Roger W. Strickland (September 4, 1940 – February 2, 2011), nicknamed "The Rifle", was an American basketball forward.

[1] He attended Bishop Kenny High School where he was a standout baseball and basketball player.

After attending Notre Dame for a year, Strickland transferred to Jacksonville University where he continued to excel in baseball and basketball.

[2] He was selected by the Associated Press (AP) to the 1962 and 1963 college basketball Little All-America teams.

[13] Strickland continued to play amateur basketball and was a member of the 1969 Samoa Lounge Headhunters club that competed for the national A.A.U.