Jalen Rose

Current ABC/ESPN analyst and former 13-year NBA star Jalen Rose is one of the few professional athletes to maintain a high profile post retirement. Long known for his post-game quotes and great relationship with the media, Jalen continues to show his versatility in the broadcast booth, in the entertainment world and as a philanthropist. Jalen was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended Southwestern High School and the University of Michigan. In college he was part of the legendary “Fab Five” where he and his teammates revolutionized the sport of basketball on the court and off by wearing baggy uniform shorts, black socks and black shoes. The first team in Final Four history to ever start five freshmen, they led the Wolverines to back to back NCAA Championship game appearances. In 1994, Jalen was drafted in the first round by the Denver Nuggets. Notable highlights from his thirteen-year NBA career include winning the NBA’s “Most Improved Player” and “Player of the Week” awards in 2000 and “Eastern Conference Player of the Week” accolades in 2005. As a member of the Indiana Pacers, his team appeared in three straight eastern conference finals including a trip to the NBA Finals in 2000. In 2003, he was honored with the Professional Basketball Writers Association Magic Johnson Award. Jalen was inducted into the Detroit High School Hall of Fame in 2013 and Michigan Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. While many basketball stars make the transition to the small screen after they hang up their basketball kicks, Jalen made the bold leap in the midst of his NBA career in 2002, becoming a multi-faceted reporter for BET Mad Sports and an on-air personality for Fox Sports Net’s famed Best Damn Sports Show Period. Working with the Best Damn Sports Show Period for six years, the budding broadcast star developed his own lifestyle-oriented “Jammin’ With Jalen” segment. Shortly after retiring from basketball in 2007, Jalen – a mass communications major at U of M who ultimately earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland University College – went full throttle pursuing his passion in the multi-media, sports and entertainment world, signing with ABC/ESPN as an analyst. Covering a wide range of current events in the landscape of sports, he’s appeared on the many of the network’s flagship shows. In 2012, Jalen was named a studio analyst for NBA Countdown – ABC and ESPN’s pre-game show. It’s highlighted by a lively roundtable discussion and debate of the top storylines around the league. Seats at the table are reserved for folks in ESPN’s stable of NBA hosts and analysts, with the latter group imparting wisdom based on their many years of playing experience. On September 28, 2015, ESPN Radio launched Jalen & Jacoby, a primetime national weekday program co-hosted by Rose and ESPN senior producer/commentator David Jacoby. Jalen & Jacoby, which features Rose and Jacoby breaking down the latest news in sports and pop culture, began as a passion project of the same name in 2011 and was promoted to a full show due to its popularity. On January 28, 2016, Jalen & Jacoby added a TV version of their show on ESPN2 which is comprised of segments from the radio show. Their chemistry, catchphrases and devoted following has led them to have the most downloaded sports podcast (per episode) as well as the most watched sport podcast on the internet. With continued success, Jalen & Jacoby transitioned from ESPN2 to ESPN in May 2020! Recognized as one of the most knowledgeable and hardest working analysts in the business, Jalen was added to a third ESPN show when Get Up! premiered on April 2, 2018. Get Up! is an American morning sports talk television show on ESPN hosted by Mike Greenberg alongside a panel of rotating sports analysts. The program features news, opinion and analysis from the hosts and guests and airs live weekdays from 8am-10am ET. In 2007, Jalen created Three Tier Entertainment (TTE), a production and management c