Is Jalen Rose a Michigan Wolverines fan?

What has Jalen Rose said about the Michigan Wolverines?

Sports Illustrated's Michigan site (SI Michigan) carries the quote, and it comes from Rose himself. He said, "Our Michigan Wolverines played basketball last night," which puts the team in the first person plural, the way a fan talks about his own side. The date of the remark isn't known, and the claim rests on that outlet's reporting rather than on a statement Rose made in an interview or on the record elsewhere. That makes this a reported fandom, a stated favorite as SI Michigan has it, and nothing more should be read into it.

Does Jalen Rose have a connection to Michigan beyond the quote?

He does, and it lines up with where he came from. Rose was born in Detroit, Michigan, on January 30, 1973, and went to Southwestern High School in Detroit. He then played at Michigan from 1991 to 1994, before the Denver Nuggets took him 13th overall in the first round of the 1994 draft.

So the team he calls "our" Wolverines is the one he played for in college, in the state where he was born and went to high school. Wikipedia, which supplies those biographical details, does not say where he grew up beyond the Detroit birthplace and high school, and nothing in what's available says when he first became a Wolverines fan. The college years are a documented tie to the program; the quote is what points to current fandom.

Which other players share it?

No other athletes are listed as Michigan Wolverines fans alongside Rose, and nothing available backs up the SI Michigan report with a second outlet. Nothing disputes it either, and nothing suggests the fandom has ended.

Questions people ask

Is Jalen Rose a Michigan Wolverines fan?

Reportedly, yes. Sports Illustrated's Michigan site (SI Michigan) has him saying, "Our Michigan Wolverines played basketball last night," though the date of that remark is unknown.

Does Jalen Rose like the Michigan Wolverines?

The words attributed to him by SI Michigan suggest so, since he refers to them as "our" team. He also played at Michigan from 1991 to 1994.

Did Jalen Rose grow up a Michigan Wolverines fan?

That isn't established. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and attended Southwestern High School there, but nothing available says when his fandom began.

When did Jalen Rose become a Michigan Wolverines fan?

No date is given. The only documented ties are his college years at Michigan, 1991 to 1994, and the undated SI Michigan quote.