Quinton Rashod Rose (born January 26, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Temple Owls.
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Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | (1998-01-26) January 26, 1998 (age 24) Rochester, New York |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Bishop Kearney (Irondequoit, New York) |
College | Temple (2016–2020) |
NBA draft | 2020 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021–present | Westchester Knicks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Rose grew up in Rochester, New York and began playing with fellow standout Thomas Bryant in third grade. Rose's younger brother Miles is also a basketball player.[1] Quinton played basketball for Bishop Kearney High School in Irondequoit, New York. As a junior, he averaged 15.4 points, seven rebounds and seven assists per game.[2] In his senior season, Rose averaged 23 points and six rebounds per game, leading Bishop Kearney to the Class AA sectional semifinals and earning second-team All-State honors. He played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball with the City Rocks, with whom he drew attention from many NCAA Division I programs.[3] Rose was considered a four-star recruit by ESPN and a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals. He committed to play for Temple at the collegiate level on August 7, 2015.[4]
Rose was named American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week four times during his freshman season and earned a spot on the conference All-Rookie Team.[5] He started six games and averaged 10.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.[2] As a sophomore, Rose averaged 14.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.5 steals per game as Temple lost in the first round of the NIT to eventual champion Penn State.[6] He declared for the 2018 NBA draft but opted to return to Temple after working out with several teams.[7] He was told by NBA scouts that he needed to get stronger and improve his three-point shot.[8] On March 3, 2019, Rose scored a career-high 29 points in an 80–69 win against Tulane.[9] As a junior, Rose was named second-team All-American Athletic Conference.[10] He averaged 16.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.[3] He was hampered by a stress fracture in his foot for the last two months of the season, and had offseason foot surgery.[11] On February 8, 2020, Rose scored 25 points in an overtime win over SMU, becoming the all-time leading scorer for the American Athletic Conference. He passed Rob Gray of Houston’s mark of 1,710 career points, set in 2018.[12] At the conclusion of the regular season. Rose was named to the Second Team All-AAC.[13] He was named to the First Team All-Big 5.[14]
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Rose signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Sacramento Kings.[15] Rose was waived on December 11.[16] On March 4, 2021, he was signed by the Westchester Knicks.[17] On October 25, 2021, Rose was included in training camp roster of the Westchester Knicks.[18]
In 2016, Rose played for the United States at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament, an under-18 competition in Mannheim, Germany. He averaged a team-high 13.8 points per game as the United States finished in ninth place.[19] Rose was a training camp finalist to play at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Cairo but was not named to the final roster.[20]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016–17 | Temple | 32 | 6 | 24.8 | .434 | .296 | .689 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .4 | 10.1 |
2017–18 | Temple | 33 | 32 | 32.2 | .434 | .345 | .653 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .2 | 14.9 |
2018–19 | Temple | 33 | 33 | 34.6 | .408 | .275 | .685 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | .2 | 16.3 |
2019–20 | Temple | 31 | 31 | 33.4 | .368 | .270 | .792 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | .7 | 16.4 |
Career | 129 | 102 | 31.3 | .408 | .297 | .717 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .4 | 14.4 |
Westchester Knicks current roster | |
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