Blake Rogers is entering his first year as a full time assistant coach with the Mulerider Men's Basketball team after serving as a graduate assistant from 2023-2025.
Rogers makes his return to Magnolia after a short stint at Pittsburg State University where he served as an assistant men's basketball coach last season.
Rogers and Quinn will reunite after a successful run together that saw the duo win a Great American Conference Championship with Rogers playing and Quinn as the head coach in 2022-23.
During his time at Pitt State, the Gorillas saw two players earn All-MIAA honors with one player landing on the second team and one player earning honorable mention.
After finishing his playing career for the Muleriders in 2022-23, Rogers joined the coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach for two seasons. Over his two years on the coaching staff, three players were named to All-GAC teams including,
BJ Davis, Gregory Hammond Jr., and CJ Ray.
During his three years as a player for the Blue and Gold, Rogers scored 900 career points while being a career 39.9% shooter from the field and 35.65% from beyond the arc while averaging 10.8 points per game over the course of three years. Blake also tallied 155 rebounds, 154 assists, 46 steals, and six blocks while playing in 83 games for SAU. He also was a part of the 2023 squad that won the Great American Conference Tournament defeating Arkansas Tech 89-69 in the championship game.
