Former BYU Basketball Guard LJ Rose Lands College Job At Miami
Apr 18, 2025, 11:11 AM | Updated: 11:12 am
Former BYU basketball guard is joining the coaching staff with the Miami Hurricanes. (Nick Wagner, Deseret News)
(Nick Wagner, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – Former BYU basketball guard LJ Rose is climbing the ladder in the coaching world.
Rose is the new Director of Player Personnel at the University of Miami in the ACC. The former BYU, Houston, and Baylor guard joins the staff under new head coach Jai Lucas.
Lucas was previously the associate head coach at Duke.
Former BYU guard LJ Rose is the new Director of Player Personnel at Miami
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LJ Rose snapshot
Rose closed his college career at BYU during the 2016-17 season. When Rose transferred to BYU from Houston in 2016, he was the first graduate transfer under former BYU head coach Dave Rose.
Rose’s father, Lynden Sr., was a teammate of Dave Rose during Houston’s Phi Slama Jama era in the early 1980s.
LJ Rose started in 25 games during his one season at BYU before suffering a knee injury that sidelined him for the season’s final month. He was a team captain during his one year in Provo.
After a season at BYU, he played in the G-League for the Salt Lake City Stars, then continued his career overseas.
Rose then transitioned into jobs away from the court. In 2021, he became a scout for the Houston Rockets. ESPN’s Jeff Borzello also noted that Rose is the General Manager of the Bahamas National Team.
BYU could face Rose and the Hurricanes during the 2025-26 season. Miami and BYU are reportedly slated to play in a four-team multi-team event in Orlando during Thanksgiving week. The other teams include Georgetown and Dayton.
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