Former Middle Georgia (now Middle Georgia State University) Basketball Coach Ben Rogers passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Bryant Health and Rehabilitation Center in Cochran. Rogers joined Middle Georgia College in 1968, where he was the head basketball coach from 1968-1993, the athletic director from 1968-1995, and an associate professor of math from 1968-2000.
13WMAZ paid tribute to Rogers, remembering him for his "impact on the court and in the community."
"'He was a mentor to me. [He was] someone I could really trust, and when I had problems, I could go and talk to him,' said Scott Moe, the current head coach of the program that Rogers previously led. 'That was really important to me at the time.'
While they've gone from the Middle Georgia College Warriors to the Middle Georgia State University Knights, Moe said that the mark that Rogers made on the program still lives on today.
'We will definitely miss him and it's sad to see him go,' Moe said. 'The legacy and mark he left on MGC will never be forgotten.'"
View 13WMAZ's story below and read their article here.