Jalen Rose

Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player, current sports analyst for ESPN, and cofounder of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. 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 played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for six teams, most notably alongside Reggie Miller on the Indiana Pacers team that made three consecutive Eastern Conference finals, including the 2000 NBA Finals. Rose was primarily a small forward; however, he sometimes played the role of a shooting guard. Currently, he co-hosts Get Up!, a morning sports talk show on ESPN and the after-noon ESPN talk show, Jalen & Jacoby, with co-host, David Jacoby.[1]

Jalen Rose
Personal information
Born (1973-01-30) January 30, 1973
Detroit, Michigan
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolSouthwestern (Detroit, Michigan)
CollegeMichigan (1991–1994)
NBA draft1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career1994–2007
PositionSmall forward
Number5, 8
Career history
1994–1996Denver Nuggets
1996–2002Indiana Pacers
2002–2004Chicago Bulls
2004–2006Toronto Raptors
2006New York Knicks
2006–2007Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points13,220 (14.3 ppg)
Rebounds3,193 (3.5 rpg)
Assists3,527 (3.8 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early years

Rose's biological father Jimmy Walker was a No. 1 overall draft pick in the NBA who started in the backcourt alongside Jerry West in the 1972 NBA All-Star Game. Although they eventually spoke several times over the phone, Rose never met his father in person. Walker died in July 2007 of lung cancer.[2]

Rose's mother, Jeanne, named him from a combination of his father's name, James, and his uncle's name, Leonard.[3] As a result of Rose's prominence in the NCAA and NBA, Jalen became one of the most popular names for African-American boys born in the 1990s and early 2000s. A number of notable American athletes who began play in the 2010s are named Jalen, after Rose.[4][5]

College career
Michigan's Fab Five (left to right) Jimmy King, Rose, Chris Webber, Ray Jackson, and Juwan Howard

As a star at Southwestern High School in Detroit, where he was teammates with future NBA players Voshon Lenard and Howard Eisley, 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" where he and his teammates revolutionized the sport of basketball on the court and off by wearing baggy uniform shorts, black socks, and black shoes. He led the Fab Five in scoring his freshman year, averaging 17.6 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 small forward and leader. While he did not win an NCAA title, he racked up over 1700 points, 400 rebounds, 400 assists, and 100 steals. At 6-8 and playing as a versatile point guard, some reporters started comparing Rose to his schoolboy idol Magic Johnson.[6] Of the players called before the grand jury (Robert Traylor, Webber, Rose, Maurice Taylor, and Louis Bullock)[7] in the University of Michigan basketball scandal, Rose was the only one not listed as having received large amounts of money.[8]

NBA career

Rose 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. Over the course of his 13-year NBA career, Rose earned more than $100,000,000 in salary compensation.[9]

Despite his successes in Indiana, he was not readily accepted early on. Rose frequently logged DNPCDs (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.

As a member of the Indiana Pacers, Rose 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, winning the NBA Most Improved Player Award in the process, the first time in Pacers history. After helping lead his team to the 2000 NBA Finals, Rose went on to average 25 points per game in the six game series, including a 32-point effort in a game five win. However, the Pacers lost the series to the Los Angeles Lakers.. This playoff series is also remembered for Rose intentionally placing his foot underneath Kobe Bryant in game 2, while Bryant was landing back to the ground after shooting a jump shot, in an effort to cause Bryant injury (which Rose later admitted to intentionally doing).[10] Bryant would miss Game 3 of the series due to an injury after landing on Rose's foot.[11]

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. On January 22, 2006 Rose was among the Raptors who had 81 points scored on them, as Kobe Bryant had the best game of his career while Rose tried to guard him.

Rose in 2006 as a member of the New York Knicks.

On February 3, 2006, midway through the 2005–06 season, 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 $16 million a year) and to allow 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 parted ways 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.[12] On November 7, it was officially announced that Rose had signed a $1.5 million one-year deal with Phoenix.[13]

As a member of the Phoenix Suns, Rose played minimum 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 retired his NBA player career on the Indiana Pacers and transitioned into a broadcasting career.

NBA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1994–95 Denver 813722.2.454.316.7392.74.8.8.38.2
1995–96 Denver 803726.7.480.296.6903.36.2.7.510.0
1996–97 Indiana 66618.0.456.292.7501.82.3.9.37.3
1997–98 Indiana 82020.8.478.342.7282.41.9.7.29.4
1998–99 Indiana 49125.3.403.262.7913.11.91.0.311.1
1999–00 Indiana 808037.2.471.393.8274.84.01.1.618.2
2000–01 Indiana 727240.9.457.339.8285.06.0.9.620.5
2001–02 Indiana 535336.5.444.356.8394.73.7.8.518.5
2001–02 Chicago 303040.5.470.370.8394.15.31.1.523.8
2002–03 Chicago 828240.9.406.370.8544.34.8.9.322.1
2003–04 Chicago 161433.1.375.426.7654.03.5.8.313.3
2003–04 Toronto 505039.4.410.311.8224.05.5.8.416.2
2004–05 Toronto 816533.5.455.394.8543.42.6.8.118.5
2005–06 Toronto 462226.9.404.270.7652.82.5.4.212.1
2005–06 New York 262328.7.460.491.8123.22.6.4.112.7
2006–07 Phoenix 2908.5.442.447.9173.62.5.2.13.7
Career 92357230.3.443.355.8013.53.8.8.314.3

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1995 Denver 3333.0.464.250.6003.76.01.0.710.0
1998 Indiana 15019.5.480.375.7411.81.9.7.48.1
1999 Indiana 13027.3.442.348.8242.42.51.0.412.2
2000 Indiana 242341.9.437.429.8054.43.4.7.520.8
2001 Indiana 4441.0.380.3131.0004.52.81.5.318.0
2007 Phoenix 109.0.250.000.0001.02.0.0.02.0
Career 593031.9.438.385.8013.22.9.8.414.6

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. Rose 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. Rose 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 in Toronto, 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 increased his Player Efficiency Rating more than three 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.

