Derrick Rose will get his No.1 jersey retired by the Chicago Bulls during the 2025-26 NBA season.
The ceremony will take place on January 24, 2026, following the Bulls’ game against the Boston Celtics at the United Center.
The Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the first overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft out of Memphis. In 406 games with Chicago, Rose averaged 19.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks. He won the 2009 Rookie of the Year Award and made three All-Star teams and one All-NBA team.
In 2010-11, Rose made NBA history. He won the MVP Award, becoming the youngest MVP of all time. Rose averaged 25.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 7.7 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.6 blocks.
One of the most explosive point guards in NBA history, Rose underwent four knee surgeries, two ankle surgeries, one elbow surgery and one eye surgery during his career. He recently told Cyro Asseo de Choch of HoopsHype that he used to ask God why he kept getting hurt.
“I never asked the doctor why my injuries were happening,” Rose said. “They’re just giving me a reason. But I asked God that numerous times. After a while, I stopped asking. I knew I had to roll with the punches. And that’s part of being from Chicago. Like, hey, if I can make it out of here, I can make it anywhere. And I made it out, and God placed me back there, like in Chicago.
“So I’m like, man, I’m here. And I’ve got to live with some type of purpose. What’s going to be my purpose? And the older I get, I’m starting to see that my purpose is to show people that you can get through it.”
Rose appeared in 723 NBA games. He averaged 17.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.3 blocks. The Chicago native played for the Bulls, New York Knicks (twice), Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and Memphis Grizzlies.