Dave Rose (Retired Head Coach)

Dave Rose

Teams coached: BYU Cougars
BYU record: 301-133 (.694) **
Overall record^: 301-133 (.694) **

NCAA National Championships: 0
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 8 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 1 (2011)
NCAA Tournament Final Four: 0
NIT Championships: 0
NIT Appearances: 3 (2006, 2013, 2018) **
Mountain West Regular Season Champion: 4 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011)

David Jack Rose
Born December 19, 1957
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Alma Mater: University of Houston (BA, 1983)
Started at Dixie College (now Utah Tech) in St. George, Utah, where he played both basketball and baseball
Went on to play at Houston under Hall of Fame head coach Guy Lewis
- Served as co-captain of the “Phi Slama Jama” team that finished as NCAA Runner-up in 1983
Started coaching career at high school level in Utah, first at Millard HS then at Pine View HS
Was an assistant for three years and head coach for seven years at Dixie College (then-NJCAA) in St. George, Utah
Spent eight seasons as a BYU assistant under Steve Cleveland before getting the head coach job in 2005
- Took the Cougars to the NCAA Tournament in eight of the fourteen seasons he was their head coach
- Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June 2009 and returned to coaching later that year; honored with the 2010 USBWA Most Courageous Award
- Had 47 wins, 2 losses and 2 NITs (2016, 2017) vacated by the NCAA (pending appeal) due to a player’s financial involvement with BYU boosters
  - The violations also resulted in a 2-year probation for the program, fines and the loss of one scholarship
- Announced his retirement in March 2019 following 14 seasons as BYU head coach (22 in total)
Along with his wife, Cheryl, has two daughters, one son and eight grandchildren

** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only