Derrick Martell Rose is a professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. Rose was selected by the Bulls with the first overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft. In his rookie year, Rose competed in and won the Skills Challenge during the NBA All-Star Saturday. He won the Skill Challange again in 2009 beating out Tony Parker, Devin Harris and Mo Williams.

During his rookie season he received number of awards including Rookie of the Year (the third Bulls to win the award - the other two being Elton Brand (1999) and Michael Jordan (1984) and Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for the month of November, December and March. [1]

Derrick Rose played one season of College basketball at the University of Memphis under head coach John Calipari. During his freshman year, Rose averaged 14.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. The Memphis Tigers earned a #1 seed in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, making it all the way to the Final Four before losing to Kansas.

On October 28, 2008, Rose made his NBA debut with the Chicago Bulls. Rose started the game as the Bulls point guard and finished the game with 11 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists in 32 minutes against the Bucks. The Bulls won the game 108 to 95. In the game Michael Redd of the Bucks led all scorers with 20 points.ESPN.com: [1]

As the Bulls opened their 2009 NBA Playoff run on April 18, 2009, Rose scored 36 points as the team upset the defending-champion Boston Celtics 105-103 in overtime. The 36 points ties the record for single-game playoff points scored by a rookie set by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.ESPN.com: [2]

Rose faced a pair of controversies in May and June 2009, after being named the NBA's Rookie of the Year. Several news outlets reported that a stand-in had taken the SAT test in his place. Then, a photograph came to light showing Rose flashing gang signs. Rose apologized, stating that he was unequivocally anti-gang and that the photo was meant as a joke.http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/news/story?id=4252041

Games Played: 78 games

Games Started: 78 games

Minutes: 36.8 minutes per game

Points: 16.8 points per game

Field Goal: 47.5%

3 Point: 22.2%

Free Throw: 78.8%

Steals: 0.8 steals per game

Blocks: 0.2 blocks per game

Turnovers: 2.5 turnovers per game

Rebounds: 3.9 rebounds per game

Assists 6.3 assists per game [1]