Jalen Rose

Current ABC/ESPN analyst and former 13-year NBA star, Jalen Rose continues to show his versatility in the broadcast booth, in the entertainment world and as a philanthropist. Jalen’s most substantial outreach initiative to date is the establishment of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy (JRLA). The Academy is an open enrollment, tuition free, public charter high school on the Northwest side of Detroit. The Academy currently serves over 400 ninth through twelfth grade students. The mission is to empower all scholars to develop the strength of character, skills, and knowledge needed to matriculate into, be great in, and graduate from college so that they have opportunities to be successful in the competitive world.