In 2003, Rose was honored with the Professional Basketball Writers Association Magic Johnson Award. Jalen was inducted into the Detroit High School Hall of Fame in 2013 and Michigan Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017.

Off the court

Media figure and business interests

Since 2007, Rose has worked at ABC/ESPN, first as an analyst on SportsCenter and in 2012 he became one of the hosts for NBA Countdown. Rose has also worked on ESPN's Grantland. He currently co-hosts Jalen & Jacoby, a national US sports radio show on ESPN Radio, with David Jacoby.[14] Since April 2018, Rose began co-hosting Get Up!, a three-hour morning sports talk show on ESPN, along with Michelle Beadle and Mike Greenberg.

Rose is the owner of Three Tier Entertainment, an independent, Los Angeles based management and production company. Created in 2007, Three Tier Entertainment develops television and film projects and also manages talent including directors, actors and screenplay writers.

The March 13, 2011 airing of the documentary The Fab Five, which Rose produced, sparked controversy that led to a series of media exchanges between members of the press, Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players and Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players in forums such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.[15] The Fab Five earned a 2.1 rating to become ESPNʼs highest rated documentary, according to the Nielsen Company.

Rose released his first book Got to Give the People What They Want about his personal life story in October 2015. It is a New York Times Bestseller and made the list of Michigan Notable Books from 2016.

Philanthropy

In 2000, Rose established the Jalen Rose Foundation/Charitable Fund to create life-changing opportunities for underserved youth through the development of unique programs and the distribution of grants to qualified nonprofit organizations. Grants focus on education and sports and are distributed in Jalen's hometown of Detroit and in other communities in need.

Rose established the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy (JRLA) in 2011. The academy is an open enrollment, tuition free, public charter high school on the Northwest side of Detroit. The academy serves over 400 ninth through twelfth grade students and graduated its inaugural class in June 2015 – one hundred percent of the academy's graduates have gained college, trade/technical school or military acceptance. The mission is to provide a leadership-focused experience within a high-performing high school that engages and inspires Detroit area youth to achieve at the rigorous level necessary to graduate with a college degree and thrive in life. Rose serves as the President of the Board of Directors.[16]

The Detroit News has recognized Rose with the Michiganian of the Year Award in recognition of his excellence, courage and philanthropy to uplift the metropolitan area and Michigan. In 2016, he was awarded the 11th Annual National Civil Rights Museum Sports Legacy Award for his contributions to civil and human rights, and for laying the foundation for future leaders through his career in sports in the spirit of Dr. King. Rose won the award for establishing the Jalen Rose Foundation, which creates opportunities for underprivileged youth.[17] In addition, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame awarded Rose the 2016 Mannie Jackson – Basketball's Human Spirit Award.[18]

Personal life

Rose has two daughters and one son.

In 2005, Rose earned a Bachelor of Science in Management Studies from the University of Maryland University College.[19][20]

Rose remains an active supporter of his alma mater, the University of Michigan, and was seen rooting for their men's basketball team during the 2006 NIT Final Four with fellow ex-Wolverine, Maurice Taylor.[21] He also was seen in Atlanta, Georgia for the Wolverines' 2013 NCAA National Title game.[22]

In July 2018, Rose married ESPN co-worker Molly Qerim in a private ceremony.[23]

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References
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  3. "Jalen Rose Report" (Podcast). Grantland Channel. November 21, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  4. https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-not-your-imagination-there-are-loads-of-jalens-in-college-basketball-1490197872
  5. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-01-15/most-popular-names-college-basketball-2020-sound-lot-1990s
  6. Reed, William F. (April 6, 1992). "A Rose in Full Bloom". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  7. Larcom, Geoff (October 19, 2000). "Former U-M assistant testifies in Martin case". Ann Arbor News. Archived from the original on January 10, 2003.
  8. Norwood, Robyn. "Webber faces indictment." Los Angeles Times, September 10, 2002. www.articles.latimes.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
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  11. "Jalen Rose Intentionally Injured Kobe Bryant In The 2000 NBA Finals". www.businessinsider.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
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  13. "Full bloom: Free agent Rose signs deal with Suns."www.espn.com, November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
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  17. Wade, Don (January 4, 2016). "Sports Legacy Award Winners to Be Honored at MLK Game". MemphisDailyNews.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
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  20. Rose, Jalen. "Jalen Rose Leadership Academy: Bringing a Quality Education and Jobs to Detroit." Huffington Post, February 1, 2013. www.huffingtonpost.com.
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