Mike Rose (basketball)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 6, 1987 Naperville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Illinois) |
| College | Eastern Kentucky (2005–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–2021 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2009 | Oyak Renault |
| 2010 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2010 | Southland Sharks |
| 2010–2011 | Gent Hawks |
| 2011 | Southland Sharks |
| 2012 | Sauk Valley Predators |
| 2012–2013 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| 2013 | Bulleen Boomers |
| 2013–2014 | Ottawa SkyHawks |
| 2016 | Knox Raiders |
| 2017–2018 | Hume City Broncos |
| 2019 | Knox Raiders |
| 2020–2021 | Midwest Storm |
| Career highlights | |
Michael Rose (born April 6, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels before playing professionally in Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Germany and Canada.
Rose attended Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois, where he was rated the 30th-best prospect in the state of Illinois by ChicagoHoops.com. As a senior in 2004–05, he averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and three steals per game as he led Neuqua Valley to a 24-4 record. He subsequently earned Upstate Eight All-Conference team and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association third team all-state accolades.[1]
College career
As a freshman at Eastern Kentucky in 2005–06, Rose played in all 30 games with 16 starts and was twice named OVC Freshman of the Week in November 2005. He subsequently led all EKU freshmen in points (6.2 ppg), minutes (20.4 mpg), steals (25) and rebounds (2.7 rpg).[1]
As a sophomore in 2006–07, Rose started all 33 games as he earned the OVC Tournament MVP and second-team All-OVC honors. He led the team and ranked sixth in the conference in scoring at 15.1 points per game, while also ranking third in the conference in three-point shooting at 39.8 percent.[1]
As a junior in 2007–08, Rose started all 30 games as he led the team and ranked fifth in the conference in scoring at 15.3 points per game. He also ranked fifth in the conference in free throw shooting (81.5 percent) and fourth in steals (1.8 spg), subsequently earning first-team All-OVC honors. He became the 28th Colonel to reach the 1,000-point plateau when he scored a team-high 21 points against Tennessee Tech on February 2, 2008.[1]
As a senior in 2008–09, Rose earned first-team All-OVC honors for the second straight year after averaging 20.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals in 31 games (all starts).[2] He also earned first-team NABC Division I All-District 19 honors along with Lester Hudson, Drake Reed, Kenneth Faried and Wes Channels.