Robert Rose (basketball)

NBL Player Infobox
name = Robert Rose


nickname = The Magician
position = Guard
height = 196 cm
weight = 96 kg
team = Cairns Taipans
nationality = Australia
birth_date = birth date and age|1964|12|27
birth_place = Rochester, New York, U.S.
first_nbl_game = 1992
games_played = 472 [http://www.nblstats.com/players.php?playerid=10982 NBL Stats]
junior_association =
college = George Mason University
previous_clubs = Los Angeles Clippers 1989
South East Melbourne Magic 1992-93
Adelaide 36ers 1994-95
Canberra Cannons 1996-98
Townsville Crocodiles 1999-2006
championships = 1992
career_highlights =
NBL MVP (1993, 2001)
NBL's First Team (1993, 1996-97, 2001)
NBL's 25th Anniversary Team (1998)
Played for Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA

Robert Rose (born December 27 1964, in Rochester, New York) is a retired American / Australian professional basketball player in the Australian National Basketball League.

Rose played 2 games in the NBA for the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1988-89 season after signing a 10-day contract. He played just 3 minutes. [http://www.basketball-reference.com/fc/gl.cgi?player=rosero01&year=1989] He began his NBL career in 1992 with the South-East Melbourne Magic, leading his team to the championship - which is still his only one. The next year Rose would average 19 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds on his way to the National Basketball League MVP.

After a two year and a three year stint with the Adelaide 36ers and Canberra Cannons respectively Rose's career was somewhat diminishing, although his spectacular stats would not suggest such a thing. After not enjoying post season success with the Cannons in the 1998 season Rose signed with the struggling North Queensland team of the Townsville Crocodiles. Rose would turn the franchise around captaining them to the semi-finals and grand final in the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 seasons. Rose capped off his team's performance by winning his second league MVP award. However the Crocodiles would be defeated by the Wollongong Hawks in the deciding game three of the grand final series.

After the 2005-2006 season, at age 42, the Crocodiles decided not to renew Rose's contract. He then signed with North Queensland rivals the Cairns Taipans for the 2006-2007 season.

Rose currently resides in Townsville and is retired from professional basketball. He now coaches the Townsville QABL basketball team called the 'Heat'. He is married to his wife Patricia, and has two children, Nicolas and Jacob. Robert and Patricia plan on opening a wine bar in the Townsville area, with the most exclusive cellar-door wines for good prices. Nicolas is very interested in American Football (gridiron), and Jacob enjoys playing basketball.

References

External links

* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ROSERO01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com