L.J. Rose to play senior season for BYU in 2016-17

PROVO, Utah – Coach Dave Rose announced today that 6-foot-3 guard L.J. Rose will transfer to BYU from Houston. Rose, who graduated from Houston in the spring, will enroll as a graduate transfer and be eligible to play as a senior for the Cougars in 2016-17.

“L.J. will add great experience and talent to our guard line,” Rose said. “We’re excited about the leadership he will bring on the court and in the locker room. He will make us a deeper and more versatile team.”

Rose, a native of Houston, Texas, began his college career at Baylor before transferring to Houston. He has played in 82 games, made 44 starts and has career averages of 5.7 points and 3.6 assists.

As a sophomore in 2013-14, Rose averaged 8.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists – first in the American Athletic Conference and 29th in the nation. That season he shot 41.3 percent from 3 and 77.8 percent from the free-throw line.  Despite being limited to 19 games due to injury as a junior, Rose averaged 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists.

In 2015-16, Rose missed all but two games because of injury and received a medical redshirt.

The No. 63 ranked prospect in the 2012 recruiting class by ESPN, Rose played his senior year of high school at Westbury Christian. He earned TABC All-State honors while leading the Wildcats to a 29-4 record and a trip to the TAPPS-4A state title game. Rose played his first three years at Second Baptist School where he earned all-state honors as a freshman and sophomore.

Rose is the son of Lynden Sr. and Marilyn Rose. His father Lynden Sr. played at Houston from 1980 to 1982, where he was a member of Phi Slama Jama and a teammate of BYU coach Dave Rose.