Again, I believe that I was the beneficiary of good timing. Derrick and I even played the same position. The famous, talented NBA player who the whole world sees as fierce, brave, cool and collected cannot have a spider in his way without feeling a rush of panic. Who would have thought? Derrick Rose is famous for his fear of spiders and also for his fear of needles. He missed out about 5 minutes of a game in his freshman year because he was avoiding having to get stitches for an injury he sustained during the game.
Outside of basketball, Rose is known to be an avid ping-pong player. It is reported that Derrick Rose also recently started to enjoy reading novels and playing Rummikub.
Something tells us that Rose would have been a major league baseball player if he wanted to be. Because of his outstanding performance in basketball when he was in high school, Derrick Rose was a very sought after student by most college basketball team recruiters.
He says that it was one of the hardest decisions he has ever had to make. He considered college offers from Indiana and Illinois before settling on Memphis. He played high school ball in Illinois so it is no surprise that he wanted to stay. Pooh Junior. Derrick has taken his nickname to the next level. He also tells ESPN that he gets quiet and shy when he is intently focused on something.
You know the old saying that quiet people need to be the most feared? But I bet you already knew that. With a height of 6 feet 3 inches 1. Rose's family controlled nearly every aspect of his high school career and recruiting process to keep him on the right path in Chicago. Rose's brothers guided him through everything, from getting dropped off at school, to monitoring nearly every facet of the recruiting process, which started before Rose even got to high school.
Derrick Rose enrolled at Simeon in , but because of a longtime rule by coach Bob Hambric, Rose had to start on the junior varsity squad, and wasn't allowed to speak to media until the end of his junior season. Derrick Rose's numbers jumped from Derrick Rose's high profile at Simeon helped a number of his teammates earn recognition, as well.
With Derrick Rose leading the way, Simeon also won back-to-back state titles to become the first Chicago Public League school to achieve the feat. The Wolverines' overall record during Rose's career was During the summers, Derrick Rose and Eric Gordon — then an Indiana prep star — locked down the backcourt of the MeanStreets Express, leading the AAU team to the Nike Peach Jam championship, an invitation-only tournament for the country's finest teams.
At the Peach Jam tournament, Derrick Rose put up 21 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists in a matchup with O. He bumped his scoring average up to 18 points per game with the Knicks, but also ignited controversy with an unexplained absence from the club in January , and finished the season with another torn meniscus.
Moving on to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Rose briefly left the club early in the season, his injury woes reportedly causing him to consider retirement. Traded to the Utah Jazz in February , he was waived by his new club just two days later.
Rose then joined the Minnesota Timberwolves the following month, and remained with the club for the season. After signing with the Detroit Pistons in July , Rose showed he still had plenty left in the tank by scoring at least 20 points in a career-best 14 consecutive games. Rose became a father for the first time on October 9, , when his longtime girlfriend, Mieka Reese, gave birth to a son, Derrick Rose Jr. In , Rose was named in a civil lawsuit by a woman who accused the basketball star and two of his friends of raping her.
Rose was cleared of liability following a two-week trial that October. In early , it was reported that Rose had secretly married model Alaina Anderson.
The following year, he published an autobiography, I'll Show You. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Rose required surgery and was subsequently sidelined for the entire —13 season. Rose returned to play in 13—14, but during a regular season game against the Portland Trail Blazers on November 22, , Rose injured his right meniscus which caused him to miss the remainder of the season.
Rose returned once again the following season, but knee injuries continued to riddle him, causing him to miss 30 games. In June , he was traded to the New York Knicks.
After one season with the Knicks, Rose joined the Cleveland Cavaliers in July , but was traded and subsequently released by the Utah Jazz the following February. In March , he signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves , playing two seasons with the team. In July , he signed with the Detroit Pistons. Derrick Rose was born and raised in the Englewood area, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods on Chicago's South Side. All three were talented basketball players who taught Rose the in and outs of basketball on nearby courts.
As his talent for the sport grew, Rose began to attract much more outside attention in Chicago's basketball circles, leading his mother and brothers to restrict outside contact to him, fearing his road to the NBA would be exploited and derailed by outside parties such as street agents, such as with the case with former Chicago prospect Ronnie Fields. By the time that Rose enrolled at Simeon Career Academy in , he was 5'11" and a hot commodity for collegiate coaches.
Despite his reputations, he played freshmen and JV basketball for the Wolverines and wore 25 in honor of Ben "Benji" Wilson , a former promising player who was murdered by a gang member during his senior year in That rule didn't lessen Rose's play and he went on to put up In Rose's much-publicized debut, he had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 steals over Thornwood High School in a sold-out game filled with college scouts and coaches.
During Rose's junior year in , the Simeon Wolverines broke through and won the Chicago Public League championship held at the United Center where Rose starred with 25 points and crowd pleasing dunks. The team advanced through the playoffs and earned a berth in the Class AA state championship against Richwoods High School, where a fourth quarter buzzer beater by Richwood forced overtime.
The score was knotted at 29 late in the extra period when Rose stole the ball and buried the game winning jumper with 1. Entering his senior year, Rose was ranked the fifth best prospect in the nation by Sports Illustrated. Matched up with hyped junior guard Brandon Jennings , Rose had 28 points, 9 assists, and 8 rebounds and held Jennings to zero points in the first three quarters, 17 overall in a 78—75 win.
In his final high school game, Rose scored 2 points, but pulled down 7 rebounds and totaled 8 assists. Overall Simeon's record while Rose played was — Basketball [20] and was named to the McDonald's All-American team.
Ford , [23] and had his jersey number 25 retired along with Ben Wilson. Rose accepted a scholarship to play for the University of Memphis Tigers under John Calipari , who recruited him after seeing the high schooler play in an AAU game. Rose switched to 23, unable to wear his customary 25, retired by the school in honor of Penny Hardaway.
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