Dave Rose set to be inducted into Utah Sports Hall of Fame

PROVO, Utah — On Monday, Sept. 18, former BYU head men’s basketball coach Dave Rose will be inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City.

Rose is one of five inductees in the Class of 2023 joined by the late Stein Ericksen, Ted Ligety, Julie Thompson Seal and Tom Wharton. They were all selected for their outstanding achievements and valuable contributions to sport which have generated positive and lasting acclaim in behalf of the state of Utah.

During his 14-year tenure as the head coach at BYU, Rose went 348-135 including a streak of 13-straight 20-win seasons. He led the Cougars to six NCAA tournament appearances, including a run to the Sweet 16 in 2011 led by National Player of the Year Jimmer Fredette. He earned his 200^th career victory in his 259^th game, making him the 15^th fastest in NCAA history to reach the milestone.

Rose was named the Mountain West Coach of the Year three times including back-to-back in 2006 and 2007, becoming the first coach in program history to win conference coaching honors in consecutive seasons. He coached eight All-Americans and four NBA draft picks including Fredette, who was named the Naismith, Wooden, AP, NABC and Oscar Robertson Player of the Year as a senior in 2011.

Prior to being named the head coach on April 11, 2005, Rose spent eight seasons under Steve Cleveland in Provo, including the last five as associated head coach. He spent 10 seasons at Dixie State, including seven as the head coach, where he accumulated a record of 167-57 winning three conference titles. He also coached multiple sports at Millard and Pine View high schools before joining the staff at Dixie.

His success wasn’t limited to the court as he was honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches with its Game Pillar Award for Service, one of only four Pillar Awards that the NABC annually bestows on the most deserving among its vast membership. In 2018, he won the ESPN INFINITI Coaches’ Charity Challenge raising more than $100,000 for the BYU Simmons Center for Cancer Research.