Sports / Press & broadcasting
Jalen Rose
born 1973 · basketball player, sports analyst, author
Detroit-born guard who starred at Southwestern High School and with Michigan's 'Fab Five' before a long NBA career and a second career as a national broadcaster and Detroit philanthropist.
- Born
Detroit, Michigan
age 53- Birth name
- Jalen Anthony Rose
- Detroit years
- 1973–present
- Field
- Sports, Press & broadcasting
01 / The Detroit story
The Detroit story
Rose was born and raised in Detroit and became a star at Southwestern High School before joining the University of Michigan's famous 'Fab Five' freshman class, which reached the NCAA championship game in 1992 and 1993. He went on to a fourteen-year NBA career, most notably alongside Reggie Miller on an Indiana Pacers team that reached the 2000 NBA Finals, then built a second career as an ESPN and ABC analyst. He never left his hometown behind: in 2013 the Detroit Public Schools inducted him into its high school hall of fame, and in 2011 he and a partner opened the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, a free public charter high school on Detroit's northwest side that funds scholarships and mentoring for the city's youth.
Highlights
- Star at Southwestern High School in Detroit
- Member of Michigan's 'Fab Five', NCAA finalists in 1992 and 1993
- Reached the 2000 NBA Finals with the Indiana Pacers
- Inducted into the Detroit High School Hall of Fame (2013) and American Basketball Hall of Fame (2019, in Detroit)
- Founded the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, a free public high school in Detroit
02 / Their Detroit places
Their Detroit places 2
Where they lived, worked, performed and liked to hang out. Closed and demolished places stay here too, because they are part of the city's history.
Studied here · 1980s–1991
Southwestern High School
Closed · 1916–2012
The Detroit high school where he starred before Michigan; the school closed in 2012.
Founded · 2011–present
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy
A free public charter high school he co-founded on Detroit's northwest side, focused on college-bound, underserved students.