Since becoming head coach of the BYU men’s basketball program in 2005, Dave Rose has guided the Cougars to an impressive array of on-the-court awards and accolades while his unassuming approach to service and the community has been recognized at the top of his profession. With a 127-40 record, Rose has produced a five-year resume that is nearly unmatched. In fact, among the 40-plus coaches who took over a program in 2005, Rose has the best winning percentage and the most wins. Among first-time head coaches in 2005, Rose is the only to achieve at least 20 wins in each of his first five seasons. His 127 victories place him fifth for best career starts by wins in NCAA history. Equally committed to excellence off the court, Rose was honored on April 6, 2008, by the National Association of Basketball Coaches with its Game Pillar Award for Service, one of only four Pillar Awards that the Association annually bestows on the most deserving among its vast membership. Rose became the 63rd recipient of the Dale Rex Memorial Award, given annually to the person who has done the most for amateur athletics in the state of Utah. Another evidence of Rose’s commitment to excellence is that his basketball program ranks in the top 10 percent nationally in multi-year NCAA Academic Progress Rate scores. As a result, the NCAA has honored BYU with Public Recognition awards for four-straight seasons (2007 to 2010) for their high academic achievement. A tireless worker, gifted motivator and talented strategist, Rose has returned BYU to the national stage with four-straight seasons appearing in the top-25 polls and four-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament. The only BYU men’s basketball coach to ever win top conference coaching honors in back-to-back seasons, Rose was named MWC Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2007. With 27 years of coaching experience – including 15 seasons as a head coach at the Division I, junior college, and high school levels – Rose has a proven record of constant success. In the most recent season (2010-2011), Rose led his team to a 31-5 record and ranked in the top 10 for the majority of the season.
Currently the Honorary Chairman of the Children with Cancer Christmas Foundation, Rose works with his wife, Cheryl, and the team to annually serve and comfort local families who endure the challenges of raising a child who has cancer. The National Association of Basketball Coaches honored Rose with its Game Pillar Award for Service in April 2008. While at Dixie State College, Rose became the first coach in the state of Utah to participate in the American Cancer Society’s nationwide Coaches vs. Cancer campaign and served on the Academic Excellence Committee at Dixie. The fight against cancer became more personal for the family when Dave was diagnosed with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor cancer in June 2009. Scans since the surgery by doctors at the Huntsman Cancer Institute have all come back normal. The United States Basketball Writers Association recognized Rose for his efforts with its Most Courageous Award.
He and his wife Cheryl have three children and two grandchildren.
