Rose agrees to new five-year contract

PROVO, Utah – BYU Director of Athletics Tom Holmoe today announced that men’s head basketball coach Dave Rose has signed a new five-year contract through the 2019-20 season.

“I’m excited about the future of BYU basketball,” Rose said. “Tom Holmoe, Brian Santiago and the university administration have provided great support and I look forward to the things we can accomplish together over the next several years. We have great student-athletes and coaches at BYU who are committed to the success of our program.”

With Rose at the helm for the last nine-plus seasons, BYU basketball has enjoyed the most successful era in program history. The Cougars have won 20-plus games and played in the postseason in each of the last nine seasons—including seven NCAA tournament bids and two trips to the NIT. BYU has also claimed four conference titles during Rose’s tenure.

“I appreciate all that Dave has accomplished over the past decade as head coach of our men’s basketball program. He is an incredible leader and one of the best coaches in the country,” said Holmoe. “Dave does things the right way, on and off the court. We are excited about the future of the basketball program.” 

With a record of 250-86 (.744), Rose has the highest winning percentage in BYU history and is second only to hall of fame Coach Stan Watts in total wins. He also holds the BYU records for conference winning percentage (.761), 20-win seasons (9) and consecutive 20-win seasons (9). Of the 11 25-win teams in BYU’s history, six have been coached by Rose, including the 2010-11 squad that won a program-record 32 games, was ranked as high as No. 3 in the country and advanced to the Sweet 16 at the NCAA tournament. 

Other postseason successes include a double-overtime win over Florida in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, the Cougars’ first NCAA tournament win since 1993. In 2012, Rose led BYU back from a 25-point deficit in a 78-72 win against Iona to complete the biggest comeback in NCAA tournament history. The run of postseason success continued in 2013 as BYU advanced to the semifinals of the NIT at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Rose’s up-tempo style has created a brand of basketball that fans have flocked to the Marriott Center to enjoy. In each of the last seven seasons, BYU has been among the top 25 nationally in average attendance, including sixth in 2010-11 and 11th in 2013-14. The up-tempo style has also placed BYU among the highest scoring teams in the country. The Cougars have been among the top 15 in scoring the last six seasons, including No. 3 in 2013-14, No. 2 in 2009-10 and a current No. 1 ranking this season.

In addition to the team success, Rose’s players have collected numerous individual honors. In nine seasons his players have accumulated 13 first-team all-conference honors, won conference player of the year four times and in 2011, Jimmer Fredette was named the consensus National Player of the Year.

Players have thrived statistically under Rose as Fredette led the nation in scoring in 2010-11 and became BYU’s all-time scoring leader. Tyler Haws has been among the NCAA’s top 10 scorers each of the last three seasons and is on track to pass Fredette on the program’s all-time scoring list. Including Fredette and Haws, 10 different players have reached the 1,000-point plateau while playing for Rose. Kyle Collinsworth, who on Feb. 7 set the NCAA record for triple-doubles in a season (5), is four points from being the 11th to reach 1,000 career points.

Off the court Rose has demonstrated a commitment to the fight against cancer. Since coming to BYU, he and the team have supported Mac’s Gift (formerly the Children with Cancer Christmas Foundation), which provides comfort to local families who face the challenges of raising a child who has cancer. A long-time supporter of the American Cancer Society's nationwide Coaches vs. Cancer campaign, Rose was named a member of the National Coaches vs. Cancer Council in 2012. He and his wife Cheryl are currently assisting with the Hope Lodge, a facility that will be constructed in Salt Lake City to house families of cancer patients.