Illinois Wesleyan senior Brady Rose (Bloomington, Ill., Bloomington HS) has been named to the first team of the all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin all-star squads as a sophomore and junior. He was chosen the CCIW "Player of the Week" three times as a junior and was chosen to the D3Hoops.com Men's Basketball Team of the Week for Dec. 31-Jan. 7.
As of Nov. 16, Rose ranked 36th all-time at IWU in scoring and was ninth in 3-point field goals made and 26th in assists. Go here to see IWU career records.
Majoring in business (marketing) at Illinois Wesleyan, he is the son of Tina and [IWU head coach] Ron Rose.
Why you chose to attend Illinois Wesleyan: The coach paid me
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Fundamentals of Acting, I was told I’m like a young Samuel L. Jackson
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Convincing people that we don’t suck
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? My gateway class freshman year. It was called “Happiness”, but could not have brought me more sadness
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Heights and the idea of being stranded in the open ocean
Worst habit: Singing all the time
Most expensive traffic ticket: I got a $60 parking ticket at Shirk one time when I was in high school. I was parked in front of the sidewalk and fire hydrant, campus security nailed me
Language I’d like to learn: Wookiee
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: One class period, maybe two
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: Stubborn
Favorite sports figures: Steve Nash, Steph Curry
My greatest moment in sports was: Winning the regular season conference title last year
The best player I ever faced was: Jabari Parker dunked on my friend in high school, it was pretty cool
Worst dresser on my team: This one’s tough. Bernie Coderre definitely has the most unique style on the team, so take that how you want
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: A free Red Bull that Chegg gave me
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Guy Fieri, he knows all the spots
Favorite food: S’mores or movie theater popcorn
Vegetable I won’t eat: Kale
Pepsi or Coke? Kool-Aid Jammers
Favorite TV show: Either “The Office” or “HIMYM”
Favorite musical group: Can’t choose, I like too many different genres
Favorite movie: “Semi-Pro”
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: My man JT (Justin Timberlake)
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: “Stop and Smell the Roses”
The person in history I would most like to meet is: James Naismith
My dream job would be: Professional basketball player
Place I’d most like to live: Australia
If you come back in another life, what would you like to return as: A shark, fins down
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: I want to ride the world’s biggest/fastest roller coaster and travel the world
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: Probably my memory foam mattress
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Jaylen Andrew Beasley
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Parents bringing in birthday treats
