Michael Rose (born April 6, 1987) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He returns to the Raiders for a second year, where he won the Big V MVP in 2016 as well as making the State Championship. Rose attended

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, where he played

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, starting in over 100 games, before going on to play professionally in Europe, Australia and Canada.

High school career

Rose attended

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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.

College career

As a freshman at

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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). 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. 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. 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). He also earned first-team NABC Division I All-District 19 honors along with

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, Drake Reed,

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and Wes Channels.

Professional career

2009–10 season

Rose went undrafted in the

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. In July 2009, he signed with

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for the 2009–10 TBL season. However, he was released by the club in October 2009 after appearing in just one game. On January 15, 2010, Rose signed with the

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for the rest of the 2009–10 NBL season. In 8 games with the Tigers, he averaged 6.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. Following the Tigers' final game of the season on February 13, Rose moved to New Zealand where he signed a short-term deal with the

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on March 2. He left the team in April following the return of captain

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despite stating his claim as one of the best players in the league. In 7 games for the Sharks, he averaged 22.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.6 steals per game.

2010–11 season

In September 2010, Rose signed with Gent Hawks of the Belgian second division for the 2010–11 season. In 29 games, he averaged 8.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. On June 8, 2011, Rose returned to the Southland Sharks, signing with the club as an injury replacement for

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. In 8 games, he averaged 14.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game.

2011–12 season

On January 30, 2012, Rose signed with the

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for the 2012 PBL season. In 17 games, he averaged 15.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

2012–13 season

In October 2012, Rose joined the

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of the German second league for the 2012–13 season. On February 14, 2013, he signed with the Bulleen Boomers for the 2013

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season.

2013–14 season

On July 3, 2013, Rose signed with the

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for the 2013–14 NBL Canada season.

2015–16 season

On March 11, 2016, Rose signed with the

for the 2016

season. He went on to win the league's Most Valuable Player award.

2016–17 season

On December 12, 2016, Rose signed with the Hume City Broncos for the 2017

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2018–19 season

In December 2018, Rose re-signed with the

for the 2019

season.

References

External links

Eastern Kentucky bioBig V statsKnox Raiders Player Announcement
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