Malik Jabari Rose (born November 23, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Rose played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning championships with the San Antonio Spurs in 1999 and 2003.

Malik Rose
Rose in 2008
Detroit Pistons
PositionAssistant general manager
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1974-11-23) November 23, 1974 (age 50)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolOverbrook
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeDrexel (1992–1996)
NBA draft1996: 2nd round, 44th overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career1996–2009
PositionPower forward
Number31, 13, 9
Career history
1996–1997Charlotte Hornets
19972005San Antonio Spurs
20052009New York Knicks
2009Oklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As executive:

Career statistics
Points5,003 (6.2 ppg)
Rebounds3,371 (4.1 rpg)
Assists684 (0.8 apg)
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Early life and education

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Rose was born on November 23, 1974, in Philadelphia. He attended and graduated from Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, the same high school as Wilt Chamberlain. He graduated from Drexel University with All-American honors after leading the Dragons to their lone NCAA Tournament victory with an upset of the University of Memphis 75–63. At Drexel, Malik averaged over 16 points and 12 rebounds per game throughout his four-year college career. He was a student teacher at Robert E. Lamberton School and Albert M. Greenfield Elementary. In 2011, the 1995-96 men's basketball team, led by Rose, was inducted into the Drexel athletic Hall of Fame.[1]

NBA career

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Rose was drafted in 1996 in the second round by the Charlotte Hornets. Rose is the second Drexel basketball player to participate in the NBA, following Michael Anderson. He was signed as a free agent by the San Antonio Spurs in 1997, and quickly became one of their more popular players due to his displays of hustle, defense, and skill despite being undersized. Rose was on the Spurs' NBA championship teams in 1999 and 2003. On February 24, 2005, Rose was traded along with a pair of first-round draft picks to the New York Knicks for Nazr Mohammed and Jamison Brewer, much to the dismay of Spurs fans. A highlight during his tenure with the Knicks was a 10-point, 15-rebound and 9-assist performance in a 94–93 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on April 18, 2007,[2] just missing a triple-double. After being relegated to a minor supporting role for the Knicks for four years, Rose was traded from the Knicks to the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 19, 2009, for Chris Wilcox.[3]

One of Rose's most memorable games occurred during the opening round of the 2002 Playoffs against the Seattle SuperSonics. With star front court players Tim Duncan and David Robinson out, Rose stepped in as a starter. Bringing the Spurs back from a 26-point half-time deficit, the Spurs eventually lost by 12 but not before making a contest of the game. Malik had 28 points and 13 rebounds for the game.[4]

Post-NBA career

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The Oklahoma City Thunder renounced the rights to Rose on December 22, 2009.[5]

Rose joined the Madison Square Garden Network as a pregame analyst for his former Knicks team for the 2009–2010 season. He was also named the color analyst for the NBA Development League team, the Austin Toros, who broadcast their games on television for the first time.[6]

On December 20, 2011, Rose was hired as color commentator for the Philadelphia 76ers television broadcasts. Rose served in this role from 2011 to 2015. On November 15, 2014, Rose made his first appearance for NBA TV. Rose made appearances on NBATV during the 2014–15 season on days when it did not conflict with his 76ers schedule.

On August 12, 2015, Rose was hired as manager of basketball operations for the Atlanta Hawks.[7] On April 11, 2017, Rose was promoted to the general manager of the Erie BayHawks, the Hawks' affiliate in the NBA G League.[8] He was named the G League's Basketball Executive of the Year in his only season with the organization.[9]

In 2018, Rose was hired as an assistant general manager within the Detroit Pistons' organization and left the BayHawks.[10]

In the summer of 2020, Rose stepped down from the Pistons front office to take on a job with the NBA front office as vice president of basketball operations. Rose would be named Head of Basketball Operations for the NBA G-League on January 5, 2022 [11]

Outside of basketball, Rose has been involved in the San Antonio community with his charity work and the San Antonio staple 'Malik's Philly's Phamous' restaurant, specializing in Philadelphia's beloved cheesesteak sandwiches & specialty fries.

