2011 NBA Most Valuable Player and three-time NBA All-Star Derrick Rose will officially have his No. 1 jersey retired by the Chicago Bulls next season on Jan. 24, 2026. Rose’s No. 1 jersey will be the fifth retired in Bulls franchise history. He will join Jerry Sloan (No. 4), Bob Love (No. 10), Michael Jordan […]
2011 NBA Most Valuable Player and three-time NBA All-Star Derrick Rose will officially have his No. 1 jersey retired by the Chicago Bulls next season on Jan. 24, 2026.
Rose’s No. 1 jersey will be the fifth retired in Bulls franchise history. He will join Jerry Sloan (No. 4), Bob Love (No. 10), Michael Jordan (No. 23) and Scottie Pippen (No. 33) in the United Center rafters next season.
Along with the jersey retirement, the Bulls announced on Thursday that Rose will be celebrated throughout the season, including on four additional game dates where a collectible figurine will be given away at the gates while supplies last.
“I would love that,” Rose told ESPN in a sit-down interview in January relating to a potential jersey retirement. “That’s more me if they would do it.”
The Chicago Bulls selected Rose with the No. 1 pick in the 2008 NBA Draft out of Memphis. Rose excelled immediately, as he was named NBA Rookie of the Year and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. It didn’t take long for him to eventually become an All-Star, an honor he earned in three consecutive seasons from 2010-2012.
He established himself as the best player in the league during the 2011 season, when he became the first Bull since Michael Jordan to win the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award. That year, Rose averaged 25.0 PTS, 7.7 AST and 4.1 REB while leading the Bulls to a 62-20 record and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Rose never quite reached MVP peak following ACL injury
Following the MVP campaign, Rose signed a five-year, $94.8 million extension to remain the face of basketball in the Windy City. Disaster struck in Chicago’s opening game of the 2012 NBA Playoffs against the Detroit Pistons however, as Rose tore his ACL and never quite returned to his MVP peak.
He would go on to enjoy stints with the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and the Memphis Grizzlies but would always remain synonymous as a Chicago Bull. Rose however would enjoy one of the finest moments of his career as a member of the Timberwolves, as he scored a career-high 50 points against the Utah Jazz on Oct. 31, 2018.
After dealing with extensive injuries, Rose broke down following the performance and uttered the iconic line “I worked my a** off man,” which took fans back to his heyday in Chicago.
He will now be remembered forever as a Chicago sports hero when his jersey is put in the rafters on Jan. 24 next season.
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