| Name | Jalen Rose |
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| Position | SG, PG, SF |
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| Number | 5, 8 |
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| Height ft | 6 |
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| Height in | 8 |
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| Weight lbs | 215 |
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| Birthdate | January 30, 1973 Detroit, Michigan |
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| Debutyear | 1994 |
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| Finalyear | 2007 |
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| Draftyear | 1994 |
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| Draftround | 1 |
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| Draftpick | 13 |
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| Draftteam | Denver Nuggets |
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| College | Michigan |
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| Teams | |
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| Stat1label | Points |
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| Stat1value | 13,220 |
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| Stat2label | Rebounds |
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| Stat2value | 3,193 |
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| Stat3label | Assists |
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| Stat3value | 3,527 |
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| Letter | r |
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| Bbr | roseja01 |
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| Highlights | |
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Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) is a retired American professional basketball player. In college, he was a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines' "Fab Five" (along with Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson) that reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as both Freshmen and Sophomores. Rose's biological father Jimmy Walker was a former #1 overall pick who started in the backcourt alongside Jerry West in an NBA All-Star game at one point in his career. Walker died in July 2007 of lung cancer. Although they eventually spoke several times over the phone, Rose never met his father in person.
College career
's
Fab Five (left to right)
Jimmy King, Rose,
Chris Webber,
Ray Jackson and
Juwan Howard|alt=five Black males in gold athletic uniforms in the foreground on the sidelines of an athletic court while a few opposing athletes in green wait in the middle of the court.]] As a star at
Southwestern High School in Detroit, Rose obtained a high profile and can even be seen at a high school All-American camp in the documentary film,
Hoop Dreams. Rose attended the
University of Michigan where the Wolverines reached two
NCAA Finals games in
1992 and
1993, finishing as national runners up both times. Rose was a part of Wolverines coach
Steve Fisher's legendary
1991 recruiting class, dubbed the "
Fab Five". He led the Fab Five in scoring his freshman year averaging 19 points per game and set the school freshman scoring record with 597 total points. Aside from being the most outspoken of the Fab Five, Rose was also their point guard and leader. During his career, he racked up over 1700 points, 400 rebounds, 400 assists, and 100 steals. Of the players called before the
grand jury (
Robert Traylor, Webber, Rose,
Maurice Taylor, and
Louis Bullock) in the
University of Michigan basketball scandal, he was the only one not listed as having received large amounts of money.
NBA career
Rose has played for six different NBA teams, forging a solid pro career after skipping his senior season at Michigan. He was selected 13th overall by the
Denver Nuggets in the
1994 NBA Draft. After two years with Denver, he was traded to the
Indiana Pacers, along with
Reggie Williams and a future first round draft pick, for
Mark Jackson,
Ricky Pierce, and a 1st round draft pick.
Despite his successes in Indiana, he was never readily accepted early on. Rose logged a lot of DNPCD's (Did Not Play - Coach's Decision) under Coach Larry Brown. Rose also often spoke out about the fact he was being used as a backup two-guard and small forward over his preference, which was point guard. It was not until Larry Bird took over coaching duties did Rose finally begin to blossom, eventually realizing he was most effective at small forward.
Rose's greatest moments as a pro occurred as a member of the Indiana Pacers, as he helped the team get back on its feet after a disastrous 1996–97 season and make it to three consecutive Eastern Conference Finals appearances. Rose became the first player in eight years other than Reggie Miller to lead the Pacers in scoring in the 1999–2000 season when he averaged 18.2 points per game for the eventual Eastern Conference Champions. He helped lead them to the Eastern Conference Championship in 2000 (though Indiana would ultimately lose the NBA Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games). Rose averaged 25 points per game in the six game Finals series, including a 32-point effort in a game five win.
During the 2001–02 season, Rose was traded to the Chicago Bulls along with Travis Best, Norman Richardson, and a future second round draft pick in exchange for Brad Miller, Ron Mercer, Ron Artest and Kevin Ollie.
After 16 games in the 2003–04 season, Rose was traded to the Toronto Raptors, along with power forwards Donyell Marshall and Lonny Baxter. Jalen Rose found moderate success with the Raptors, but the team soon decided to rebuild.
