LJ Rose joined the Miami men’s basketball staff in April 2025 after spending the previous four years as an international scout for the Houston Rockets organization.
Rose is also currently the General Manager of the Bahamas National Basketball Team, an organization he has worked with since June 2022 when head coach Chris DeMarco recruited him to join the program as the Director of Operations.
The Houston native played five seasons of Division I basketball – one year at Baylor (2012-13), three years at Houston (2013-16) and a season at BYU (2016-17). He averaged 5.7 points, 3.9 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game in 106 collegiate contests.
Following graduation, Rose played overseas for four years in places like Finland, Australia and Latvia.
Rose earned a Bachelor of Science in Health/Health Care Administration/Management from Houston in 2016 and a Master of Science in Management in Leadership from Houston in 2022.
Rose’s father, Lynden Sr., played at Houston from 1980-82 as a member of the Phi Slama Jama squad.
