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DERRICK ROSE

Chicago Bulls
6’ 3” Guard

Derrick grew up an avid fan of basketball, learning to dribble by the age of four. As his special talent for basketball grew and the number of city championships won increased, his brothers Dwayne, Reggie and Allan begun to restrict outside contact to him, fearing his road to the NBA would be exploited and derailed by outside parties.

In 2003, Rose was accepted at the Simeon Career Academy and played his freshmen year on the JV basketball team which is a long-standing tradition that varsity head coach Bob Hambric had-no freshman on the varsity team. That rule didn't lessen Rose's play and he went on to put up 18.5 points, 6.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game and led his teams to the city championships with a 24-1 record. Shortly afterwards, he began to receive a number of comparisons to legendary Chicagoan Isiah Thomas. After his season ended, Hambric softened his stance and allowed Rose a chance to play on varsity in the state tournament, but Rose declined, wanting the players to get due credit. The next year Hambric retired and Robert Smith was hired, opening the path to varsity. In Rose's much-publicized debut he had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals in front of college scouts and coaches. He led the Wolverines to a 30-5 mark, while averaging 19.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 2.4 steals on the way to a second consecutive Chicago title. Overall, Rose's career record in high school was 120-12. After his senior year, Rose was named Illinois Mr. Basketball as well as a number of other accolades.

Rose accepted a basketball scholarship to play for the University of Memphis which the teams started 26-0 and reached the No.1 ranking in the polls before falling to Tennessee. Memphis was able to bounce back and capture the C-USA tournament to qualify for the NCAA tournament. Rose was named C-USA Rookie of the Year. The Tigers entered the NCAA Tourney as a No.1 seed and went on to the NCAA Championship Game where the team came up short.

Rose was selected 1st overall draft pick for the Chicago Bulls in the 2008. He started his rookie
year strong, becoming the first Bulls draftee to score 10 points or more in his first 10 games since Michael Jordan and eventually earned Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month honors for November by averaging 18.9 points and 6.1 assists on nearly 50 percent shooting.

For more information, visit the following sites:
l www.derrickrose.net
l sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4387
l en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Rose

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