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Chicago Bulls icon and former Kia MVP Derrick Rose will have his jersey honored in the rafters of the United Center on January 24, 2026, as announced by the team.
Rose’s legendary No. 1 will now join the retired numbers of other Bulls greats, including Michael Jordan (No. 23), Scottie Pippen (33), Bob Love (10), and Jerry Sloan (4).
Mark your calendars for January 24, 2026 🌹
Join us for Derrick Rose Jersey Retirement Night, as we celebrate the addition of No. 1 to the United Center’s rafters. pic.twitter.com/WvuNMEwWkn
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) August 21, 2025
Selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, Rose quickly became a star with the Bulls, his hometown team. The 6-foot-3 guard claimed Rookie of the Year honors and made three consecutive All-Star game appearances.
His peak moment came during the remarkable 2010-11 season, where at just 22 years old, he was named the youngest MVP in NBA history. That season, Rose averaged 25 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 7.7 assists, leading the Bulls to a record-breaking 62-20 tally and the Eastern Conference Finals—both impressive achievements since the days of Jordan’s final season with the franchise (1997-98).
Beyond his time with the Bulls, Rose also played for New York, Detroit, Minnesota, Cleveland, and Memphis. He concluded last season with the Grizzlies, making a triumphant return to the city that he once called home during his college years.
While with Memphis for the 2023-24 season, Rose participated in 24 games and shared his heartfelt sentiments about returning to Memphis.
“It’s all full circle,” Rose reflected in April 2024. “Being back here with my family, my wife’s family being from here, stepping into this arena and seeing familiar faces from my college days, it’s all love.”
Throughout his career, Rose has faced several knee surgeries, took time off during the 2017-18 season to reassess his future amid ankle issues, and missed nearly two full seasons following a significant knee injury in 2012—during what should have been his prime years.
Across 723 regular-season games, he averaged 17.4 points and 5.2 assists. Before the ACL tear 13 years ago, he boasted an average of 21 points per game, dropping to 15.1 points per game in subsequent seasons.
Despite enduring knee injuries, Rose showcased his MVP-caliber skills multiple times in the years that followed. Notably, he achieved a career-high of 50 points in a thrilling 128-125 victory for Minnesota against Utah on October 31, 2018—a game that brought him to tears. On December 14, 2019, he recorded a 12-assist performance for Detroit in a 115-107 win over Houston, marking his first such game in nearly eight years.
Rose was a strong contender for the Sixth Man of the Year award for three consecutive seasons—2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21—and received a first-place MVP vote in the 2020-21 season, a full decade after initially winning the honor.
Rose swiftly established himself as a rising star, claiming the league’s skills challenge at the 2009 All-Star weekend as a rookie, winning Rookie of the Year, and scoring 36 points in his playoff debut. His journey from growing up in poverty in a Chicago suburb to becoming a basketball luminary was quite remarkable, with the sport serving as a means to support his mother and family. In 2006, Rose made a game-winning shot to clinch an Illinois state high school championship, and just five years later, he was the NBA’s MVP.
This report includes information from The Associated Press.
