India, Nov. 23 -- Rodney Rogers, who spent 12 years in the NBA and won a Sixth Man of the Year award died on Friday at the age of 54. His time at NBA came after the legendary college career at Wake Forest.

Wake Forest University shared a statement from his wife, Faye, announcing that he'd passed away, as per TMZ. WFU Vice President and director of athletics, John Currie, wrote "Rodney Rogers transformed and accelerated the upward trajectory of Wake Forest University as well as Demon Deacons basketball from the moment he signed his letter of intent in the fall of 1989."

"His generational combination of power and grace as a player was exceeded only by the size of his heart. His perseverance and spirit following his accident inspired thous...