NBA career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1996–97 Charlotte 54 1 9.7 .477 .000 .613 3.0 .6 .5 .3 3.0
1997–98 San Antonio 53 0 8.1 .434 .333 .639 1.7 .4 .4 .1 3.0
1998–99 San Antonio 47 0 12.9 .463 .000 .671 3.9 .6 .9 .5 6.0
1999–00 San Antonio 74 3 18.1 .457 .333 .722 4.5 .6 .5 .7 6.7
2000–01 San Antonio 57 9 21.4 .435 .176 .713 5.4 .8 1.0 .7 7.7
2001–02 San Antonio 82 1 21.0 .463 .083 .720 6.0 .7 .9 .5 9.4
2002–03 San Antonio 79 13 24.5 .459 .400 .791 6.4 1.6 .7 .5 10.4
2003–04 San Antonio 67 13 18.7 .428 .000 .813 4.8 1.0 .5 .4 7.9
2004–05 San Antonio 50 1 17.2 .464 .000 .697 4.5 .8 .6 .2 6.3
2004–05 New York 26 4 23.6 .425 .167 .782 4.4 .7 .6 .3 8.3
2005–06 New York 72 35 15.5 .374 1.000 .781 3.6 .9 .6 .2 4.4
2006–07 New York 65 2 12.5 .398 .250 .808 2.7 1.0 .4 .1 3.0
2007–08 New York 49 3 10.1 .367 .286 .725 2.1 .6 .3 .1 3.5
2008–09 New York 18 0 8.9 .268 .000 .727 1.7 .6 .1 .1 1.7
2008–09 Oklahoma City 20 0 15.7 .378 .000 .800 3.3 1.3 .5 .1 5.0
Career 813 85 16.5 .437 .177 .743 4.1 .8 .6 .4 6.2

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1997 Charlotte 2 0 6.0 .500 .000 .000 2.5 .5 .0 .0 2.0
1998 San Antonio 5 0 3.6 .667 .000 .500 1.4 .2 .2 .0 2.0
1999 San Antonio 17 0 11.4 .368 .000 .692 2.3 .2 .4 .2 2.7
2000 San Antonio 4 0 20.8 .444 .000 .556 4.8 .3 .5 .8 5.3
2001 San Antonio 13 0 16.5 .418 .333 .850 3.8 .3 .2 .1 4.9
2002 San Antonio 10 3 29.2 .479 .000 .740 7.9 1.4 1.0 .5 12.9
2003 San Antonio 24 0 23.3 .419 .000 .766 5.8 1.0 .7 .5 9.3
2004 San Antonio 7 0 8.3 .250 .000 .500 2.4 .9 .6 .3 1.4
Career 82 3 17.5 .427 .111 .739 4.3 .7 .5 .3 6.2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Drexel Hall of Fame: Men's Basketball Team 1995-96".
  2. ^ "Knicks 94-93 Bobcats (Apr 18, 2007) Game Recap". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Source: Knicks swap Rose for Wilcox". February 19, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  4. ^ "Sports Illustrated: Recap Seattle 91, San Antonio 79 May 02, 2002". CNN. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012.
  5. ^ http://www.shamsports.com/content/pages/teams/thunder.jsp#transactions[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Toros games to be televised live". November 30, 2009.
  7. ^ "Atlanta Hawks hire Malik Rose to front office position". August 12, 2015.
  8. ^ "Hawks promote Rose to D-League general manager (updated)". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 11, 2017.
  9. ^ "Erie Bayhawks' Malik Rose Named NBA G League Executive of the Year". NBA.com. March 31, 2018.
  10. ^ "Detroit Pistons Name Malik Rose Assistant General Manager". NBA G League. June 29, 2018.
  11. ^ "Malik Rose Named Head of NBA G League Basketball Operations". NBA G League. January 5, 2022.
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