibilities at MSU include assisting with recruiting and on-court teaching.

He has accumulated a career record of 200-76 on the high school level in the state of Louisiana and has been named Coach of the Year six times during his career. Lafayette Parish and the District named him Coach of the Year in 1992, 1993 and 1994.

From 1999-2003 he was an assistant at Bethune-Cookman where he was in charge of developing game strategies, conditioning and training, recruiting, and arranging travel and lodging accommodations.

Before his stint at B-CC, Rogers spent eight years in the high school system in Louisiana. He spent a year at Lafayette High School leading his team to a district co-championship, the first in school history. He was the head girl's coach from 1993-98 at Opelousas Catholic High School, where he tallied 120 victories, twice named district champions and had appearances in the playoffs all five years. He spent two years as the girl's coach from 1991-93 at the Holy Rosary Institute. He advanced to the state semifinals with his girl's team, leading HRI to its first Sweet 16 appearance in school history. The 1993 team produced the most wins in school history.

Rogers got his start in coaching at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Middle School during his tenure from 1984-91. In addition to coaching the girl's basketball team he also had stints as the athletic director and head boy's football coach. While at the helm the basketball team was Catholic league champions four times.

In 1985 Rogers founded the Acadiana Stars, an AAU girls basketball club in Lafayette, La. He has seen former WNBA Miami Sol standout Shari Sam go through his program. He was instrumental in helping bring the first national AAU championship to Lafayette for girls 14 and under in 1997.

A native of Lake Charles, La., he is married to the former Damita Nabers. The couple has six children, five daughters, Dominique (19), Desiree (14), Danielle (11), Erin (7) and Erika (3) and one son, Errol, Jr. (5).