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Derrick Rose was born on October 4, 1988, in Chicago, Illinois. Raised without a father in Englewood of Chicago, Rose and his three older brothers were under the constant, watchful eye of their strict and loving mother, Brenda.

"My mom would walk down the street and drag us home if she heard we were getting into trouble," Rose later told Sports Illustrated. "Even the drug dealers, when they saw her coming, would stop dealing and tell her where we were."

In his senior season, Rose, who by then was ranked as the nation's best high school point guard, averaged 25.2 points per game and guided Simeon to a 33-2 record and its second consecutive state title.

That same year, the Chicago Tribune named Rose its 2007 "Illinois Mr. Basketball." In his lone year at Memphis, the point guard led the Tigers to 38 total wins - the most in NCAA history and the 2008 national championship game, where the team lost to the Kansas Jayhawks in overtime.

Rose netted 18 points in the final game, cementing his status as one of college's best players. Not long after, he declared himself eligible for the NBA Draft.