UMBC guard Darnell Rogers watches shoot-around with teammates before a game last season against St. Francis (Pa.). (Terrance Williams for The Washington Post) His collegiate career, thus far, has been a winding road with UMBC being the latest of ⦠Rogers Leads Five in Double Figures; UMBC Defeats NJIT, 75-71 on Tuesday UMBC Menâs Falls, 69-65 to NJIT on Sunday Afternoon Hartford Defeats UMBC Menâs Basketball, 70-63 on Saturday UMBC point guard Darnell Rogers, who at 5-foot-2 is believed to be the shortest scholarship player in Division I basketball, entered the NCAA transfer portal on Monday. UMBC diminutive guard Darnell Rogers entered the transfer portal on Monday, ESPN reported. UMBC guard Darnell Rogers, believed to be the shortest scholarship player in Division-I basketball history, has entered the transfer portal, he told ESPN on Monday. Next: Teams exceeding expectations so far ⦠UMBC diminutive guard Darnell Rogers entered the transfer portal on Monday, ESPN reported.The 5-foot-2 Rogers is believed to be the shortest player in Division I history. Read MoreYahoo! Darnell Rogers, is a 5'2' - yep, 5'2" - guard from UMBC who gets buckets and talks a bunch of shit. The 5-foot-2 Rogers is believed to be the shortest player in Division I ⦠Darnell Rogers is a short man thriving in a tall manâs sport, and the junior has the UMBC Retrievers off to a scorching start. Last year he went viral during the game against LSU: Fast forward a year and here comes Darnell Rogers again - leading UMBC in scoring against Georgetown and making America fall in ⦠The latest stats, facts, news and notes on Darnell Rogers of the UMBC Retrievers UMBC guard Darnell Rogers, believed to be the shortest scholarship player in Division I basketball, entered the transfer portal on Monday. UMBC guard Darnell Rogers, believed to be the shortest scholarship player in Division I basketball, entered the transfer portal on Monday. That player was UMBCâs Darnell Rogers, who at 5-foot-2 and 150 pounds, is one of the few basketball players who could look Muggsy Bogues ⦠Generally, height is a factor in how great a basketball player becomes. In the end, the extreme size and athleticism of the Tigers were too much and UMBC and Darnell Rogers fell 50-77.