On February 3, 2006, midway through the 2005–06 campaign, he was traded, along with a first-round draft pick, and an undisclosed sum of cash (believed to be around $3 million), to the New York Knicks for Antonio Davis, where he was reunited with Larry Brown, his coach for one year with the Indiana Pacers. The motivation behind this trade was apparently to free up cap space (Rose earned close to $18 million a year) as well as for the Raptors to acquire an experienced center who could relieve some of Chris Bosh's rebounding duties. Rose's final game and contribution for the Raptors was a home win against the Sacramento Kings, where he scored the winning basket in overtime.
Rose's tenure with the Knicks was uneventful and prior to the start of the 2006–07 NBA season on October 30, 2006, the Knicks cut ties with Rose by waiving him. He was courted by several teams including the Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat. On November 3, 2006, Rose announced he would sign with the Suns on his blog at jalenrose.com. On November 7, it was officially announced that Rose had signed a $1.5 million one-year deal with Phoenix.
As a member of the Phoenix Suns, Rose did not play very many minutes. The fast-paced Suns offense was too fast for the aging swingman and his knees became a liability on defense. Upon the Suns' elimination from the 2007 NBA Playoffs, he became a regular commentator for ESPN giving regular insider perspective on games from both a player's and analyst's perspective. Rose has also been a courtside reporter for TNT during the playoffs.
Player profile
A
left-handed player, Rose was known to have a smooth and versatile offensive game. Jalen was particularly gifted as a scorer from the perimeter or the post, capable of putting up 20 points most any night. Jalen was used throughout his career at three different positions. He began his career as a point guard for the Denver Nuggets and became a shooting guard/small forward for the Indiana Pacers. He then returned to the point guard position briefly with the Toronto Raptors. However, during his career he was most effective as a small forward or
swingman. Jalen was also a good passer, especially for his height, and Indiana often employed him as a
point forward. Not known for his defense, Rose's best moment defensively came during the 1997–1998 season, when Rose emerged as a defensive stopper on
Michael Jordan in the Eastern Conference Finals, though the Bulls pulled out the series in seven games. Rose has sometimes been regarded as a team leader, particularly under head coach
Larry Bird, though he reportedly was a disruptive force in the Pacers' locker room during his feud with the coach at that time
Isiah Thomas, after Thomas cut former Fab Five teammate Jimmy King on the final day to do so before the 2000–2001 season.
While he showed a willingness in Toronto to work harder than ever (particularly on defense), Rose also frequently clashed with Raptors coach Sam Mitchell, who benched a struggling Jalen early in the 2005–06 season in favor of rookie Joey Graham.
In the following months, Rose at least raised his play to a more acceptable level. He increased his Player Efficiency Rating more than three whole points (to 13.7) while averaging 12.1 points, 2.5 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game. However, he only shot 40.4% from the field and 27% from three-point range (including a 51.4 true shooting percentage) through 46 games.
Off the court
Rose is a supporter of his alma mater and was seen rooting for Michigan's basketball team during the 2006 NIT Final Four with fellow ex-Wolverine,
Maurice Taylor. Rose is also known for his
philanthropic efforts. He contributes to inner city youth by helping to build reading centers. He has also given
Dikembe Mutombo a check for $100,000 to help with the construction of an operating room for the hospital Mutumbo built in the
Congo.
Rose is the owner of Three Tier Entertainment, an independent, LA based management and production company. Created in 2007, Three Tier Entertainment is heavily involved in the development of television and film projects and also manages talent including directors, actors and screenplay writers.
In recent years Rose has become a community activist and a contributing editor of the Huffington Post.
In 2006, while Jalen was sideline reporting for the NBA playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs' Nick Van Exel launched a towel at him from the Spurs' bench about 15 feet away, which ended up draped over Rose's head in a hilariously candid TV moment.
See also
List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game
References
External links
Official Jalen Rose player profile at NBA.com ESPN.com Jalen Rose at basketball-reference.com Jalen Rose at basketballreference.com Official Website SI.com Yahoo Sports University of Michigan Basketball Statistical Archive YouTube page Three Tier Entertainment TheRoseBlog.com (Jalen Rose's official blog site)
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