Lynden Rose
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nassau, Bahamas
 Lynden Rose dunking the ball during the 1981-82 season | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 14, 1960 Nassau, Bahamas |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
|
| NBA draft | 1982: 6th round, 136th overall pick |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
| Playing career | 1982–1983 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 1982 | Las Vegas Silvers |
| 1983 | Billings Volcanos |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Lynden Bernard Rose Sr. (born November 14, 1960)[1][2][3] is a Bahamian retired basketball player. He is best known as co-captain of the first of the three Phi Slama Jama teams at the University of Houston.[4][5]
Rose was born and grew up in the city of Nassau in the Bahamas.[6] He attended Miami Jackson High School and Miami Springs High School in the Miami, Florida area.[7]
College career
After transferring from North Harris County College,[3] Rose played as a point guard for the University of Houston Cougars from 1980 to 1982,[6][8] starting both years and wearing the number 00.[9]
As a senior, Rose co-captained the 1981–82 team,[10][11] the first of three squads that would later bear the moniker of "Phi Slama Jama."[12][13] Rose and the rest of "Texas' Tallest Fraternity"[5] reached the Final Four of the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[14] In the national semifinals, Houston lost to the eventual champions, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.[15][16] In the final game of his collegiate career, Rose led all Cougars with 20 points; in doing so, he also outscored a young Michael Jordan, who scored 18 points.[15][17]
