Lee Rose (basketball)

Lee Rose
Biographical details
Born(1936-10-23)October 23, 1936
Irvine, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedApril 5, 2022(2022-04-05) (aged 85)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Basketball
?–1958Transylvania
Baseball
?–1958Transylvania
Position(s)Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1959–1964Transylvania (assistant)
1964–1965Transylvania (interim HC)
1965–1968Cincinnati (freshmen)
1968–1975Transylvania
1975–1978Charlotte
1978–1980Purdue
1980–1986South Florida
1986–1988San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
1988–1989New Jersey Nets (assistant)
1991–1992Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
1996–2001Charlotte Hornets (assistant)
2007–2008Charlotte Bobcats (assistant)
Baseball
1960–1964Transylvania
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1968–1975Transylvania
1975–1978Charlotte
Head coaching record
Overall388–162 (basketball)
Tournaments8–3 (NCAA Division I)
9–5 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Basketball
2 NCAA Division I Regional—Final Four (1977, 1980)
2 Sun Belt regular season (1977, 1978)
Sun Belt tournament (1977)
Big Ten regular season (1979)

Lee Hyden Rose[1] (October 23, 1936 – April 5, 2022) was an American basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head men's basketball at Transylvania University, in an interim capacity in 1964–65 and on a permanent basis from 1968 to 1975; the University of North Carolina at Charlotte from 1975 to 1978; Purdue University from 1978 to 1980; and the University of South Florida from 1980 to 1986, compiling a career college basketball coach record in 388–162. Rose twice coached teams to the Final Four of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament, with Charlotte 49ers in 1977 and the Purdue Boilermakers in 1980. After leaving the college ranks, Rose was an assistant coach with several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1986 and 2008.


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