“I grew up in one of those households where, growing up in Detroit, you gravitate towards music and cars because we were the capital for a long time. Especially during my childhood. We were the Motown sound. We were the Motor City.”

American former professional basketball player and sports analyst, born 1973

Jalen Rose is an American former professional basketball player and sports analyst. He was born in 1973 and is known for his role in college basketball with the University of Michigan Wolverines' Fab Five. As a Michigan player, he helped the team reach the NCAA men's championship games in 1992 and 1993, as a freshman and sophomore. He later became a sports analyst, and his commentary draws on a career shaped by both college and professional basketball.