Summary
Jalen Rose, a former University of Michigan basketball player, will be the main speaker at the university's Spring Commencement ceremony on May 2. He will also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Rose played for Michigan's "Fab Five" team in the early 90s and later became a professional NBA player and a basketball analyst.
Key Facts
- Jalen Rose will speak at the University of Michigan's Spring Commencement on May 2.
- He will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
- Rose was a point guard for Michigan's "Fab Five" team in the early 1990s.
- He played in the NBA for 13 seasons with six teams.
- Rose works as a college basketball analyst.
- He founded the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, a public charter high school in Detroit.
- The academy has more than 1,000 alumni and a 95% graduation rate.
- Michigan's basketball team is currently competing in the NCAA Tournament and will face Alabama in the Sweet 16.
