Derrick Rose is a player of basketball.
Derrick Martell Rose ( born October 4 , 1988 ) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . In 2009 , an NCAA investigation revealed that Rose 's SAT scores had been invalidated , and as a result , the NCAA vacated Memphis ' entire 2007 -- 08 season . The Memphis Tigers men 's basketball team represents the University of Memphis in NCAA Division I men 's college basketball . The New York Knickerbockers , commonly referred to as the Knicks , are an American professional basketball team based in New York City .